http://www.befuddled.info/2008/04/14/when-less-is-more-smaller-laptops/ Technology in the class and other things Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:14:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.befuddled.info/2008/04/14/when-less-is-more-smaller-laptops/#comment-40 Linus Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:24:05 +0000 http://www.befuddled.info/index.php/2008/04/14/when-less-is-more-smaller-laptops/#comment-40 I've got to agree with you on this. I've been looking hard to find uses for Linux, but, realistically, it's a Windows world. It's hard to buck the system. It can be hard to use a small computer when all they'll sell you is the resource hogging Windows Vista. I’ve got to agree with you on this. I’ve been looking hard to find uses for Linux, but, realistically, it’s a Windows world. It’s hard to buck the system. It can be hard to use a small computer when all they’ll sell you is the resource hogging Windows Vista.

]]> http://www.befuddled.info/2008/04/14/when-less-is-more-smaller-laptops/#comment-39 DoctorJ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:46:31 +0000 http://www.befuddled.info/index.php/2008/04/14/when-less-is-more-smaller-laptops/#comment-39 I know what you're saying, but what often happens is that there are new features that are worthwhile. For example, the new 10 MP DSLRs often come with image stabilization. I agree that for most people 10 MP is overkill, but image stabilization is useful. Laptops, too: I just got a new one -- it's a lot faster than my old one with way more hard drive space, but it also has an LED monitor, which is brighter and extends battery life. The other thing with computers is that the operating systems require more and mroe computing overhead to work. Vista is a hug resource hog that requires a lot of RAM just to run. I know there's Linux, but outside of the Geekworld, hardly anyone uses it. I know what you’re saying, but what often happens is that there are new features that are worthwhile. For example, the new 10 MP DSLRs often come with image stabilization. I agree that for most people 10 MP is overkill, but image stabilization is useful. Laptops, too: I just got a new one — it’s a lot faster than my old one with way more hard drive space, but it also has an LED monitor, which is brighter and extends battery life. The other thing with computers is that the operating systems require more and mroe computing overhead to work. Vista is a hug resource hog that requires a lot of RAM just to run. I know there’s Linux, but outside of the Geekworld, hardly anyone uses it.

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