From owner-freebsd-mobile Thu Nov 7 20:43:42 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 F0B4537B401 for ; Thu, 7 Nov 2002 20:43:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from ns.yogotech.com (ns.yogotech.com [206.127.123.66]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51B6343E3B for ; Thu, 7 Nov 2002 20:43:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nate@yogotech.com) Received: from emerger.yogotech.com (emerger.yogotech.com [206.127.123.131]) by ns.yogotech.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id VAA01565; Thu, 7 Nov 2002 21:43:28 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from nate@yogotech.com) Received: (from nate@localhost) by emerger.yogotech.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) id gA84hSZo006625; Thu, 7 Nov 2002 21:43:28 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from nate) From: Nate Williams MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <15819.16623.712241.154618@emerger.yogotech.com> Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 21:43:27 -0700 To: Bakul Shah Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: using a laptop as a main machine In-Reply-To: <200211071824.NAA20180@dreadnought.cnchost.com> References: <200211071824.NAA20180@dreadnought.cnchost.com> X-Mailer: VM 7.07 under 21.1 (patch 14) "Cuyahoga Valley" XEmacs Lucid Reply-To: nate@yogotech.com (Nate Williams) 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 > I am getting very tired of enegry wasting hot desktops with > noisy, dusty unreliable fans, and the need for a separate UPS > and all that and think it is past time to switch to laptops > almost completely. I am sure a lot of you have gone through > the same transition! So some questions for people who mainly > use a laptop and lug it around everywhere: what features do > you find most useful? I am not looking for specific model > recommendations but it would be nice to know just how well > your current laptop meets your needs and what would you > change to make it better. A docking station, so I can use an external mouse/keyboard/monitor when it is at home. A decent keyboard (IBM's are great) so you don't go nuts on the road. A decent sized screen so you can actually use the box without squinting on the road. Long battery life, for road trips, and so you can watch a DVD. A DVD drive, so you have something to do on the plane besides hack. If you've got the $$, the IBM Thinkpads are without peer. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message