making Ubuntu easy

[Robert Spanjaard]

On Thu, 25 May 2006 17:25:46 +0200, Dennis Kaarsemaker wrote:

> On do, 2006-05-25 at 16:48 +0200, Robert Spanjaard wrote:
>> So it's normal for the CD to use as much power as the rest of the
>> system
>> combined? I don't think so. A shorter lifespan can be expected, but
>> not
>> _this_ short.
> 
> CD drives are quite power hungry.

In my case, it would mean an average usage of 17W. But we'll see...

>> > - It should eb much better
>> > running from a hard drive.
>> 
>> Which is why I'm waiting for the (stable) install before complaining.
> 
> You're already complaining :)

You just wait till you see me complaining. :-)

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