From owner-freebsd-mobile Sat Dec 9 18:43:37 2000 From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 9 18:43:36 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from public.bta.net.cn (public.bta.net.cn [202.96.0.97]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5920A37B400 for ; Sat, 9 Dec 2000 18:43:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from netrinsics.com([61.135.20.200]) by public.bta.net.cn(JetMail 2.5.3.0) with SMTP id jm03a3359b3; Sun, 10 Dec 2000 02:42:50 -0000 Received: (from robinson@localhost) by netrinsics.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) id eBA2h7499792 for freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG; Sun, 10 Dec 2000 10:43:07 +0800 (+0800) (envelope-from robinson) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 10:43:07 +0800 (+0800) From: Michael Robinson Message-Id: <200012100243.eBA2h7499792@netrinsics.com> To: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Laptop choice. Which one? Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Gregory Sutter writes: >On 2000-12-01 12:08 +0100, Gunnar Flygt wrote: >> I'm going to buy a laptop (or rather my company is buying one for me) >> Any suggestions to what would be a good choice for FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE. > >Sorry for my delayed response. > >The distillation of months of discussions about this seems to be: > >If you want a small laptop that you can take anywhere and do nearly >anything with, get a Sony PCG-Z505. > >If you want a large laptop that has an awesome screen and can do >nearly anything, get a Dell Inspiron 5000e. Two quick notes about the 5000e: 1. I ordered one last week, and used the cost saving trick mentioned on this list (get the minimum RAM configuration, and buy the upgrade RAM from www.crucial.com). This week (until 12/12), Dell has a "buy one, get one free" promotion for Inspiron memory (i.e., buy 256MB, and they'll throw in another 256MB). I could have saved a few hundred dollars (I bought 512MB from crucial). 2. The configuration options (including promotional offers) available for the 5000e on the "Personal Dell" site are different from what is available on the "Small Business" site. Check both for what suits you best. -Michael Robinson To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message