Personal computing discussed
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Serialnuker wrote:I have heard that they have limited read/write capability...some say 1-2 million read/writes...can some one elaborate on this and tell us what we should be looking for and if the r/w capacity will be a major problem?
Usacomp2k3 wrote:Well, I think the ultra-mobiles all use 1.8" drives (though I could be wrong) so there isn't the nice "swap in a 7200rpm mobile drive for an instant boost in performance" option.Honestly, just install linux in a virtual machine and call it a day.
"Dell ultra-mobile think pad" So is it a dell or an IBM/Lenovo? He probably wouldn't mind a new hard drive, and that wouldn't be that much more than a good CF card.
UberGerbil wrote:Usacomp2k3 wrote:Well, I think the ultra-mobiles all use 1.8" drives (though I could be wrong) so there isn't the nice "swap in a 7200rpm mobile drive for an instant boost in performance" option."Dell ultra-mobile think pad" So is it a dell or an IBM/Lenovo? He probably wouldn't mind a new hard drive, and that wouldn't be that much more than a good CF card.
amphibem wrote:I ask this mostly because I would like to run a mythbuntu frontend off a 4GB usb flash drive, what is so complicated? I know when I ran the installer once with my flash drive plugged in it came up as an option as the hard drive to use. Is there more to it than simply selecting it as the desired drive at that stage and running the install as usual?
amphibem wrote:I ask this mostly because I would like to run a mythbuntu frontend off a 4GB usb flash drive, what is so complicated? I know when I ran the installer once with my flash drive plugged in it came up as an option as the hard drive to use. Is there more to it than simply selecting it as the desired drive at that stage and running the install as usual?
UberGerbil wrote:Usacomp2k3 wrote:Well, I think the ultra-mobiles all use 1.8" drives (though I could be wrong) so there isn't the nice "swap in a 7200rpm mobile drive for an instant boost in performance" option.Honestly, just install linux in a virtual machine and call it a day.
"Dell ultra-mobile think pad" So is it a dell or an IBM/Lenovo? He probably wouldn't mind a new hard drive, and that wouldn't be that much more than a good CF card.
SlyFerret wrote:If you have a HDD in that machine, that is the MBR that will be used, so your BIOS should be happy with that.