From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 6 11:01:20 2003 Return-Path: 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 023CD37B401 for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 11:01:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from main.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.224.249]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D30F43FA3 for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 11:01:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd-mobile@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19D6jK-0002Bg-00 for ; Tue, 06 May 2003 19:59:54 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from news by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19D6jJ-0002BX-00 for ; Tue, 06 May 2003 19:59:53 +0200 From: "Jesse D. Guardiani" Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 14:01:16 -0400 Organization: WingNET Internet Services Lines: 73 Message-ID: References: <20030505223531.6B6755D04@ptavv.es.net> <3EB74DAB.7000705@katherinehouse.com> <87brygq8jm.fsf@fuckup.hack.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org User-Agent: KNode/0.7.1 X-Mail-Copies-To: never Sender: news Subject: Re: ideal laptop recommendations? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: jesse@wingnet.net List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 18:01:20 -0000 mc@hack.org wrote: > "Jesse D. Guardiani" writes: > >> Here are the systems I am considering currently. The Dell comes with a >> wireless router and Bluetooth, but it doesn't have the VAIO's screen >> size, and the IBM is entirely too expensive and doesn't include a DVD >> burner > > Earlier you stated that you are a developer, so I can't really > understand why you need a DVD burner on your laptop. One word: Backup. It would be nice to burn photo DVDs too. I have a Kodak DC3400 digital camera and over 2G of jpg photos right now. CDROMs can't store enough. > > I've been perfectly happy with the very thin and light Thinkpad 570s > and X20s myself, neither of which have any DVD burner, nor any DVD or > CD ROM drive, or, indeed, any built in disk drive what so ever. What's > the need if you're a developer? Perhaps it would help if you told us > what /kind/ of developer you are? I don't see how that is important, but I am a software developer. I develop software for various server systems using C, C++, Python, Perl, etc... etc... I also administrate a number of server systems. I _could_ get by with a much lighter laptop, but I don't want to. I want to replace my desktop with this laptop, and it has always been my experience that buying the most powerful laptop I can afford generally keeps me satisfied for the longest amount of time. I don't travel much, but when I do, 10 lbs isn't a burden. My son is more than 25 lbs and I lug his little butt around with me all the time. > > If I was to shop around for a new laptop right now, I would most > likely go with a Thinkpad X30 or X31, the younger brother of my older > systems. Very thin, very light (~1.4 kg), awesome battery life and an > incredibly good keyboard, especially for a laptop. Yes, the keyboard is important. I'm going to have to take a trip to Circuit City and do some play typing to figure out if I can live with a Sony's keyboard. Too bad Dell doesn't have a retail store nearby. If I fall in love with an IBM, then I may just have to wait a few months for the prices to go down and DVD burners to become available or something... Battery life is low low low on my list. I'll probably be jacking into the wall everywhere I go. I only need the battery to last between stops. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Jesse Guardiani, Systems Administrator WingNET Internet Services, P.O. Box 2605 // Cleveland, TN 37320-2605 423-559-LINK (v) 423-559-5145 (f) http://www.wingnet.net