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From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org>
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Karel Miklav wrote:
> Nik Clayton wrote:
>> I'm using an IBM/Lenovo T42 at the moment, but that's shortly going 
>> back, so:
> 
> So why don't you get another T42 with better battery and a wireless 
> card? 

The T42 is quite old.  I imagine the technology's moved on a little bit 
(lighter, faster, etc).  And separate wireless cards mean more tech to carry 
around, get lost, etc.

> X series ThinkPads are also nice. With a good choice of model
> and battery you won't need suspend to disk couse RAM suspend will
> keep your machine ready for a week.

"good choice of model" is the key.  What T or X series ThinkPad would you 
recommend that works well with FreeBSD?

N