>> I just finished installing Gentoo on a Dell Vostro 1320 laptop. It >> has a 2.2Ghz Core Duo CPU, 3GB RAM, and a 7200RPM hard drive. >> Navigating within firefox is pretty slow. It's the response time of >> the application, not the network. It's much slower than my previous >> laptop which has much weaker specs. >> >> I noticed the HD light comes on when the system is pausing in firefox >> sometimes. I don't have any swap at all, I'm using the CFQ, and /tmp >> is mounted on tmpfs. Can anyone suggest where to look? >> >> - Grant >> > > Slightly related, but you might want to check and make sure your HD isn't > grinding itself to a quick death as is always the case when I'm setting up a > laptop: > > http://en.opensuse.org/Disk_Power_Management
I plan on upgrading to a 32GB SLC SSD as soon as the price drops under $200 for a good one. - Grant
