Subj : Linux on old laptop
To   : Trikester
From : Moondog
Date : Thu Dec 30 2021 10:31 pm

  Re: Linux on old laptop
  By: Trikester to WitNik on Sun Dec 26 2021 04:15 pm

 >   Re: Linux on old laptop
 >   By: WitNik to Utopian Galt on Sat Dec 25 2021 11:30 am
 > 
 >  > I think you made a good choice on keeping stuff out of the landfill; howe
 >  > the
 >  > last 4-5 years to refresh my systems with very power efficient systems fo
 >  > generally
 >  > consume more electricity, so that's something to keep in mind to potentia
 >  > upgrade.
 > 
 > That's an excellent point, by the way.
 > 
 > Recently I checked to see how much power was being used by the "media PC" ty
 > 
 > Both utilized >40W constantly when on, with spikes higher than that dependin
 > 
 > Have replaced the media PC completely and the media-watching stuff from the 
 > 
 > The guts of the media PC box are going to head off to recycling.
 > 
Back in the early 2000's I had plans of turning an old laptop into a media
and GPS device for my truck.  After all the owrk it would've taken to wire it
in and make sure it got safe regulated voltage, I could've bought a GPS and
MP3 player

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