Core Due for Ubuntu

[Eberhard Roloff]

Brian Fahrlander wrote:

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> OOzy Pal wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Is it worth it to buy the new Core Due (or 64bit) laptop to use it to
>> for Linux. As you know it is more expesnive than the Centrenos?
>> 
>> Do you recommend any?
> 
>     Plan to drill for oil?  Got 345,000 maps to process before ya do?
> 
>     Nah; one of the great things about Linux (in general) is how well it
> runs on 10-year-old hardware.  If you want to game, get a PS3/etc; all
> this CPU-hype is largely to run the anti-bot, and anti-anti-bot software
> you'd likely pick up on "the other leading brand".
> 
>     Video starts being useful at about 2,000 bogoMips; a decent P2.
> Anything newer is just "gravy".  There are lots of salvage-shops out
> there; check for compatibility ('cause it's a laptop)
> (LinuxOnLaptops.org?) but there's no need to shell out $2,0000 or more
> for decent performance.
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Hi,

while I basically fully agree that the current Hardware Hype is mostly
beneficial for the wintel corporate shareholders, it has to be said that
there are applications where you need more performance eg. Video encoding,
XEN Virtualization, CAD-Applications....

Again, I personally think that a decent P3 works well as a notebook
for "normal" usage with Linux, while anything else is much better (and much
cheaper) handled on a desktop. 

Nevertheless different people will have different needs.

regards
Eberhard