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Dell Selling Dual-Boot Laptops

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hey-wait-a-minute dept.

rsmiller510 writes "The EE Times reports this week that Dell has released a hybrid laptop running both Linux and Windows clearly aimed at business travelers. Linux for quick tasks and Windows for more intensive ones, but will such a machine really fly in the business world?"

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  1. Re:Disagree with summary by Falstius · · Score: 1, Redundant
    That's because the TFS left out a very important detail. The laptop will have two processors.

    It runs with two chips, one from ARM and one from Intel. The ARM chip, provides instant on booting and is much more power efficient, while the Intel chip provides the juice to run apps that require more computing power.

    So Linux can do heavy lifting, but the ARM chipping running it can't.

  2. Re:Will it fly? by Dark_Gravity · · Score: 0, Redundant

    +1 Funny!

    But, will it blend?

    That's the very question I was wondering!

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