[LINK] !RE: Apple iPads for Victorian School Students

[Peter Bowditch]

My Lenovo netbook takes a colossal 60 seconds to boot into XP (although I 
could cut that down if I removed some of Lenovo's software such as the 
face-recognition thing that's supposed to replace the need for a 
password), but the real problem is that it can take 15 seconds for it to 
connect to the wireless network and more than 10 seconds for it to load MS 
Word 2007.

It's just as well I'm patient.

> On 03/06/2010, at 9:17 AM, Pilcher, Fred wrote:
> > Richard wrote:
> >> Being familiar with the NSW netbooks, I'm more likely to say "a pox
> on
> >> both their houses".
> >> 
> >> They're quite appalling little bits of landfill that can't boot in
> any
> >> reasonable time.
> > 
> > My ageing Eee boots in under 30 seconds. [snip]
> 
> Booting the computer is how people spend the majority of their time with
> it, then? This is an important metric because...? "Because people are
> self-centred and impatient" comes to mind, but of course that wouldn't
> cover the present company so there must be another reason... [thinking
> cap on]
> 
> Stil
> 
> 
> P.S. I have a nasty, nasty head cold. Im taking it out on everyone
> else.


-- 
Peter Bowditch
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Australian Council Against Health Fraud - http://www.acahf.org.au