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Date:      Wed, 03 May 2000 20:46:12 +0100
From:      Nick Barnes <Nick.Barnes@pobox.com>
To:        Don Wilde <Don@Silver-Lynx.com>
Cc:        freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: new notebook 
Message-ID:  <19621.957383172@raven.ravenbrook.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 02 May 2000 09:15:15 PDT." <390EFF13.174BCF35@Silver-Lynx.com> 

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At 2000-05-02 16:15:15+0000, Don Wilde writes:
> 
> 
> Nick Barnes wrote:
> > 
> > I'm buying a new notebook to run FreeBSD.  Probably somewhere in the
> > $2000-$3500 range.  It has to be dockable and I would like it to be
> > fairly lightweight.  I don't need a zillion peripherals.  I want to
> > avoid spending ages configuring Xfree86.
> > 
> > Recommendations?
> > 
> 
> Wes Peters has a Sony VAIO F160 with the NeoMagic 256AV in it. He's
> quite happy with his, so I went and ordered a PCG-F420. Stuffed with
> 256M and delivered insured to my door, it's going to cost $2349.00 from
> www.compdirect.com. It's a crazy place to buy from, they're only open 2
> days a week, but the deal was great.

I don't think this has an Ethernet port, so you need an Ethernet
PC card.  Is FreeBSD happy with the Sony-badged one?

Nick B


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