From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 25 06:26:44 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 458B2106566C for ; Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:26:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wilkinsa@obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: from digger1.defence.gov.au (digger1.defence.gov.au [203.5.217.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9156D8FC08 for ; Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:26:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wilkinsa@obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: from ednmsw510.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednmsw510.dsto.defence.gov.au [131.185.68.11]) by digger1.defence.gov.au (DSTO/DSTO) with ESMTP id m6P5qOVF011842 for ; Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:22:24 +0930 (CST) Received: from fmbex510.dsto.defence.gov.au (fmbex510.dsto.defence.gov.au) by ednmsw510.dsto.defence.gov.au (Clearswift SMTPRS 5.2.9) with ESMTP id for ; Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:23:15 +0930 Received: from stlex510.dsto.defence.gov.au ([203.6.60.184]) by fmbex510.dsto.defence.gov.au with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:53:15 +1000 Received: from obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au ([203.6.60.208]) by stlex510.dsto.defence.gov.au with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:53:14 +0800 Received: from obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m6P5pZGY055258 for ; Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:51:35 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from wilkinsa@obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: (from wilkinsa@localhost) by obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m6P5pZmB055257 for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:51:35 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from wilkinsa) Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:51:35 +0800 From: "Wilkinson, Alex" To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080725055135.GN53966@stlux503.dsto.defence.gov.au> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org References: <1216910072.2251.8.camel@jill.exit.com> <1216945181.1179.23.camel@RabbitsDen> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1216945181.1179.23.camel@RabbitsDen> Organisation: Defence Science Technology Organisation User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Jul 2008 05:53:14.0899 (UTC) FILETIME=[BAB42E30:01C8EE1A] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Laptop suggestions? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:26:44 -0000 >> If cost is not a big problem, then IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad Series (I prefer >> T-series) is the best from my past experiences. And you may check following >As someone who used (and use) 360, 701C, T30, T42p, X60 and T61p, I >wholeheartedly agree with "past experiences"... with "past" being a key >word. While I could not complain about FreeBSD support (none of the >FreeBSD problems I have are ThinkPad-specific), manufacturing quality >has gone down considerably. My not-two-years-old X60 chipped in places >and my wife's 8-months-old T61p is no longer capable of keeping the >screen upright. This is in the stark contrast with T42p I (ab)used for >$work for more than three years, with the only visible outcome being >loss of the caption on the "Enter" key. So if Thinkpads are no longer the go ... what is ? -aW IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Australian Defence Organisation and is subject to the jurisdiction of section 70 of the CRIMES ACT 1914. If you have received this email in error, you are requested to contact the sender and delete the email.