On Tuesday 01 June 2010 15:53:56 Frank D. wrote: > > On Tuesday 01 June 2010 12:49:59 Frank D. wrote: ... > >> Why an older laptop? They tend to be pretty inefficient. > > > > Probably because IT'S WHAT HE HAS. Duh. > > Point being it may not be much more expensive (if at all) to pick up a used > Atom-based offering tremendous battery life vs the possible cost of a car > battery and a power inverter. You always seem quite adversarial.
I think you're off on a tangent now in advocating purchasing a new laptop, right before the field trip before which any compatibility or software issues would have to be worked out. If I were in his place, that wouldn't be the time I'd want to have to deal with that. But... whatever. -- Chris -- Chris Knadle [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jun 2 - Android Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie Aug 4 - Samba
