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I am from a third world coountry
and powerfull PC'c are not always good. Why? Because most people do not have A/C. So? So a computer that runs fine in the ATL in the summer or in CHI Town in the middle of July where some middle-class baby boomer is sitting in his home office/den surfing and enjoying 72 degree coolness, someone in Kingston, J'ca at the same time is sweating at 96 degrees in the shade. Guess what the temp on his MD is? How about the CPU?

Okay, unfair question because you have no idea what processor he is running. However, I think you get the idea that a cool, 1watt CPU makes sense, right? The less power it burns, the less heat it produces, the less chance of failure.

In the early days of the PentiumII, it was funny to see the amount of systems that died from heat exaustion in J'ca. The consumers never thought it was funny. Everyone turned their systems on and off as often as they used it to save power. You went to lunch, you shut down. Went on a cigarette break, you shut down. Going to the bathroom... okay, maybe not.

But saving power and preventing overheating is vital in the third world.
Posted by: The King's Servant   Posted on: 10/26/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Walmart sells $249 PCs already  Nigel Johnstone | 10/22/04
I bought a $200 PC from Walmart  richman555 | 10/22/04
You all have missed the point...  Confused by religion | 10/23/04
No...YOU are missing the point Milly.  Stellardyne | 10/23/04
I am from a third world coountry  The King's Servant | 10/26/04
Not a Great Deal  Rodney Davis | 10/22/04
Emerging markets...  Stellardyne | 10/22/04
you's be surprised  Ken_z | 10/22/04
most computers are made in china anyway  hipparchus2000 | 10/23/04
My brand spanking new iMac G5 20" screen model  Laff | 10/25/04
pffffttttttt..... 486?  Valis Keogh | 10/22/04
RE: "pffffttttttt..... 486?"  ajapierce | 10/22/04
Well, there ya go...  Stellardyne | 10/22/04
10 millions old PCs go into landfill each year in the USA  hipparchus2000 | 10/23/04
the ms OS can not be trasfered or sold except with a NEW pc  V Sanders | 10/23/04
Reinstall with linux...then M$ can't touch you. (NT)  Stellardyne | 10/23/04
re: the ms OS can not be trasfered or sold except with a NEW pc  richdave | 10/25/04
Check this out...I just went to newegg.com and.......  Stellardyne | 10/22/04
exactly - ms is in trouble  V Sanders | 10/23/04
In trouble, look at this quarters P&L. grin  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/23/04
proved my point. grin  V Sanders | 10/24/04
what a joke  doh123 | 10/23/04
what about technical support....  el1jones | 10/23/04
Racing for loyalty from China's engineers  asky | 10/24/04
Internet for the masses  Grook | 10/25/04
Good point Grook  rmerts@... | 10/25/04
Don't underestimate the poor. They ARE willing to  Laff | 10/25/04
Internet minus broadband, govt penalties in China  asky | 10/25/04
It went down in price!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/25/04
Yeah...maybe they read our messages!  Stellardyne | 10/25/04
Might have been a misprint to begin with.  The King's Servant | 10/26/04
the best we can do  pesky_z | 05/10/05

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