From owner-freebsd-mobile Thu Aug 20 06:23:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA14891 for freebsd-mobile-outgoing; Thu, 20 Aug 1998 06:23:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns0.netcraft.co.uk (ns0.netcraft.co.uk [195.188.192.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA14881 for ; Thu, 20 Aug 1998 06:23:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jez@netcraft.co.uk) Received: (from jez@localhost) by ns0.netcraft.co.uk (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA08194 for freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG; Thu, 20 Aug 1998 14:22:09 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from jez) From: Jeremy Prior Message-Id: <199808201322.OAA08194@ns0.netcraft.co.uk> Subject: FreeBSD Notebook recommendations sought To: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 14:22:09 +0100 (BST) X-Netcraft-Loop: jez@netcraft.co.uk X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL28 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org All, I'm looking to buy a Notebook/Laptop computer specifically to run FreeBSD. When mobile, this machine will be carted around client sites and run as a surrogate desktop machine. When stationary, it'll just be a desktop machine. Therefore, my criteria are: - Good Connectivity (ability to use various Ethernet technologies easily, as I'll not know in advance what I'm going to need); - Ability to drive an external screen at a good X resolution (1024x768x256 or better at >= 75Hz) - Ability to attach external keyboard and mouse I'm not worried about: - Large builtin screen; - Long battery life; or any of the other details that are usually associated with laptops - this is going to be a portable desktop machine. Other details: - Disk capacity is more important than processor speed (providing the processor is Pentium MMX or better) - I'd go for a `named' brand over `no-named'. - UK availability preferred (but don't let that put you off). I run -stable at work, but would not be adverse to running -current if necessary. I'm not that fussed about multi-media paraphernalia, but I'd prefer mediocre but supported features over whizzo unsupported ones any day :-) Basically, which machines (or just manufacturers) are best supported by FreeBSD? Thanks in advance, jez -- Jeremy Prior http://www.netcraft.co.uk/ Netcraft Ltd, 1 Somerset Street, Bath, BA1 1TS, England. Tel: +44-1225-404405 (direct-dial) Fax: +44-1225-404401 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message