Yeah, I bet it would run even faster with less memory if you blow away OS X and
install Yellow Dog Linux to remove OS bloat. ;-)
Greg
Quoting Mike Helmick <helmick@xxxxxxxxx>:
> I hate to be the Mac pusher....(well, no I don't)
>
> I would at least consider a Macintosh - Powerbook/iBook.
> Mac OS X is an excellent platform for Java development (and development
>
> in general).
>
> The G4 processor is very energy efficient and you will find that you
> can get 5+ hours of battery life on new Apple laptops.
>
> mike h
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> "We can sleep when we're dead"
> On Feb 10, 2005, at 9:45 AM, Arnett, Matt wrote:
>
> > After reading my original post I forgot to list an app server running
>
> > too, probably WebLogic 8 or 9.
> >
> > I plan to get 1 gig or ram but anymore than that gets really pricey.
> >
> > My biggest hang-up on the Centrino is that for the price of a 1.6 to
>
> > 2.0 GHz, I could get a standard
> > HT 3.0 GHz processor for about the same money. But it sounds like a
>
> > Pentium M 1.6 is fairly
> > comparable in speed to a HT 3.0. Not sure how Intel pulled that
> off.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Matt
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: robert.cheek@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:robert.cheek@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 9:24 AM
> > To: Arnett, Matt
> > Subject: Re: [cinjug-users] Centrino
> >
> > We're not using Centrino, per se (our policy prohibits wireless
> > devices on
> > the laptops we order), but we're running Pentium M 1.6GHz laptops with
>
> > 2GB
> > of RAM, and they are comparable in speed and performance to our 3GHz
> > minitowers (also 2GB of RAM, SATA disks, etc.). We run a 18,000 class
>
> > java
> > app in WebSphere, ClearCase, Lotus Notes, WSAD, DB2, and assorted
> other
> > miscellaney without any problem. Probably the worst thing about it is
>
> > that
> > the disk subsystem is slower than the towers, so startup times are
> > longer
> > for the apps, but once they're running, you're good.
> >
> > We ordered both towers and laptops for some of our senior guys just
>
> > because
> > of that concern, and all of them have pretty much abandoned the towers
>
> > due
> > to the fact that the performance is so similar.
> >
> > --
> > Rob Cheek
> > Work: 513-979-1693 Pager: 888-444-6207 2Way: 8884446207@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Mobile: 513-227-5377
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sorry, I don't have any free gmail accounts to offer :-0
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know how the Centrino processor based laptops perform
> for
> > typical java development work? i.e. running and IDE, a DB server,
> ant
> > (cranking away at unit tests), maybe a couple other apps running.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > If you have any links that compare non-centrino to centrino
> performance
> > that would help too.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Matt
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