Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 09:04:07 +1300 From: Fran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] newest Libretto!
I'll take 2 of those 400MHz equiv. dog slow laptops to replace my 166 and 233 blazing fast Libbys. I don't look at MHz ratings nowadays. When I first got my Thinkpad T21 800MHz I noticed that there was something "different" when running on batteries. Nothing I could put my finger on just a feel. Things like not quite so snappy when scrolling webpages in opera. I checked /proc/cpu and it was screaming along at 177MHz. My .02 Fran :):):) On Sat, 23 Nov 2002 07:47, David Chien wrote: > Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 10:45:38 -0800 (PST) > From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] newest Libretto! > > > I think it's a Libretto L5, they have been avaialble for about 6 months > > now > > I concur. It's definitely the same appearance and I think Transmeta > only had it on display because there aren't too many PCs out there using > a Transmeta CPU, so they pulled a Japanese only model for display. > > The Transmeta CPU is basically, IMO, a piece of junk. It performs at > about 1/2 the rated CPU speed (thus a 800Mhz Transmeta = 400Mhz Pentium), > doesn't provide the user with any significant improvements in battery > life vs. a comprable Pentium at the 1/2 speed, and fools the user into > spending $$$ for a dog slow laptop. > > People -think- they're getting the 4+ hour battery life from the > amazing CPU, but in reality, they're putting in bigger & better packs > than before. > > However, once you do the division math on the speed ratings and > understand that you will be buying a Transmeta that runs 1/2 the rating, > then you'll be in a good spot to decide if you do want that laptop or > not. > > They aren't very competitive with the latest low power mobile Pentiums > in terms of bang for the buck nowadays, which is why very few laptops > even use them - believe it's only 11 major laptop models actually use the > CPU today out of the hundreds of laptop models made today. > > --- > > anyways, nothing like those 3Ghz laptops =) sure, battery life sucks, > but nothing like 3Ghz to go! > > ===== > adorable toshiba libretto > The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. > http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
