[plug] Notebooks

Craig Ringer craig at postnewspapers.com.au
Wed Jun 16 13:45:02 WST 2004


Chris Caston wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-06-15 at 22:53, Craig Dyke wrote:
> 
>>Hopefully a quick question.
>>
>>Is there any reason, linux or other operating system, why one should choose
>>a Centrino over a P4 notebook?
>>
> 
> 
> I would suggest waiting until laptops with oLED screens come out. They
> will be much more compact and consume much less battery. The screens
> should also be cheaper to replace incase you get it scratched.

oLED screens also have real lifetime issues. I gather they're improving, 
but will probably never live as long as a good quality TFT panel.

Maybe we'll have to start replacing the screen every 2 years when we 
replace the battery.

--
Craig Ringer




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