From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Mar 24 19:21: 5 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from azazel.zer0.org (azazel.zer0.org [209.133.53.200]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4D8037B7B3; Fri, 24 Mar 2000 19:20:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gsutter@zer0.org) Received: (from gsutter@localhost) by azazel.zer0.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id TAA22929; Fri, 24 Mar 2000 19:19:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gsutter@zer0.org) Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 19:19:24 -0800 From: Gregory Sutter To: Mike Smith Cc: Nate Williams , Poul-Henning Kamp , "Jordan K. Hubbard" , Greg Lehey , mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What laptop should I buy? Message-ID: <20000324191924.B22013@azazel.zer0.org> References: <200003242059.NAA09850@nomad.yogotech.com> <200003242111.NAA01676@mass.cdrom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0i In-Reply-To: <200003242111.NAA01676@mass.cdrom.com>; from msmith@FreeBSD.ORG on Fri, Mar 24, 2000 at 01:11:48PM -0800 Organization: Zer0 Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On 2000-03-24 13:11 -0800, Mike Smith wrote: > > > After all, if you didn't bring your laptop with you because it was > > > to heavy, what difference will screen size make for you ? > > > > *grin* > > Why bother bringing your laptop if the screen is too small to do real > work on? > > I don't seem to have any problems lugging an i7500 around, and I swear > that it's _nice_ having something that feels close to desktop screen size > to work on. Not to mention the screen envy that all those Techno-Bill > wannabes feel... 8) The laptops from Sager seem to be a good compromise between weight and power, and the price can't be beat, but they only have XGA displays. Another problem is that nobody I know has a current one. A friend has an old (P90?) laptop from them, and he still uses and likes it, but I have heard nothing about their new models. http://www.sagermidern.com/pages/notebooks/comp2.cfm?SelectedType=2850,3350 Does anyone have any knowledge of these computers? Greg -- Gregory S. Sutter If ignorance is bliss, you must be orgasmic. mailto:gsutter@zer0.org http://www.zer0.org/~gsutter/ PGP DSS public key 0x40AE3052 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message