Has anyone here tried a Chromebook?

[Stephen]

I have not had these issues. but i have not use their mobile processors in
a long time. The 1090T i have is great.


On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Nathan England <nathan at nmecs.com> wrote:

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> I am in dire need of a new machine. I'd like a new workstation, but a
> server is a must. This would be a great system for a LAMP box but
> sadly I wouldn't take an AMD system if it was given to me. I have
> tried so hard over the years to like AMD but it has never paid off.
> - From systems that would run so hot they could double as my gas furnace
> in the winter to systems that are so pathetically slow they aren't
> worth keeping around, and I'm talking about new systems! I recently
> bought a Turion 64 X2 and in the end gave Best Buy $150 bucks to take
> it back because it was awful.
>
> I had a Duron 350 once that rocked. It was cool and blew away every
> pentium processor I had at twice the speeds. AMD realized how fast
> they Duron line was, as it was killing the Athlons at the time, and
> they killed it off. Now the Duron lives on in the Turion series but
> they don't even compare.
>
> Am I just having bad luck with AMD or are others experiencing this? I
> seriously would like to know because I've seen some screaming deals on
> quad core and tri core machines I'd love to pick up, but seriously am
> too scared to lose the money on another piece of junk. I think I've
> had 6 AMDs in the last 15 years and have only been happy with 1. Intel
> on the other hand I've had dozens and loved them all... (except the
> celeron).
>
> Nathan
>
>
> On 1/15/2013 7:17 AM, Stephen wrote:
> > It seems that HP agrees with your issues. and have made a low power
> > server.
> >
> > 350 normally right now on sale for 320, and they give you an
> > additional 50 rebate.
> >
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859107052
> >
> > I have no idea how reliable they are but if i had the money i would
> > pick one up and find out what i can do with it.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 4:20 PM, keith smith
> > <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com <mailto:klsmith2020 at yahoo.com>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Heat is one of the main reasons I went to laptops.  I had 2 towers
> > running 350 plus watt power supplies.  My office was the hottest
> > room in the house.  Now today I could use that heat, however in
> > July and August I'll pass.
> >
> > These net top computers are cool. I still like the netbooks or
> > cheap notebooks though because you get a monitor, mouse, and
> > keyboard with them.  That makes them perfect for a simple LAMP
> > server in a dev environment.  Or add an external monitor, keyboard,
> > and a mouse and you have two screens you can use.  Not as nice as
> > two large flat panel monitors, however not as much expense either.
> >
> >
> > Once in a while I make the joke that if smart phones become more
> > powerful, I might just use a couple of them for my LAMP dev.
> >
> >
> > ------------------------ Keith Smith
> >
> > --- On *Mon, 1/14/13, joe at actionline.com
> > <mailto:joe at actionline.com> /<joe at actionline.com
> > <mailto:joe at actionline.com>>/* wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: joe at actionline.com <mailto:joe at actionline.com>
> > <joe at actionline.com <mailto:joe at actionline.com>>
> >
> > Subject: Re: Has anyone here tried a Chromebook? To: "Main PLUG
> > discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org
> > <mailto:plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>> Date: Monday, January 14,
> > 2013, 3:58 PM
> >
> >
> >
> > Keith last wrote:
> >> That would work, however they cost more than a netbook.
> >
> > I have replaced my older "tower" computers with two of these, one
> > of which I bought new for $349 a couple years ago, and the other I
> > found on Craigslist for $150. They use only 8-watts of power (I
> > think). They run absolutely silent and never get hot. Here is
> > another still available (I think) on Craigslist for $150:
> >
> > http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/sys/3467164583.html
> >
> > One is now my main computer and the second is just a clone for
> > backup. I'm just now converting them both to kubuntu 12.10.
> >
> > For personal use (except for gamers), I can't see any benefit to
> > big "towers" with 200-watt or larger power supplies any more.
> >
> >
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> >
> > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent
> > you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the
> > snooze button.
> >
> > Stephen
> >
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>
> Nathan England
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A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

Stephen
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