From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 8 18:29:59 2009 Return-Path: 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 DC024106564A for ; Thu, 8 Jan 2009 18:29:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@casasponti.net) Received: from ns2.bafirst.com (72-12-2-19.static.networktel.net [72.12.2.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EB928FC08 for ; Thu, 8 Jan 2009 18:29:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@casasponti.net) Received: from casasponti.net ([201.155.7.3]) by ns2.bafirst.com with esmtp; Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:29:58 -0600 id 000D4C39.49664626.0000F08D Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (uid 80) by casasponti.net with local; Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:29:57 -0600 id 00130C30.49664625.00014743 Received: from 71-93-76-167.dhcp.reno.nv.charter.com (71-93-76-167.dhcp.reno.nv.charter.com [71.93.76.167]) by intranet.casasponti.net (Horde Framework) with HTTP; Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:29:57 -0600 Message-ID: <20090108122957.17qwm4xcuvpc04sgw@intranet.casasponti.net> Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:29:57 -0600 From: eculp@casasponti.net To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <64c038660901080504s3f2b01c7r7a047adabaff155b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (5.0-cvs) X-Remote-Browser: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008122009 Firefox/3.0.4, Ant.com Toolbar 1.1 X-IMP-Server: 201.155.7.3 X-Originating-IP: 71.93.76.167 X-Originating-User: eculp@casasponti.net 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 List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:30:00 -0000 Quoting Gautham Ganapathy : > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 6:34 PM, Modulok wrote: >> List, >> >> Does anyone know of a laptop, preferably an older model so it's >> inexpensive, (It doesn't have to be very fast.), that is: >> As I mentioned in another thread, I just bought a Lenovo S10 with Atom processor 512k cache and 1G memory, 10+ screen, feels very solid, best scratch pad I've ever used and cost 399 dls. I haven't put unix on it. I'm probably going to buy another. I gave this one to my wife for her iTunes and iPhone (cheaper than MAC :( ) and while setting it up I was very pleasantly surprised at how solid it was and with great performance under XP that comes with it. ed >> 1) FreeBSD friendly. >> 2) Isn't a portable skillet? >> 3) Is physically sturdy. Not bulletproof, but not creaking, sagging plastic. >> > > My dell inspiron 9400 works quite well, except for > 1. Card reader > 2. Suspend/resume > > It does get a bit warm, but not more than when I am running windows. > Battery time was also pretty much the same > > It's no longer in production, but i believe the replacements are the > inspiron 1720 and the xps 1730 > > I am not sure if the newer 4965 802.11n wifi chipset that are > currently available would be supported, but you could opt for the 3945 > -- > Gautham Ganapathy > http://lisphacker.org > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > "Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently." "Fracaso es la oportunidad de reiniciar con mas inteligencia" Henry Ford