[ale] Laptops and Linux

[Dan Lambert]

Your problem, Robert, is the lack of memory on your computer. I run a 
T41 with a 1.6 GHz Pentium M that flies through just about anything I 
throw at it, but I have 1.5 gigs of RAM in it.

Put either another 512 or a 1 Gig stick of RAM in it, and you'll be off 
to the races!

Robert L. Harris wrote:
> 
>   I'm looking to get another laptop.  Right now I'm on a Lenovo (IBM) 3000
> N100.  Core 2 Duo, 512Meg Ram, 1.66Ghz and it's killing me.  Open Firefox, 
> Amarok and an OpenOffice Spreadsheet and I can grind it to a halt for 10 
> minutes.
> 
>   I don't want to spend 2k, but any off the top of your head
> suggestions?  Any opinions of an AMD Turion vs P4?  Duo or no, etc?
> Yes, it will need to run Linux, Debian or Ubuntu.
> 
> Robert
>