From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Nov 10 13: 6: 7 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from orthanc.ab.ca (207-167-15-66.dsl.worldgate.ca [207.167.15.66]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29A0937B479; Fri, 10 Nov 2000 13:06:05 -0800 (PST) Received: from orthanc.ab.ca (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by orthanc.ab.ca (8.11.0/8.11.0.Beta3) with ESMTP id eAAL5vN36995; Fri, 10 Nov 2000 14:06:01 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <200011102106.eAAL5vN36995@orthanc.ab.ca> To: John Baldwin Cc: John Sconiers , mobile@FreeBSD.ORG, Michael Lucas Subject: Re: laptop recommendations In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:29:10 PST." Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 14:05:56 -0700 From: Lyndon Nerenberg Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >>>>> "John" == John Baldwin writes: John> If you throw in the extra battery, Windows (everyone plays John> games, right :-P), and Office then you end up with a machine John> that is $100 less and only does 1400x1050 instead of John> 1600x1200. However, it still looks quite nice, esp. if you John> don't want Windoze or Office. I would only recommend the John> Inspiron for the insane screen though. If you don't need John> that, get a VAIO. :) While I really like my Inspiron 7000, *especially* the insane screen, you don't want one if you travel. Weighing in at 10 lbs it's almost half of the carry-on baggage weight allowance for many (North American) airlines. (In Canada you're typically limited to 10 kilos total weight for carry-on. Most US carriers have a non-metric equivalent limit.) Since I prefer to travel with a single backpack small enough to carry on board (even for business -- being a programmer has some advantages :-) the 7000 really limits me. --lyndon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message