From owner-freebsd-mobile Thu Nov 7 8:15:37 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A875A37B406 for ; Thu, 7 Nov 2002 08:15:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from relay1.eu.psi.net (relay1.eu.psi.net [154.15.246.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A0D343E6E for ; Thu, 7 Nov 2002 08:15:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ada@dokidenki.com) Received: from [212.81.112.98] (helo=doki.helio.lan) by relay1.eu.psi.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 189pJW-0006nf-00; Thu, 07 Nov 2002 16:15:26 +0000 Received: from noplug.muetdhiver.db4 (muetdhiver.darksnow.org [80.65.225.90]) by doki.helio.lan (8.9.3/8.9.3/Debian 8.9.3-21) with ESMTP id RAA13868; Thu, 7 Nov 2002 17:15:22 +0100 X-Authentication-Warning: doki.helio.lan: Host muetdhiver.darksnow.org [80.65.225.90] claimed to be noplug.muetdhiver.db4 Subject: Re: Laptop short list - and the winner is! From: Adrien To: mvh@welkyn.com Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <1036608697.93700.26.camel@netcom1.netcom.com> References: <1036608697.93700.26.camel@netcom1.netcom.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 Date: 07 Nov 2002 17:15:18 +0100 Message-Id: <1036685721.344.8.camel@noplug> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hi mike, I've got a T30, so i can confirm that it'll be a really good choice :) I only have 2 littles problems: - I've to wait the cisco aironet 350 _mini-pci_ driver. (doug ? ;)) - This damn "Ultra Bay +" doesn't look like to be "hot plug"... Don't hesitate to mail me directly if you have more specific T30 questions, it'll be a pleasure to help (if i can) ;) Have a nice day. Le Mer 06/11/2002 =E0 19:51, Mike Harding a =E9crit : > It looks like I'll get a IBM thinkpad T30. I thank the list for the > input! There were a few things that pushed it towards the T30... >=20 > - It's supposed to be physically robust, for lots of travel. I have > heard things about Dells, etc. have problems with the hinges. > - It's has a serial port, which I occasionally need to bootstrap systems > (even my desktop FreeBSD box when X locks up) I would otherwise > probably get an X series. > - I need to do windows stuff to support some security work. Honestly, > the new Macs seem much nicer, even for the same money, and draw less > power - if I didn't specifically have to support windows apps I would > get the Mac. > - I do some sales work with IBM, so the politics are better. >=20 > Thanks again, >=20 > Mike H. --=20 Adrien Auzanneau http://www.netbsd-fr.org/ gpg: C369 AFBB 3A95 4F89 1534 FE64 AB64 E069 6FD6 7F64 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message