From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 12 03:10:34 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3D6B16A4CE for ; Sun, 12 Dec 2004 03:10:34 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dragon.nuxi.com (trang.nuxi.com [66.93.134.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C9F343D45 for ; Sun, 12 Dec 2004 03:10:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.com) Received: from dragon.nuxi.com (obrien@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dragon.nuxi.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iBC3AXIQ078357; Sat, 11 Dec 2004 19:10:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien@dragon.nuxi.com) Received: (from obrien@localhost) by dragon.nuxi.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id iBC3AWY1078356; Sat, 11 Dec 2004 19:10:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien) Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 19:10:32 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" To: "Michael W. Oliver" , freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20041212031032.GD77070@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <20041206164250.GC28404@gargantuan.com> <1102414274.671.33.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1102414274.671.33.camel@localhost> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.0-CURRENT Organization: The NUXI BSD Group X-Pgp-Rsa-Fingerprint: B7 4D 3E E9 11 39 5F A3 90 76 5D 69 58 D9 98 7A X-Pgp-Rsa-Keyid: 1024/34F9F9D5 Subject: Re: amd64 laptop recommendations X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 03:10:34 -0000 On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 12:11:14PM +0200, Ville-Pertti Keinonen wrote: > On Mon, 2004-12-06 at 11:42 -0500, Michael W. Oliver wrote: > > Good morning folks! > > > > I am in the market for an AMD64-based laptop, and am currently leaning > > toward the Acer Ferrari 3400, but would like to borrow a few minutes of > > your time to ask for suggestions on something better. > > The Ferrari 3400 is probably a decent choice. I have a Ferrari 3200 > myself, which is mostly the same except for the slower processor, and it > works well with FreeBSD. I've been using it for almost 6 months now. Actually the Ferrari 3400 has a real benefit over your 3200, the 3400 has a 90nm CPU -- which means cooler and longer battery life. If I were to buy an AMD64 laptop today I'd get the Ferrari 3400. If not that one, then probably the Averatec 6240 (MSI made). If I wanted the largest, work horse laptop around I'd get the HP zv5000z. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)