🚀 go-pugleaf

ever since the Pentium they quit making a differance in Mobile vs Desktop chips.
Intels use a desktop chip too.......... just to fit it in there they take that
damnable plastic shell off of it.  which is a smart way to keep a Desktop cool as
well. (not to mention free up a LOT of room)

Hamid Misnan wrote:

> On Mon, 19 Jun 2000 15:53:28 -0500, Draco Ravenloft wrote:
> >I've been shopping around for Laptops that come with either Linux
> >preinstalled or no OS at all....  So far I found a few resonable ones
> >that have linux in them, but they run either a celery or a PII/III.
> >PIIIs suck altogether, and with the exception of Sony VAIOs Pentiums +
> >Laptop tends to = over heat problem.  I know a few companies make AMD
> >laptops..... but I can't seem to find them.
> >
> >Anyone know if the lower resource drag from Linux.... might make the
> >pentiums heat up less... or if anyone makes a laptop with a pentium in
> >it besides Sony that keep really kewl... but also make them with linux
> >(Dell makes linux based notebooks......  they get too hot?).   I've been
> >shopping at linuxmall.com and stuff and can't seem to find much.
>
> Well, actually it will be worst if you're using AMD since most AMD notebooks
> come with desktop AMD processor instead of the mobile one. I've no idea the
> recent AMD based notebooks from major notebook vendors like Compaq, Toshiba or
> HP. I'm running desktop version of processor on my socket 7 notebook and it does
> sometimes getting too hot. I've just bought a Celeron based Armada V300 notebook
> but I have not receive it yet.. so I've no idea how good is Compaq.
>
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