Thursday, June 17, 2010

Re: [BLUG] Looking for a netbook

Gnome estimates 4.5 hours. That's in the same ballpark as I was
guessing, but I still don't know how trustworthy it is.

David


On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 05:30:13PM -0400, Jonathan North Washington wrote:
>My Aspire One netbook (which I bought with 1G memory and a 160GB hd,
>but shortly thereafter had 2G and a 320GB hd) gets 4+ hours on its
>battery (with a fully dimmed screen and a light work load). I'd
>imagine using an SSD instead would bring that up to at least 5 hours.
>
>If you're running gnome, you can unplug the computer and give it a few
>minutes to estimate remaining time. I think gnome power manager
>aggregates power consumption data and tweaks its estimates, but I
>could be wrong. Intel(?)'s powertop should also give you an estimate
>when you're on battery power.
>
>--
>Jonathan
>
>On 17 June 2010 17:10, David Ernst <david.ernst@davidernst.net> wrote:
>> Honestly, I'm not sure.  Usually I keep it plugged in, but whenever I
>> want to walk around the house, i just unplug it.  It's never run out.
>> When I bring it to meetings, I typically don't even bring the
>> charger.  I would guess that it'd go 3-4 hours, but I've never tested
>> it.  someday I'll take it on an airplane and find out.
>>
>> Note that this is one of the models without a HD.  So, it's only 16G
>> SDD storage built in, although there's an external SDD slot too where
>> I have another 16G card.  Anyway, I believe the only moving part is
>> the fan, so I think that helps w/ battery life.
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 04:35:17PM -0400, Lord Drachenblut wrote:
>>>What kind of battery life are you getting out of it?
>>>
>>>On Jun 17, 2010 3:25 PM, "David Ernst" <david.ernst@davidernst.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>You can't have mine!  I love it!!  But, you might want to get one just
>>>like it:
>>>
>>>http://cgi.ebay.com/Asus-1000-Eee-PC-Netbook-Bluetooth-EEEPC1000-WHI001X-/120581843987?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item1c133cec13
>>>
>>>I purchased that model (also refurb'd) at that price from that seller,
>>>I've got Ubuntu 10.4 Netbook Remix running on it, and I'm just about
>>>as pleased as I can be.
>>>
>>>David
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Re: [BLUG] Looking for a netbook

Is anyone running kde netbook remix?

On Jun 17, 2010 8:26 PM, "Matthew Patenaude" <mnglfiddle@gmail.com> wrote:

I have an Asus Eeepc 1000HE, 160g hard disk and 1g RAM, running Lucid UNE. Absolutely love it! Runs almost 7 hours for me, on average. I rarely run it plugged in.

Matthew

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Re: [BLUG] Looking for a netbook

I have an Asus Eeepc 1000HE, 160g hard disk and 1g RAM, running Lucid UNE. Absolutely love it! Runs almost 7 hours for me, on average. I rarely run it plugged in.

Matthew

Re: [BLUG] Looking for a netbook

My Aspire One netbook (which I bought with 1G memory and a 160GB hd,
but shortly thereafter had 2G and a 320GB hd) gets 4+ hours on its
battery (with a fully dimmed screen and a light work load). I'd
imagine using an SSD instead would bring that up to at least 5 hours.

If you're running gnome, you can unplug the computer and give it a few
minutes to estimate remaining time. I think gnome power manager
aggregates power consumption data and tweaks its estimates, but I
could be wrong. Intel(?)'s powertop should also give you an estimate
when you're on battery power.

--
Jonathan

On 17 June 2010 17:10, David Ernst <david.ernst@davidernst.net> wrote:
> Honestly, I'm not sure.  Usually I keep it plugged in, but whenever I
> want to walk around the house, i just unplug it.  It's never run out.
> When I bring it to meetings, I typically don't even bring the
> charger.  I would guess that it'd go 3-4 hours, but I've never tested
> it.  someday I'll take it on an airplane and find out.
>
> Note that this is one of the models without a HD.  So, it's only 16G
> SDD storage built in, although there's an external SDD slot too where
> I have another 16G card.  Anyway, I believe the only moving part is
> the fan, so I think that helps w/ battery life.
>
> David
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 04:35:17PM -0400, Lord Drachenblut wrote:
>>What kind of battery life are you getting out of it?
>>
>>On Jun 17, 2010 3:25 PM, "David Ernst" <david.ernst@davidernst.net> wrote:
>>
>>You can't have mine!  I love it!!  But, you might want to get one just
>>like it:
>>
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/Asus-1000-Eee-PC-Netbook-Bluetooth-EEEPC1000-WHI001X-/120581843987?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item1c133cec13
>>
>>I purchased that model (also refurb'd) at that price from that seller,
>>I've got Ubuntu 10.4 Netbook Remix running on it, and I'm just about
>>as pleased as I can be.
>>
>>David
>>
>>
>>
>>On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 02:56:15PM -0400, Lord Drachenblut wrote:
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Re: [BLUG] Looking for a netbook

Honestly, I'm not sure. Usually I keep it plugged in, but whenever I
want to walk around the house, i just unplug it. It's never run out.
When I bring it to meetings, I typically don't even bring the
charger. I would guess that it'd go 3-4 hours, but I've never tested
it. someday I'll take it on an airplane and find out.

Note that this is one of the models without a HD. So, it's only 16G
SDD storage built in, although there's an external SDD slot too where
I have another 16G card. Anyway, I believe the only moving part is
the fan, so I think that helps w/ battery life.

David


On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 04:35:17PM -0400, Lord Drachenblut wrote:
>What kind of battery life are you getting out of it?
>
>On Jun 17, 2010 3:25 PM, "David Ernst" <david.ernst@davidernst.net> wrote:
>
>You can't have mine! I love it!! But, you might want to get one just
>like it:
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/Asus-1000-Eee-PC-Netbook-Bluetooth-EEEPC1000-WHI001X-/120581843987?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item1c133cec13
>
>I purchased that model (also refurb'd) at that price from that seller,
>I've got Ubuntu 10.4 Netbook Remix running on it, and I'm just about
>as pleased as I can be.
>
>David
>
>
>
>On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 02:56:15PM -0400, Lord Drachenblut wrote:
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Re: [BLUG] Looking for a netbook

What kind of battery life are you getting out of it?

On Jun 17, 2010 3:25 PM, "David Ernst" <david.ernst@davidernst.net> wrote:

You can't have mine!  I love it!!  But, you might want to get one just
like it:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Asus-1000-Eee-PC-Netbook-Bluetooth-EEEPC1000-WHI001X-/120581843987?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item1c133cec13

I purchased that model (also refurb'd) at that price from that seller,
I've got Ubuntu 10.4 Netbook Remix running on it, and I'm just about
as pleased as I can be.

David



On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 02:56:15PM -0400, Lord Drachenblut wrote:
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You can't have mine! I love it!! But, you might want to get one just
like it:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Asus-1000-Eee-PC-Netbook-Bluetooth-EEEPC1000-WHI001X-/120581843987?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item1c133cec13

I purchased that model (also refurb'd) at that price from that seller,
I've got Ubuntu 10.4 Netbook Remix running on it, and I'm just about
as pleased as I can be.

David


On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 02:56:15PM -0400, Lord Drachenblut wrote:
>Waanted to see if anyone had a netbook for sale before I went out and
>purchase one new

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[BLUG] Red Hat Summit

Anyone going to Red Hat Summit next week?

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[BLUG] Looking for a netbook

Waanted to see if anyone had a netbook for sale before I went out and purchase one new