Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 23:41:18 +0100 From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> To: Terje Elde <delta@xti.org> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which laptop? Any comment on the vaios? Message-ID: <19990812234118.A92424@catkin.nothing-going-on.org> In-Reply-To: <19990812102308.C27376@mordor.xti.org>; from Terje Elde on Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 10:23:08AM %2B0200 References: <19990812102308.C27376@mordor.xti.org>
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On Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 10:23:08AM +0200, Terje Elde wrote:
> I'm just about to buy my second laptop but, unlike the last one, I now
> know I'll be runninf FreeBSD, and can make sure I buy one who's supported
> by it.
>
> I want a small powerfull one. Portablilty is very important, but so is the
> keyboard, as I'll be doing a lot of typing.
>
> Anyone have anythign to recommend?
I run a Vaio F270 (it's the thicker one, with 2 slots, rather than the
thinner ones). It doesn't have a built in modem or ethernet card, but
I bought a DE650 network card, which has worked with no problems.
Since I plan on doing a lot of typing on it, getting a good keyboard was
very important. The keyboard is the main reason I went for a Vaio over
any other FreeBSD compatible laptop. The feel is good, and all the keys
are the right size (no dinky backspace key, the spacebar isn't shrunk
between an armada of different "Windows" keys).
> Also, sony vaio users on the list who can comment on their experiences?
> I'm thinking about getting a 505 or something like that.
As I say, it's not a 505. Installation was a doddle, boot off the 3.2
CD I bought for the purpose (I haven't got the disk space to prepare a
release to install over the network). I used fips to shrink the Windows
partition, and kept the "suspend to disk" partition, which also works
flawlessly.
The only thing that doesn't work is the internal sound, but I haven't put
any effort in to getting that working yet.
N
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