Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 11:03:11 -0800 From: Bakul Shah <bakul@bitblocks.com> To: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@soco.agilent.com> Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: using a laptop as a main machine Message-ID: <200211171903.OAA18404@wellington.cnchost.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 14 Nov 2002 14:00:49 PST." <200211142200.OAA11889@mina.soco.agilent.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> > $140 and $280 a year for me). Now multiply that 3 to 5 > > times! > > This assumes that you have the money to buy 3 to 5 new (or even > used) laptops. Not cheap (unless you're rich and have money to burn ;-). I just wanted to point out the energy costs of running a machine all the time -- something to consider when replacing a machine. Many of us have multiple machines and the cumulative energy cost running them 24 hours a day can buy a new machine! > > hard to replace parts etc. > > Huh??? Laptops have parts that are *MUCH* harder to replace. If > you have a desktop that's made from commodity parts, it's pretty easy to > fix. With a laptop, you either get to pay lots of money (unless you > paid a lot for a very long warranty, and, even then, repair parts may no > longer be available), or you're screwed (you get to rummage on eBay for > parts). Sorry, I meant to write "it is a pain to replace parts". It's a pain because you have to move things around, untangle and remove its many connections, open the box, etc. The few parts I typically want to replace or add (memory, disk, external devices) are easier in many laptops (but not all). To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200211171903.OAA18404>