From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Mar 24 10:17: 8 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mass.cdrom.com (mg134-072.ricochet.net [204.179.134.72]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99AF437B757 for ; Fri, 24 Mar 2000 10:17:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.cdrom.com) Received: from mass.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mass.cdrom.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA00932; Fri, 24 Mar 2000 10:20:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <200003241820.KAA00932@mass.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: Greg Lehey Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: What laptop should I buy? In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 24 Mar 2000 10:08:33 PST." <20000324100833.F1349@mojave.worldwide.lemis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 10:20:07 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > > You're correct though, the i7500 is a monster, and may be more deadweight > > than you're willing to carry around. On the flipside, apart from the > > disk it's a very capable system. > > What gets me with the Inspiron is less its weight (I'm a big bloke > after all), but it seems so completely lacking in style. The Latitude > is a nice box by comparison, but for some reason they don't want to > fit the big display on it. I have to say that I spend more time looking at the screen than actually admiring the system as a work of art, so that hasn't really fazed me. If style is an issue, get a Vaio or some other pepsi-inspired product. If, OTOH, you want a system to work on, the i7500 will probably meet your needs. 8) -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message