Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 11:37:10 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> To: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptop dead, suggestions? Message-ID: <20060518113710.280266da@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20060515.104859.104060065.imp@bsdimp.com> References: <20060515.104859.104060065.imp@bsdimp.com>
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On Mon, 15 May 2006 10:48:59 -0600 (MDT) Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote: > Greetings, > > My Sony VAIO Z1W died this weekend at BSDcan. Both the hard dirve and > the laptop are dead. The hard drive doesn't spin up on about half a > dozen different machines and enclosures. The data is likely gone > forever, unless I can find a good data recovery place. > > So, I'm in the market for a new laptop. Unless someone is donating me > a decent one, I'd like it to have the following characteristics: > >= 1GHz speed > >= 512MB RAM > >= 40GB hard disk > Excellent battery life > light weight (< 4 pounds?) > decent scren > well constructed > PC Card slot > ExpressCard slot > SD card slot (with the standard SD host interface) > builtin wireless I have now a Thinkpad Z60M , with titanium cover. ( http://www-8.ibm.com/lenovoinfo/products/i/heroes/au/hero_tp_z.jpg ) Full specs : http://www-604.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/content/misc_includes/en_AP/product_pop.jsp?storeId=10000036&catalogId=-36&langId=36&dualCurrId=-36&productId=4611686018425060077 Battery life is rated as 6 hrs, but actually *using it* goes up to 4 hours or so. Not a ligthweight (and the battery sticks out about an inch). FreeBSD 6.1. Sound still doesnt work . wireless works just fine (despite normal issues with iwi). fingerprint reader is shown in pciscan ,but not usable. good luck, beto
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