From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 23 13:50:35 2003 Return-Path: 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 B601016A4CE for ; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:50:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from PIKES.panasas.com (gw2.panasas.com [65.194.124.178]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1AC743D50 for ; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:50:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cbehanna@panasas.com) Received: from waumbek.panasas.com ([172.17.2.36]) by PIKES.panasas.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2653.13) id SVSYFGVJ; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 16:50:30 -0500 From: Chris BeHanna Organization: Panasas, LLC To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 16:50:30 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 References: <87zndjidfr.fsf@lomond.aae.uiuc.edu> In-Reply-To: <87zndjidfr.fsf@lomond.aae.uiuc.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200312231650.30382.cbehanna@panasas.com> Subject: Re: Experiences with HP, Compaq? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: cbehanna@panasas.com List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 21:50:35 -0000 On Tuesday 23 December 2003 13:42, D. Michael McFarland wrote: > Hello All, > > Occasionally I drool over the laptops in places like Best Buy, > thinking, "If I had just one more computer, I wouldn't have to wrestle > VMware...," etc., etc. Lately, the prices and specs have improved to > where I may finally be willing to put my money where my mouth is. It > looks like about US$1150 (less rebates if I'm quick about it) would > get me either a Compaq Presario 2195US or an HP ze4560us, so I'm here > to ask if anyone can support my pipe dream by affirming FreeBSD runs > reasonably well on either of these machines. > > The specs for the two notebooks are nearly identical: AMD Athlon XP-M > 2500+, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB HD, ATI Mobility graphics, USB, FireWire, > CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I don't expect the built-in wireless (11g) will > ever work, but I'd like to know 100Base-T does. "16-bit Sound > Blaster Pro-compatible audio" could be anything, I suppose. For about that same price, Best Buy has an eMachines laptop w/17" widescreen (1280x768) LCD, the same Athlon-M, and the same ATI video chip. I have no idea if FreeBSD will run on it. The wide screen is a definite attention-getter, and the blue LEDs look pretty trick, too. "Dory, look!" "What?" "Something shiny!" -- Chris BeHanna Software Engineer (Remove "bogus" before responding.) behanna@bogus.zbzoom.net Turning coffee into software since 1990.