Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 10:18:43 +0200 From: Patrick Hurrelmann <outi@bytephobia.de> To: Stefan =?ISO-8859-1?Q?E=DFer?= <se@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptop recommendations? Message-ID: <20040619101843.2840c7c0@duality.bytephobia.de> In-Reply-To: <20040618200501.GB5839@StefanEsser.FreeBSD.org> References: <6.1.0.6.1.20040618181344.02a32268@popserver.sfu.ca> <20040618200501.GB5839@StefanEsser.FreeBSD.org>
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On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 22:05:01 +0200
Stefan E=DFer <se@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> On 2004-06-18 18:56 +0100, Colin Percival <colin.percival@wadham.ox.ac.uk=
> wrote:
> > Ok, I think it's time for the quarterly freebsd-mobile laptop
> > recommendations thread again. :-)
> > I'm looking at buying a laptop in 1-2 weeks; my requirements
> > include 3+ hours of battery life, a touchpad, reasonably good
> > FreeBSD support, and a sane keyboard layout; a high resolution
> > display would also be nice, but I'm not at all concerned about
> > 3D graphics.
> > What recommendations can people offer?
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> My brother asked me a few days ago, and after some research I suggested
> the Dell D505 and D600 to him. Both are very well supported by FreeBSD
> (I've got a D800, a friend a D600, which were tested under -current).
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> The D600 is smaller (some 2cm in each of width, depth and height) and=20
> has a mobile Radeon 9000 (which you were not interested in, but besides
> accelarated 3d it offers improved CPU performance, since the shared mem
> VGA of the i855G further reduces the memory throughput, which is already
> low because of the low FSB frequencies supported by mobile processors).
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> The Latitude D505 and D600 are the business models, which I expect to=20
> be more rigid than the Inspiron series. Both are based on Pentium-M CPUs
> with 1.4 to 1.8GHz (the 1.7GHz Pentium-M in my D800 is faster than my
> Athlon XP2500).
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> Further details (that's just a copy of what I suggested my brother, but
> I guess it is not way off of your requirements).
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> D505 (fast CPU, DVD-RW, Fast Ethernet, Firewire, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth):
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> * 1,7GHz Pentium-M, 2MB Cache (Dothan)
> * 512MB RAM (1*512MB, 1 free SO-DIMM slot)
> * 60GB hard disk
> * DVD-RW (in drive bay, can also hold 2nd battery)
> * 100baseTX Ethernet
> * 802.11b/g WLAN
> * IEEE 1394 FireWire
> * Bluetooth, IrDA
> * 1 PC-Card slot (Type I/II)
> * 1400x1050 LCD Display (15.0")
> * Intel 855G shared memory graphics
> * battery should last up to 6 hours (53Wh, 1h express charge)
> * 338 mm x 273 mm x 33,1 mm (W x D x H)
> * 2.3kg (but probably with lower weight battery that lasts 4h)
> * 1 year send-in warranty
> * WinXP Pro
> * ~1700 Euro (incl. delivery, w.o. VAT)
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> D600 (slower CPU, DVD+CD/RW-Combo, Gigabit-Ethernet, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth=
):
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> * 1.4GHz Pentium-M, 1MB Cache (200 Euro cheaper than 1.7GHz)
> * 512MB RAM (2*256MB, no free memory slot)
> * 60GB hard disk
> * DVD+CD/RW (in drive bay, can also hold 2nd battery)
> * 1000baseTX Ethernet
> * 802.11b/g WLAN
> * Bluetooth, IrDA, Smartcard-Reader
> * 1 PC-Card slot (Type I/II)
> * 1400x1050 LCD Display (14.1")
> * mobile Radeon 9000 with 32MB RAM
> * battery should last some 4.5 hours (48Wh, 1h express charge)
> * 315 mm x 257 mm x 30.8 mm (W x D x H)
> * 2.17kg (but probably only with 32Wh battery)
> * 3 years international next day on-site service
> * WinXP Pro
> * ~1500 Euro (incl. delivery, w.o. VAT)
> =20
>=20
> As I said before, this is just what I suggested to my brother, but it may
> also happen to suit your needs ;-)
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> Except for the V.92 modem. all components are fully supported by FreeBSD=
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> (including Bluetooth and sound).
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> And, in fact, the D600 above is what I'd buy myself, if I had to choose
> a new system today ...
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> Regards, STefan
I only can recommend a Dell Latitude D600 :)
Especially with 3years on-site service on next day and insurance ;)
I got one my self and it is awesome. I'm no friend of ibm thinkpads.
Most of them have problem with bsd and their quality isn't as good as it wa=
s in the past :/ (my fellow students all own ibm thinkpads t23 and their qu=
ality is really crap).
for best cpu-performance and portability buy centrino (pentium m based) lap=
top. Wireless-lan cards can be run with NDIS-wrapper and windows drivers.
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Patrick Hurrelmann | "Programming today is a race between software
Mannheim, Germany | engineers striving to build bigger and better=
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| idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying
outi at bytephobia.de | to produce bigger and better idiots. So far,
www.bytephobia.de | the Universe is winning." - Rich Cook
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