[mdlug] Linux is "greener"

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: Rich Clark <rrclark at rrclark.net>

> I confirm; the laptops I have here open up in the same manner. One has a 
> slide on the top of the base near the hinges, and you just slide it to the 
> right, lift it away, and then pull the keyboard up and back. 

 It's not *quite* that simple with this one. It has two slots, one at the bottom
of the machine (easy to upgrade and I already had a chip that would work) and also
one deep inside, under the keyboard - and it looks like you have to yank the video
card, too, to get at it. (This laptop is unusual in that it has a removeable video
card.)

 Don't get me wrong - I've done this before on another laptop. It's hardly
impossible, but I'm cautious; I need to make sure I have time to devote to the
process if something goes wrong. (Changing out a broken screen in my Palm Treo
took a few weeks because the connection was *much* more finicky than it should
have been.) We have four kids and the holidays are fast approaching.

 When and if I bump up the memory, I will also put in a 16MB video card (to
replace the 8MB one in there now) - but that'll have to wait until I have
some xmas money to play with...

 Sincerely,

 Ray Ingles                           (313) 227-2317

   Microsoft Windows - Dissatisfaction guaranteed.
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