I looked up 255E-13DQws specs on Acer web site, and it says 6-cell. I bought previously a slightly different model at Interdiscount for
CHF299.-, and it had 6 cells. I'll have a closer look when I pass by the M-Electronics shop next time. ----- Original Message ----- > From: "robert.guentensper...@swisscom.com" > <robert.guentensper...@swisscom.com> > To: swinog@lists.swinog.ch > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 2:44 PM > Subject: Re: [swinog] swinog Digest, Vol 79, Issue 1: remotely-controlled > network tests, like packet capture > > Ähmm Stan, > > > |> 6-cell battery (!) > > Spezifikationen (on Detail page) > ... > Akku Technologie > 3 cell Li-ion Battery up to 4 hour battery life > ^^^^^^ > > Cheers, > Günti > > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: swinog-boun...@lists.swinog.ch [mailto:swinog- > |boun...@lists.swinog.ch] On Behalf Of Stanislav Sinyagin > |Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 2:33 PM > |To: swinog@lists.swinog.ch > |Subject: Re: [swinog] swinog Digest, Vol 79, Issue 1: remotely- > |controlled network tests, like packet capture > | > | > | > | > | > |----- Original Message ----- > |> From: "Fischer, Martin" <martin.fisc...@swisstxt.ch> > |> To: swinog@lists.swinog.ch > |> Cc: > |> Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 1:30 PM > |> Subject: Re: [swinog] swinog Digest, Vol 79, Issue 1: remotely- > |controlled network tests, like packet capture > |> > |> Stanislav Sinyagin <ssinya...@yahoo.com> wrote: > |> > |> Migros is selling a cheap netbook for CHF 222.- > |> http://goo.gl/1tZ5C > |> Acer Aspire One AOD 255E-13DQws > |> 1024x600 screen, 1GB RAM, 250GB disk > |> 6-cell battery (!) > |> > |> It's a perfect device for remotely-controlled network tests, like > |> packet capture or any telnet/snmp/SIP/perlscript testing > |> scenarios that you like. > |> > |> (...) > |> > |> My Experience is that notebooks are not realy useful for packet > |> sniffing...as more an more Gibabit is common and laptops are no a > |> recommended option to measure data transmission. > |> > |> Especialy when capture filters will be used... > |> > |> Also the available disc space is very limited... > |> > |> I prefer older server infrastructure, that is able to run captures > |from > |> several points with 2-4 or more NIC's in a ringbuffer configuration... > | > | > |You are right in the sense that the right tool should be used for the > |right job :) > | > |Of course it's not suitable for high-bandwidth sniffing, although quite > |useful for > |the occasions where you don't have high-volume traffic. > |For example, I use one such notebook for an IP-telephony deployment near > |the > |border controllers. As it's not yet in production, I know exactly how > |much traffic > |I'm going to have. > | > |The benefit is that I easily bring this notebook to the customer > |location, > |and it doesn't need much (rack)space. Also I don't have to ask the > |customer to > |provide new PC hardware. > | > | > |_______________________________________________ > |swinog mailing list > |swinog@lists.swinog.ch > |http://lists.swinog.ch/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swinog > > _______________________________________________ > swinog mailing list > swinog@lists.swinog.ch > http://lists.swinog.ch/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swinog > _______________________________________________ swinog mailing list swinog@lists.swinog.ch http://lists.swinog.ch/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swinog
