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- Subject: Re: [SLUG] On buying a laptop.
- From: elliott-brennan <elliottbrennan@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:49:51 +1100
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> Matthew Hannigan <mlh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:56:36 +1100
> Fun fact: it has a tiny embedded linux on it just for
> playing dvds so you don't have to boot into Windows
> to play dvds.
>
Hi Matthew,
My HP has exactly the same thing. The laptop even
has buttons exclusively for this. Starts in about
6 seconds. Brilliant idea. I don't know why more
laptops don't have it.
Regards,
Patrick
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