I remember seeing an article in Maximum PC a while back talking about the possibility of external PCI-e in the near future, thus allowing you to essentially put the graphics card anywhere you want and upgrade it easily. Is this the type of option that is implented here?
As for the posts mentioning the option on older laptops, you might want to confirm that it is actually an option to use a seperate discrete GPU, rather than just selecting what port the video signal actually goes to.
I don't think that the OqO should be rated so poorly, there were lots of products that were not so great the first time around, but got better in subsequent versions.
It's far from the only portable computer that runs way too hot.
I have personally witnessed many mobile PCs speed up and get quieter after having the HDD swapped for a higher spec unit.
In addition to the increased performance in read/write speed, many of the newer drives offer another benefit to mobile users: Lower power consumption. Upgrading an older drive to a new faster drive could increase battery life.
I worked at an office supply store for about 2 years, and I of course had to sell the extended warranties or "product replacement plans" as we referred to them as. While I agree that on many products the plan is not a good value, on some products it can be good to have. I have built many a custom PC, but when my Dad went to buy a new PC for home, I got him a good deal on a closeout, and persuaded him to get the service plan(129.00). 1 year later, all sorts of things started failing, requiring replacement of the motherboard, power supply, cpu cooler/fan, and other items. All this was replaced for free, and they even sent someone out to do it. Let me tell you, after a long hard day at work, the last thing I want to do is work inside an HP computer. Plus, the thing is still covered for another year. Since I no longer live at home, it's hard to find time to make the drive and fix their computer; with the service plan, I don't have to.
Now, with all that said, I never but the plans myself, (except the applecare plans - I couldn't help it, the salesgirl was so nice), and I always do the research on products before going into the store and mocking the salespeople for their lack of knowledge.
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I remember seeing an article in Maximum PC a while back talking about the possibility of external PCI-e in the near future, thus allowing you to essentially put the graphics card anywhere you want and upgrade it easily. Is this the type of option that is implented here? As for the posts mentioning the option on older laptops, you might want to confirm that it is actually an option to use a seperate discrete GPU, rather than just selecting what port the video signal actually goes to.
I don't think that the OqO should be rated so poorly, there were lots of products that were not so great the first time around, but got better in subsequent versions. It's far from the only portable computer that runs way too hot.
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I have personally witnessed many mobile PCs speed up and get quieter after having the HDD swapped for a higher spec unit. In addition to the increased performance in read/write speed, many of the newer drives offer another benefit to mobile users: Lower power consumption. Upgrading an older drive to a new faster drive could increase battery life.
I worked at an office supply store for about 2 years, and I of course had to sell the extended warranties or "product replacement plans" as we referred to them as. While I agree that on many products the plan is not a good value, on some products it can be good to have. I have built many a custom PC, but when my Dad went to buy a new PC for home, I got him a good deal on a closeout, and persuaded him to get the service plan(129.00). 1 year later, all sorts of things started failing, requiring replacement of the motherboard, power supply, cpu cooler/fan, and other items. All this was replaced for free, and they even sent someone out to do it. Let me tell you, after a long hard day at work, the last thing I want to do is work inside an HP computer. Plus, the thing is still covered for another year. Since I no longer live at home, it's hard to find time to make the drive and fix their computer; with the service plan, I don't have to. Now, with all that said, I never but the plans myself, (except the applecare plans - I couldn't help it, the salesgirl was so nice), and I always do the research on products before going into the store and mocking the salespeople for their lack of knowledge.
Your digital camera only works with redhat? What about just using a memory card reader? Most distros support JPEG.....
Which is overdue... the BBQ part or the part where you have that freakin much material on one topic, available on demand?
BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH Microsoft BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH Barbecue BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH 100 different programs.......... what is the world coming to?
I'm with you, man. You spend your whole life learnig another system, then you have to learn something new.