From owner-freebsd-mobile Sun Nov 17 11: 3:14 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 587FB37B401 for ; Sun, 17 Nov 2002 11:03:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from wellington.cnchost.com (wellington.concentric.net [207.155.252.14]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE4B043E3B for ; Sun, 17 Nov 2002 11:03:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bakul@bitblocks.com) Received: from bitblocks.com (adsl-209-204-185-216.sonic.net [209.204.185.216]) by wellington.cnchost.com id OAA18404; Sun, 17 Nov 2002 14:03:11 -0500 (EST) [ConcentricHost SMTP Relay 1.15] Message-ID: <200211171903.OAA18404@wellington.cnchost.com> To: Darryl Okahata Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: using a laptop as a main machine In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 14 Nov 2002 14:00:49 PST." <200211142200.OAA11889@mina.soco.agilent.com> Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 11:03:11 -0800 From: Bakul Shah Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > > $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