Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 17:05:25 -0500 From: parv <parv_fm@emailgroups.net> To: Arun Welch <welch@igillc.com> Cc: "'Brian T. Schellenberger'" <bts@babbleon.org>, 'Bakul Shah' <bakul@bitblocks.com>, mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: using a laptop as a main machine Message-ID: <20021108220525.GA18973@moo.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <000001c2874b$0316ad70$c77ba8c0@rune> References: <200211080925.45799.bts@babbleon.org> <000001c2874b$0316ad70$c77ba8c0@rune>
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in message <000001c2874b$0316ad70$c77ba8c0@rune>, wrote Arun Welch thusly... > > > With a Dell you really need the 3-year warranty. Unfortunately, > the last year or so will be a real crapshoot, as Dell doesn't keep > enough parts on hand to actually last 3 years after they stop > making a laptop. my turn... my current, and first one, is dell inspiron 5000e; it'll be two years in jan. 2003. so far it's serving well for the reasons that i bought it (a desktop replacement): - serial & parallel ports - simultaneous use of floppy & CD drives - type II & III PCMCIA slots - large screen (15", 1024x768 pix resolution) - long battery life (need 2 to run for 6 hours) ...as a result it is quite heavy to be portable. i am willing to go for a 14" screen (at least 1024x768 pix.) to save weight, single battery w/ life =>4.5 hours. only real problem is APM; it causes fsck to be run after suspend/resume cycle. my next laptop would be ibook, or if i am experiencing unusual richness, a powerbook instead. other (intel/AMD) choice would be something lighter which matches above requirements near the price of a richly configured ibook. - parv -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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