Old pc faster than ecent

[Brad Johnson]

> > On the other hand. Some laptops can handle a 7200RPM drive just fine. My
> > IBM T42 Laptop has a 1.7GHZ processor, 15" screen, 7200RPM HDD (stock),
> > 1GB RAM and my battery life is over 2 hours. My HDD temp is 33 C which
> > is below body temperature and sensors-applet shows the cooling fans even
> > turn off at times. 
> > 
> 
> You consider 2hrs of battery life okay? Mine gets 3-4, and that's with 
> wifi and bluetooth. It's only got a 4200rpm drive, but I know ones 
> similar that have 5400rpm drives get about 3 hours, and they have 
> bigger screens.

Your comments got me thinking. The 2hr battery life was measured by
unplugging my docking station. I did not un-dock the laptop. With the
laptop un-docked my battery life is reported as 2 hours 54 minutes
(essentially 3 hours). I also have wifi/bluetooth and both are switched
on. 

I personally would gladly trade a 4th hour of battery runtime for
desktop-like performance. I'm sorry, but I do not subscribe to the
"we're going to slow your entire laptop down to achive longer battery
life and then sell it as a feature" mentality of many manufacturers.

The originator of this thread was complaining about the performance of
his laptop. My suggestions were made in the spirit of helping him out.
It was not my intention to alienate those with slower HDDs.

Brad