Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 01:00:05 +0100 (WEST) From: Jose Gabriel Marcelino <gabriel@maquina.com> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Notebook recommendation Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008120037410.18835-100000@devils.maquina.com>
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Hi, I'm planning to buy a notebook and I want to run FreeBSD on it, of course. My main requirements are: - It has to be lightweight < 2.5Kg ( < 5.5 lbs) - Battery should last at the very least 2+ hours. - 1024x768 resolution - Compatibility with the Cisco Aironet 340 cards I already ordered (shoulnd't be too difficult, just requires a PC Card slot). - Maximum compatility with FreeBSD. After drooling a bit over the Sony Vaios, I have found their price tags to put them too low on the bang for the buck ratio, and I don't need the FireWire or memory card ports. I've now found the Asus model M8320 notebook to fit the requirements nicely, but I would like to hear some more opinions. This machine has a Silicon Motion 710 graphic chip, which seems to be supported in (only) XFree86 3.6 (ie, no 4.0 support yet). It's a 2D only chip but that's ok for my needs. For sound it has the Intel 440MX chipset as it's AC'97 controller, so it should be supported in a (future?) i8xx driver, it's already fully supported in Linux so I guess it's just a question of time (or maybe some work from me :) to have it working in FreeBSD. It also seems to have an Intel 82559 Ethernet controller which is nice and a Lucent 1641 DSP as a modem chip which already has some Linux support (and even a binary modem Linux kernel module from Lucent itself). This comes out by a combo network/phone line RJ-45 jack which makes me a little afraid of how one changes it's mode. I also like the fact that it has a removable CD-Rom drive as it seems to make the airplane companies happier. Does anyone have one of this machines? How does it work under FreeBSD? I would appreciate your comments very much. Thanks! Best regards, Gabriel To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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