Re: Pentium M and Oracle Performance

"W. Theiss" <wtheiss_at_gmx.de> wrote in message news:MPG.1a2d3b6a4c02986c989685_at_News.CIS.DFN.DE...
> In article <3fc2c014$1_at_rutgers.edu>, T_at_T says...
>
> > Is there a reason why you're going to run 9i on a laptop? Personally,
I'd
> > rather set up a server- or a hopped up desktop machine- to run 9i, and
use
> > my laptop and a good ethernet connection to access the database through
a
> > VPN. As a developer who's never found a "fast" laptop yet, it's my
opinion
> > that a laptop is a great and handy mobility tool- it sure beats driving
to
> > the office on a weekend- but it'll never be the workhorse that a desktop
or
> > server can be- even if you consider component failure due to heat! My
> > laptop fans are always kicking on and blowing out hot air, but I've
never
> > felt the fans on my desktop or servers blow out hot air. (And no, I'm
not
> > running Oracle server on my 1.6Ghz P4 notebook w/XP Pro, just the Oracle
> > client.)
> >
> > Besides, if you cram two hard drives and two batteries into a laptop,
you
> > might as well carry a desktop machine under your arm! :) Like I said,
this
> > is all just my opinion, but I'd bet you'd be happier with a small (and
> > expandable in the future) server and a "portable" laptop, and would
probably
> > wind up spending the same amount of money. What happens when you need
> > another 100 GB, and you can't put another drive into the laptop? A
server
> > would be more then willing to take another drive into it's case...
> >
> > -Thomas
> >
>
> we need the system just for customer presentation, but it has to be
> ultra-portable because we reach our customer by train or plaine and we
> wont carry a lot of stuff with us.
>
> So a Notebook is for us the only way to deal with.
>
>
> Wolfgang

I figured portability was a problem; that's why I suggested entering your network through a VPN. Of course I'm assuming your hotel (or client's office) will have a high-speed network connection!

Either that, or, set up a server in-house, take the hard drives with you on the plane, and send the empty server to your client's location by overnight shipping. Chances are that your client will have a monitor lying around that you could borrow. Then you can pop the hard drives back in when you get to the location, and you've got your server -and- your laptop; it'll make for a great presentation! Another option would've been using something like VMWare or Norton Ghost and setting up one of the client's old computers, but then you'll probably spend time debugging the installation, and it won't look good for your company.

Either way, good luck!

-Thomas Received on Tue Nov 25 2003 - 09:15:59 CST