From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 6 09:58:25 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 7165837B401 for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 09:58:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from postal1.es.net (postal1.es.net [198.128.3.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF47243FDD for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 09:58:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from ptavv.es.net ([198.128.4.29]) by postal1.es.net (Postal Node 1) with ESMTP id MUA74016; Tue, 06 May 2003 09:58:24 -0700 Received: from ptavv (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ptavv.es.net (Tachyon Server) with ESMTP id 883185D04; Tue, 6 May 2003 09:58:23 -0700 (PDT) To: jesse@wingnet.net In-Reply-To: Message from "Jesse D. Guardiani" of "Tue, 06 May 2003 11:57:38 EDT." Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 09:58:23 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" Message-Id: <20030506165823.883185D04@ptavv.es.net> cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ideal laptop recommendations? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 16:58:25 -0000 > From: "Jesse D. Guardiani" > Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 11:57:38 -0400 > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > > > ------------------------------- > IBM A31p ThinkPad for $2,811.60 > ------------------------------- > 15.0" UXGA screen (1600x1200) > Pentium 4 M 2Ghz (512kb L2 cache) > 512Mb DDR SDRAM > 40 Gb HD > CD-RW/DVD-R > Integrated Wi-Fi wireless and Bluetooth combo > 3 yr onsite repair warranty > 64 Mb ATI Mobility FireGL 7800 7.1-7.7 > > And I think Kevin Oberman already said that the ATI Mobility > FireGL card isn't supported. This laptop is too much $$$ for > me anyway. If I wanted to spend $3000 I would buy a Mac. No. My FireGL works fine, but does not like to turn on in high-resolution mode.(Easy but annoying work-around available.) But I have a T30, not an A31p, and I can't be sure about the A31p. According to IBM sales types (yes, their lips were moving), DVD burners will be available late this month or early in June. But it's still a very pricey box. I simply am addicted to the keyboards and the TrackPoint. I can get the TrackPoints on Dell and others, but the keyboard is an IBM only thing. I don't think a laptop is "ideal" without that IBM keyboard. (But nobody else might agree with my opinion.) R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634