Date: Tue, 6 Jun 95 17:07:12 PDT From: mb@TFS.COM To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: recommended notebook? Message-ID: <9506070007.AA01092@bgchub>
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I'm planning to buy a notebook pc on which to run FreeBSD (or perhaps NetBSD or linux), and I'm looking for advice. The purpose is to do software development as a hobby, compiling and browsing code; to get familiar with system code; and also to serve as a remote SLIP X-terminal to my paying job. A typical load would be 1 user reading many files in emacs while compiling. Is it practical to get a laptop for this (costing less than $3000)? >From news postings and FAQ's, my impresion is that : - a 486DX-4/100 with at least 12M memory and a large (>500M) disk would be adequate. - a PCI bus and a SCSI disk would be much better than ISA/IDE. Plus I would want a CD-ROM drive and a 14.4k modem, and an external SCSI jack. This seems easy to find as a desktop system; is it possible as a laptop? I like portability, but don't want to pay too much more in $ or in speed. How do the "clones" (Patriot, ChemBook, etc) compare to the "name brands" (Compaq etc.)? I appreciate any recommendations, warnings, or tips, as to system configuration, brand names, or places to buy.
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