Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:51:38 +0100 From: Uwe Laverenz <uwe@laverenz.de> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org, mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptop recommendations for 6.x Message-ID: <20070223055138.GA9545@laverenz.de> In-Reply-To: <45DD62B8.5060903@freebsd.org> References: <45DACA30.8010107@freebsd.org> <45DB2DB5.8080409@lovetemple.net> <45DD62B8.5060903@freebsd.org>
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On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 09:30:32AM +0000, Nik Clayton wrote: > 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. The T41/42 have several advantages in general and especially for FreeBSD users: - spare parts are easily available, it is no problem to buy a mini PCI card with atheros chipset from IBM/Lenovo - the T41/42 hardware is completely supported by FreeBSD, which is not the case for the X60/T60 models (wireless, sound) - they are quiet, which is not the case for the slightly newer T43/T43p, that would also be a good choice otherwise > "good choice of model" is the key. What T or X series ThinkPad would you > recommend that works well with FreeBSD? I have T41 and a T43p and I won't switch to a T60 as long as it's not fully supported by FreeBSD. my 2 cents :) bye, Uwe
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