[TriLUG] AMD vs. Intel

[Jim Ray]

it hurt like almighty sin last time i plugged into an outlet.  now, i 
just plug my pc in :-)

Ed Hill wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-07-31 at 16:12 -0400, Randy Barlow wrote:
>> Ed Hill wrote:
>>> I do a fair bit of IO-intensive work and am really thrilled with the
>>> Hitachi 100GB 7200rpm laptop drives.  The advantage over the slower 5400
>>> or 4200rpm drives is significant [_very_ noticeable!] no matter what OS
>>> you use.
>> How does this affect your laptop battery life?  Can you tell a difference?
> 
> Haven't seen much of a difference.  But then I spend most of my time
> plugged into an outlet so its not something I closely watch.
> 
> Ed
>