From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Thu Jan  8 17:32:10 2009
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0FEF210657B3
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Thu,  8 Jan 2009 17:32:10 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from hartzell@alerce.com)
Received: from merlin.alerce.com (merlin.alerce.com [64.62.142.94])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D0208FC0C
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Thu,  8 Jan 2009 17:32:09 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from hartzell@alerce.com)
Received: from merlin.alerce.com (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by merlin.alerce.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD6F933C62;
	Thu,  8 Jan 2009 09:32:08 -0800 (PST)
Received: from merlin.alerce.com (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by merlin.alerce.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 551F633C5B;
	Thu,  8 Jan 2009 09:32:08 -0800 (PST)
From: George Hartzell <hartzell@alerce.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Message-ID: <18790.14488.6655.260589@almost.alerce.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 09:32:08 -0800
To: Uwe Laverenz <uwe@laverenz.de>
In-Reply-To: <20090108135726.GB16512@laverenz.de>
References: <64c038660901080504s3f2b01c7r7a047adabaff155b@mail.gmail.com>
	<20090108135726.GB16512@laverenz.de>
X-Mailer: VM 7.19 under Emacs 22.1.50.1
X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: FreeBSD-friendly laptop suggestions, but wait there's more...
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
Reply-To: hartzell@alerce.com
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:32:13 -0000

Uwe Laverenz writes:
 > On Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 06:04:37AM -0700, Modulok wrote:
 > 
 > > Does anyone know of a laptop, preferably an older model so it's
 > > inexpensive, (It doesn't have to be very fast.), that is:
 > > 
 > > 1) FreeBSD friendly.
 > > 2) Isn't a portable skillet?
 > > 3) Is physically sturdy. Not bulletproof, but not creaking, sagging plastic.
 > 
 > I would also recommend the IBM Thinkpad T41 or T42 (not T43p).

I'll chime in to say that my T42p works well.

g.