From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 5 02:39:46 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 9351A37B401 for ; Sat, 5 Jul 2003 02:39:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from beastie.mine.nu (124.119.203.62.dial.bluewin.ch [62.203.119.124]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE99743FFB for ; Sat, 5 Jul 2003 02:39:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mu@beastie.mine.nu) Received: from beastie.mine.nu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by beastie.mine.nu (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h659dmn4000429; Sat, 5 Jul 2003 11:39:48 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from mu@beastie.mine.nu) Received: (from mu@localhost) by beastie.mine.nu (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h659dmNU000428; Sat, 5 Jul 2003 11:39:48 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 11:39:48 +0200 From: Lars To: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" Message-ID: <20030705093948.GA404@gmx.at> References: <20030703011407.GM29066@wantadilla.lemis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030703011407.GM29066@wantadilla.lemis.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Choosing a new laptop X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2003 09:39:46 -0000 On Thu, Jul 03, 2003 at 10:44:07AM +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: Hi, I, because I already have one, would go for an IBM Thinkpad of the R40 series because the value:money ratio is, imho, quite high. IBM's laptops are relatively well documented - enter the model number on their support site and you get all the info; are quite sturdy in their construction; have good keyboards; replacement parts are available for a long time, 3y+; run long, my TP R40 2681-F7G runs 3.5h without additional battery; Hope that helps, Lars. > I've decided it's time for a new laptop. In the past I've been > relatively happy with Dell, but their web site is driving me to > distraction (want info about Latitudes? Tell them you have a home > office and they'll give you Inspiron instead). Questions to you: > > 1. Which brand? > 2. Which model? > > I use laptops when travelling and for presentations. For the former I > want long battery life and high resolution (preferably 1600x1200). > For the latter I need something that will feed run-of-the-mill data > projectors at 1024x768 and with enough grunt to run an increasingly > lethargic Acrobat Reader without noticeable delay. I'm suspicious of > the new wide screen versions because of potential problems with the > data projectors; if people can allay these concerns, I'd be quite > happy to have a wide-screen model. I also want a keyboard which I can > remap and a touchpad which works; a third mouse button would, of > course, be a good idea. > > Greg > -- > Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key > See complete headers for address and phone numbers