From owner-freebsd-hardware Fri Aug 11 17:27:54 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from kermodei.com (kermodei.com [216.103.110.74]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7300F37BAE7; Fri, 11 Aug 2000 17:27:50 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from markd@Kermodei.com) Received: (from markd@localhost) by kermodei.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id RAA98706; Fri, 11 Aug 2000 17:27:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from markd@Kermodei.com) From: Mark Diekhans MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <14740.39415.823226.287984@osprey.Kermodei.Com> Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 17:27:35 -0700 (PDT) To: Jose Gabriel Marcelino Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Notebook recommendation In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: VM 6.75 under Emacs 20.7.1 Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Jose Gabriel Marcelino writes: > 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. I recently purchased a Sharp A290 and (after about a month of use) think its fantastic. 3.1-lbs, titanium case, 1024x768 with the nices LCD I have ever used PII/366/128mb/9gb for $1600 (U.S.). Built-in ethernet an USB (&#%$ HSP modem). I have been told it runs cooler than the VAIOs. Overall, a nicer machine (IMHO) than the VAIOs for less money. The external battery adds a lot of extra time (~6 claimed hours) Had some trouble with FreeBSD 4.0 and the PCCARD, but upgrading to 4.0-STABLE fix it all. Haven't even looked at the sound support. Mark To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message