Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 22:07:05 +0200 From: Rainer Duffner <rainer@ultra-secure.de> To: Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptop dead, suggestions? Message-ID: <4468DF69.20702@ultra-secure.de> In-Reply-To: <4468A0F9.6071.37FD6A10@dan.langille.org> References: <4468A0F9.6071.37FD6A10@dan.langille.org>
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Dan Langille wrote: > On 15 May 2006 at 10:48, Warner Losh wrote: > > >> Does anybody have any recommendations? >> > > I have an IBM ThinkPad T41. I like it. If I had to buy a new laptop, > I would give serious consideration to the Apple dual core Intel > units. I saw one at BSDCan and I loved it. I think it was US$1800 > or something, but my memory is very vague on that. > > Would you consider an Apple? > > I don't think it's a good idea to run anything besides OS X on an Apple machine. Unless being a FreeBSD-core member nowadays really only consists of project-management-tasks and presentations to suit-wearing investors, he will want to have a laptop with more than one mouse-button ;-) Besides, the MacBook Pro is nice - I just don't think it is useful without OS X. For a full-featured laptop with serial, parallel, IE1394, USB2, PCcard+Express-Card, BT2, IR, IEEE802.11x, GB-ethernet take a look at Fujtisu-Siemens' latest lifebook E8120 offerings. They're also very durable (although a bit heavy), I've got a E8010 and it's a nice workstation. cheers, Rainer
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