From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 8 07:37:44 2003 Return-Path: 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 B5F8B37B404 for ; Thu, 8 May 2003 07:37:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from main.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.224.249]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03AA143F75 for ; Thu, 8 May 2003 07:37:41 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd-mobile@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19DmSB-0003J8-00 for ; Thu, 08 May 2003 16:32:59 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from news by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19DmMV-0002vg-00 for ; Thu, 08 May 2003 16:27:07 +0200 From: "Jesse D. Guardiani" Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 10:28:33 -0400 Organization: WingNET Internet Services Lines: 73 Message-ID: References: <87brygq8jm.fsf@fuckup.hack.org> <16056.18138.287510.281869@idiom.com> <200305080012070407.2E66E21F@smtp.myrealbox.com> <3EBA622E.E555348F@pacbell.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org User-Agent: KNode/0.7.1 X-Mail-Copies-To: never Sender: news Subject: Re: ideal laptop recommendations? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: jesse@wingnet.net List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 14:37:45 -0000 richard childers / kg6hac wrote: > Can we drop this pathetic subject or move on to something equally > valuable, like whether FreeBSD is better, or Linux, and if so, which one? Sure, we can drop it. I don't think it's even close to a "pathetic subject" though. I've learned a lot from this thread. > > Thanks. > > -- richard > > > > "Jesse D. Guardiani" wrote: > >> Greg Smith wrote: >> >> > Jason Andresen wrote: >> > >> >>Well, my workplace loves these Dell Latitudes. I've had two now, an >> >>older 400Mhz version and a newer 1.2Ghz version. Additionally, I've >> >>used several of the older (<400Mhz) versions of this laptop (we reuse >> >>old equipment in the labs). >> > >> > Just keep in mind that Latitudes are the high quality corporate line, >> > and Inspirons are the "other" line. >> >> Yeah. They're more expensive too. Not quite as expensive as the IBMs, >> but pricey nevertheless. I think I'd rather just go with IBM after >> everything that has been said here. >> >> > >> > The Latitudes are actually sold by a separate legal entity which serves >> > corporate customers. (At least that is what they told me when they >> > demanded sales tax.) >> > >> > Greg >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list >> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile >> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> > "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> -- >> Jesse Guardiani, Systems Administrator >> WingNET Internet Services, >> P.O. Box 2605 // Cleveland, TN 37320-2605 >> 423-559-LINK (v) 423-559-5145 (f) >> http://www.wingnet.net >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Jesse Guardiani, Systems Administrator WingNET Internet Services, P.O. Box 2605 // Cleveland, TN 37320-2605 423-559-LINK (v) 423-559-5145 (f) http://www.wingnet.net