On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 11:51:16 +1100 (EST), Mark M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, Apologies if this is OT. > > I have never bought a laptop before and was hoping for some > recomendations.
I personally like dell, though I don't know how they in general are suited for running linux. I'm having a few problems on this dell laptop, like soundcard and cd-rom not working. > I am hoping for advice on the following: > > 2. Reliability - I will be driving around for a total of 1hr per day > with the laptop on my back on a motor cycle, and get a 3 year warranty. > Are any particular brands better? Sony? Toshiba? Dell seems to have quite good deals, if you are willing to pay. > 3. Battery life: I am hoping to use the laptop for 2 things: 1. video > editing/dvd burning from camera with firewire. 2. Using on longdistance > flights (but not video editing). I guess for video/burning dvd's I want > a fast processor eg the pentium M 3GHz. But for extended battery life I > want a slower low power processor. I'd recommend a Centrino. It's made to have a long battery life and run on a low clock speed, but still remaining fast. > So my question is: can I improve battery life on say a 3GHz pentium M > by slowing down the clockspeed in BIOS to say 1GHz or 500MHz? Of course. Just be sure to get one with speedstep. Regards, Alexander Toresson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
