From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 2 18:20:37 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A48416A41A for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2007 18:20:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jamesh@lanl.gov) Received: from mailwasher.lanl.gov (mailwasher.lanl.gov [204.121.3.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D99313C468 for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2007 18:20:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jamesh@lanl.gov) Received: from mailrelay1.lanl.gov (mailrelay1.lanl.gov [128.165.4.101]) by mailwasher.lanl.gov (8.13.8/8.13.8/(ccn-5)) with ESMTP id lB2IKZ91014520; Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:20:35 -0700 Received: from webmail1.lanl.gov (webmail1.lanl.gov [128.165.4.106]) by mailrelay1.lanl.gov (8.13.8/8.13.8/(ccn-5)) with ESMTP id lB2IKUjd014755; Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:20:30 -0700 Received: from webmail1.lanl.gov (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by webmail1.lanl.gov (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id lB2IKUOX018624; Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:20:30 -0700 Received: (from apache@localhost) by webmail1.lanl.gov (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11/Submit) id lB2IKU6M018622; Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:20:30 -0700 X-Authentication-Warning: webmail1.lanl.gov: apache set sender to jamesh@lanl.gov using -f Received: from 128.165.0.81 (SquirrelMail authenticated user 222160) by webmail.lanl.gov with HTTP; Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:20:30 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <60560.128.165.0.81.1196619630.squirrel@webmail.lanl.gov> In-Reply-To: <4752F30C.4060906@math.arizona.edu> References: <4752F30C.4060906@math.arizona.edu> Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:20:30 -0700 (MST) From: "James A. Harrison" To: "Predrag Punosevac" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.8-6.el3.2lanl MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-CTN-5-MailScanner-Information: Please see http://network.lanl.gov/email/virus-scan.php X-CTN-5-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-CTN-5-MailScanner-From: jamesh@lanl.gov X-Spam-Status: No Cc: lonewolfen359@yahoo.com, "Pandy, James R SGT NG NG FORSCOM" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: laptop X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: jamesh@lanl.gov List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:20:37 -0000 > Pandy, James R SGT NG NG FORSCOM wrote: >> Hello >> >> How is it going. >> >> I'm geting ready to go over to Iraq on Dec 6th. >> >> I've used Linux for a few years now. A frind of mine sead that he would >> set up a laptop for me with FreeBSD as soon as I pick one up. I will >> not use MicroSoft WinBlows >> >> I looking to do mostly games on it but I'll also use it for the net and >> other things. >> >> If you were me what laptop would you look for. I'm thinking of the P4 >> type mabe a dule cord, around $700 to $1000 on ebay. >> >> If you need to get ahold of my here is 2 e-mail address: >> >> james.pandy@us.army.mil >> lonewolfen359@yahoo.com >> >> Thank you for any help that you can give me on this. >> >> > > > ThinkPad T23 is around $200 and ThinkPad T30 is around $300. They would > work like a charm with FreeBSD. > If you are going to spend $500 you might as well by new lap top. > Personally, I would not buy anything else but ThinkPad T series. > > > > Best, > Predrag >> James Pandy Where are you finding the T23 for $200? Presumably that's not US dollars, because even Ebay isn't showing a thinkpad for $200. James