From owner-freebsd-mobile Tue Nov 5 16:32:49 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15FFA37B404; Tue, 5 Nov 2002 16:32:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from dominion.1my.net (dominion.1my.net [202.56.152.11]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4E0443E4A; Tue, 5 Nov 2002 16:32:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mikechoo@opensos.net) Received: from lifebook ([219.93.84.208]) (authenticated bits=0) by dominion.1my.net (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gA60WTVj027684; Wed, 6 Nov 2002 08:32:30 +0800 (MYT) (envelope-from mikechoo@opensos.net) Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 08:32:27 +0800 From: Michael Choo X-Mailer: The Bat! (v1.60) Personal Reply-To: Michael Choo Organization: OpenSOS Sdn Bhd X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <1338967582.20021106083227@opensos.net> To: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG, Mike Harding Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Laptop 'short list'? In-Reply-To: <20021105144719.ADE431310B@netcom1.netcom.com> References: <20021105144719.ADE431310B@netcom1.netcom.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hello Mike, MH> I don't currently have a laptop, but I need to get one soon. I'll MH> probably be running XP/FreeBSD dual boot. I haven't found much into MH> on the web, sorry about bothering the list. Had a few questions: I use a Fujitsu B-2562 Sub-notebook, my criteria was super light weight. The notebook dual boots WinXP home (bundled) and FreeBSD 4.7-Stable. As I didn't opt for the CDROM Drive and Floppy, I had to install FreeBSD via NetBoot off my FreeBSD Desktop PC. MH> - What are some good laptops for FreeBSD? By this I mean MH> - installs MH> - suspend and resume work (or whatever power functions, I don't know MH> if suspend to disk is supported) MH> - 3d Video is supported (maybe) meaning non-nvidia, right? I've pretty much gotten everything to work except :- 1. Touch screen 2. Lucent AMR Winmodem MH> - The ultra-lightweights have some appeal to me, I don't know that MH> I'm looking to replace my desktop, so the really small laptops MH> seem nice, unless they're not usable for extended periods because MH> of a small screen or keyboard. For long sessions, i use an external keyboard + monitor. MH> Also, how much memory should I get for XP? I know that it's a pig - I MH> will be using powerpoint, but mostly just Office. At least 256MB RAM, unfortunately the FJ B-Series only takes up to 256MB RAM. You might want to take a look at the S-6010. -- Best regards, Michael mailto:mikechoo@opensos.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message