19Aug2014 (UTC +8) I live a semi-rugged life. I sometimes drive to places where most 4x4's can't go. I even walk with a flimsy umbrella at the height of super typhoons, most recent was Yolanda. I drive on ro-ro ships to get to other PH islands. Thankfully, when I go to places where I can expect to get shot at, I always manage to get out unscathed.
For the price, performance and battery life, I carefully chose the Dell Latitude E6540. My first choice was the Latitude E6430 ATG, or the Latitude 14 Rugged Extreme, but in my middle-aged years the screen size is very important for my eyes. The E6540 is also more readily available. To safeguard against the storms, I ttravel around with my laptop in a Pelican 1495 case. Everything just works in my E6540 on Ubuntu LTS. Can't ask for anything more. On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Holden Hao <[email protected]> wrote: [...] > So now I am considering a Dell. I have an eye on the XPS 13 but it is quite > pricey. Performance is not really much of a consideration for me. I want > durability and long battery life more. Other laptops I am considering are > the: > > Sony Vaio Pro 13 > HP Probook > >> Anyway, I can go a max of 8 hours, according to the battery indicator >> of my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Ubuntu's 14 LTS says it has better power >> management, but I'm happy with my 12.04 LTS. Must admit however, I >> have replaced the Seagate HDD with a Crucial MX550 SSD though, and >> have disabled the AMD Radeon GPU too. > > > The specifications above more than fulfil my needs. Its good to know about > this line from Dell. I will read up more about them. > > Thanks. Drexx Laggui -- CISA, CISSP, CFE Associate, ISO27001 LA, CCSI, CSA http://www.laggui.com ( Manila & California ) Computer forensics; Penetration testing; QMS & ISMS developers; K-Transfer PGP fingerprint = 0117 15C5 F3B1 6564 59EA 6013 1308 9A66 41A2 3F9B _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
