From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Nov 8 14: 5:12 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5A5637B404 for ; Fri, 8 Nov 2002 14:05:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from swan.mail.pas.earthlink.net (swan.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.123]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 767CC43E4A for ; Fri, 8 Nov 2002 14:05:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from parv_fm@mailsent.net) Received: from sdn-ap-010dcwashp0212.dialsprint.net ([63.188.96.212] helo=moo.holy.cow) by swan.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 18AHEn-0001Db-00; Fri, 08 Nov 2002 14:04:27 -0800 Received: by moo.holy.cow (Postfix, from userid 1001) id E4D50ADE2; Fri, 8 Nov 2002 17:05:25 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 17:05:25 -0500 From: parv To: Arun Welch Cc: "'Brian T. Schellenberger'" , 'Bakul Shah' , mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: using a laptop as a main machine Message-ID: <20021108220525.GA18973@moo.holy.cow> Mail-Followup-To: Arun Welch , "'Brian T. Schellenberger'" , 'Bakul Shah' , mobile@freebsd.org References: <200211080925.45799.bts@babbleon.org> <000001c2874b$0316ad70$c77ba8c0@rune> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000001c2874b$0316ad70$c77ba8c0@rune> Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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