Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 19:50:06 +0100 From: James O'Gorman <james@netinertia.co.uk> To: Andrew Elmore <aelmore@interwoven.com> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptop dead, suggestions? Message-ID: <4468CD5E.3030709@netinertia.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20060515184117.GD80247@interwoven.com> References: <20060515.104859.104060065.imp@bsdimp.com> <20060515184117.GD80247@interwoven.com>
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Andrew Elmore wrote: > On Mon, May 15, 2006 at 10:48:59AM -0600, Warner Losh wrote: >> So, I'm in the market for a new laptop. Unless someone is donating me >> a decent one, I'd like it to have the following characteristics: >> >= 1GHz speed >> >= 512MB RAM >> >= 40GB hard disk >> Excellent battery life >> light weight (< 4 pounds?) >> decent scren >> well constructed >> PC Card slot >> ExpressCard slot >> SD card slot (with the standard SD host interface) >> builtin wireless >> >> Does anybody have any recommendations? > > I have had good experiences with IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads, having owned > several over the last ten years. Most of mine have been the desktop > replacement variety (except for two, a Z50 supercompact which ran > NetBSD/hpcmips, and a previously used 560), but the Thinkpad X-series > meets most of your requirements, not sure about the SD card slot or > Express Card. I'd second the ThinkPad vote. They're fantastic machines, although not the cheapest. The T and X series are certainly worth a serious look, IMHO. > The X-series are the only ones without a builtin trackpad, which may > or may not suit your personal preference-- I find the TrackPoint red > "eraser" pointer to be very ergonomic, and appreciate having one of the > few laptops with three mouse buttons. While the X-series are fantastic machines, the newest models (X60/X60s) usually use the Intel 3945ABG card for the wireless*, which isn't much use in FreeBSD at the moment! (See my previous posts to this list about wireless attempts.) James * However there are a few models (mostly in the US I believe) that use the Atheros card, hence the ath driver might work. YMMV.
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