On Wednesday 11 January 2012 22:54:50 Peter B. wrote: > My main point is to trigger the thing in your head that made u say - Linux > is the way. > > Outsourcing is good sometimes. Maybe a rent-a-box and run it fRom home > solution. could b the key for u. Then u can turn that box into Wat u need. > do Wat the hello u like and if all goes pear u can ask 4 a reboot. If u > need links
Thank you, I know what I'm doing; and I know why I use Linux, why I use Windows, and why (in laptops and embedded systems) I buy hardware that someone else has tested. There is no one true way, just the best option for the job you're doing; at least for me. Incidentally, this laptop will be dual-booted, as I will need the Win7 capability. I'm just wondering if anyone has any objective data on the aforementioned machines; or similar alternatives. Renting isn't going to be cost-effective over what I'd expect the life of the laptop to be. I will look for a new (home-built) desktop in a few years, but it won't replace the laptop (in the same way that the laptop will only retire the current PC to light duties, I'm not going to bin it). Cheers, Tim B. -- OpenPilot - Open-source Marine Chart Plotter openDynamics - Open-source Vessel Motions Calculation Lead Developer http://openpilot.sourceforge.net http://opendynamics.engineering.selfip.org -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
