From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 2 23:19:26 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A351B3B for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2012 23:19:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bdysonsmith@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wi0-f174.google.com (mail-wi0-f174.google.com [209.85.212.174]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3D448FC17 for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2012 23:19:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wi0-f174.google.com with SMTP id hm9so798548wib.13 for ; Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:19:19 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=ErDkvlS66qP14KMHHuBUVCc3viugxHPVu1o/HkiQTD0=; b=WznymV6gy2Mzf3uYWpFCqBnK6R6xgqstul/idYi3VeFT7lJ1017OtdSP/nSzQyWWx/ LHLJi9VpV0YG2JMZBAFwaO8sCSN81Khd6ZNtx+MjPYBJjR/571TI/RK8a3Iqw3cNl+QI oOvw/sijfmYrpAPHdSQp+UccIjS+iidukzbL8sMANTrzzgChA49zwEQvdMpVv7JnDeCx ow7hz6h/pWvnftsdMQiRIaW0mYzlL2x/VNkKEf6ZxBs1JikjWkDJR/bCsN6gy2Xva4hT UGyzFTIL23RFpK5wOo3lOPo5xA+8Xfk/GXyHnhaO44w41AFJVEXIbaFR7j9TrnwgQvyt pIjg== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.30.16 with SMTP id j16mr2543580wea.42.1354490359446; Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:19:19 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.227.54.8 with HTTP; Sun, 2 Dec 2012 15:19:19 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2012 18:19:19 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: IdeaPad Y580 Laptop - 59359513 - Dawn Gray From: Bridger Dyson-Smith To: Eitan Adler Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: mobile@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:19:26 -0000 Apologies - I forgot the (probably well-known & obvious) link. Thinkwiki: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 6:18 PM, Bridger Dyson-Smith wrote: > On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 5:06 PM, Eitan Adler wrote: > >> On 2 December 2012 15:08, Kevin Oberman wrote: >> > On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Eitan Adler >> wrote: >> >> On 2 December 2012 14:31, Warren Block wrote: >> >>> X will only work if the dual-graphics mode can be disabled. >> >> >> >> And this is a BIOS feature which isn't guaranteed to exist? >> > >> > It is not, but as far as I know, it is available on all prior ThinkPads. >> >> I've been told this can't be disabled on newer nvidia cards so now >> this isn't an option anymore. >> >> Now I'm just looking for a generic laptop with >> >> - working wifi >> - working Xorg w/ non VESA graphics >> - useful for development (8GB+ ram, core i5+) >> >> Have you considered a slightly older model of Thinkpad? Finding the > processor model you want, and a limit of 8GB RAM (possibly) may make this > not to your liking. Older X* and T* models seem to be well represented on > Ebay, & Thinkwiki [1] has helped me identify peculiarities from model to > model. > > If you want new hardware, have you considered ZaReason or System76? While > Linux-centric, they at least seem to combine hardware with OS in mind. > > I'm sorry that I don't have a specific model to recommend - personally, I > would love to be able to find a lightly used Thinkpad X201s but there don't > seem to be any available. I'll make do with this old X61. > > > -- >> Eitan Adler > > > Good luck! > Bridger >