John, Lubuntu working great for me with very little effort on my part. I'm using it as my only OS (though I do still have Windows 7 installed) on a nearly new Laptop running a dual-core Intel processor with 4GB of RAM. I settled on Lubuntu because I get 20-25% more runtime out of my battery compared to any other flavor of Ubuntu or Peppermint OS I have tried. It seems to use about 1-2 watts less Peppermint One or the stripped down Ubuntu Netbook Remix install I was using before.
Tim On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Kristian Nordestgaard <[email protected] > wrote: > Hi John, > Welcome aboard. To me, the environment is third or second, to be honest ;). > I find it very nice to have (old, bad) batteries last longer and I also like > the idea of having a fully functional desktop on a computer that costs a > fraction of what a new machine (as would be required for the "mainstream" > OS's) would cost. So economics and battery life is what decides it for me - > with the environmental effect (or more precisely, lack of effect) is an > added bonus. As for the scientific proof of the battery efficiency - I have > not seen it, but I think it makes very much sense because you have lesser > and smaller processes running, simply. I hope this is of use to you and look > forward to seeing Lubuntu on the cover of Time magazine ;) > > Kristian > > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:16 PM, John Eischeid <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I am a freelance writing and I am researching energy efficiency and >> sustainable computing. I installed Lubuntu on an old laptop that once >> had Windows and had gotten a very, very bad virus. The machine was just >> sitting around my apartment, but I didn't want to throw it in the trash >> or give it to a recycling company, some of which don't actually recycle >> the machines. I am looking for two things: >> >> 1) Other Lubuntu users like me. Did the environment factor into your >> decision to start using Lubuntu? Did you use it to bring an old machine >> back to life? >> 2) Some data indicating that Lubuntu is more energy efficient. I've >> seen some claims along those lines, but does anyone have any proof that >> Lubuntu uses less electricity? >> >> I'm not sure who I'll pitch this story to, assuming that there is one, >> but my previous work as been published in the New York Times and >> Scientific American. You can find links to those clips here: >> www.johneischeid.com/clips . You can reply to this list, or reach me at >> my personal email address: john [at] johneischeid.com >> >> Thanks to everyone working on Lubuntu! I've been very happy with it. I >> tried Ubuntu, but it was a little too much for my old machine, which is >> an HP Pavillion with only 512MB of RAM. Lubuntu works! >> -- >> This message was sent from Launchpad by >> John Eischeid (https://launchpad.net/~jteischeid) >> using the "Contact this team" link on the Lubuntu team page >> (https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop). >> For more information see >> https://help.launchpad.net/YourAccount/ContactingPeople >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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