From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 2 12:24:30 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 A7ADC16A4CE; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:24:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from sizone.org (mortar.sizone.org [65.126.154.242]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD69A43FFB; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:24:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dgilbert@daveg.ca) Received: by sizone.org (Postfix, from userid 66) id 1ADAA30790; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 20:24:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: by canoe.dclg.ca (Postfix, from userid 101) id BFB801D1FFC; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 15:24:34 -0500 (EST) From: David Gilbert MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <16332.62722.468006.673454@canoe.dclg.ca> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 15:24:34 -0500 To: Doug Barton In-Reply-To: <20031201160224.W97771@qbhto.arg> References: <20031201160224.W97771@qbhto.arg> X-Mailer: VM 7.17 under 21.4 (patch 14) "Reasonable Discussion" XEmacs Lucid cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Experience with Dell Latitude D[568]00's? 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, 02 Dec 2003 20:24:30 -0000 >>>>> "Doug" == Doug Barton writes: I have the Dell D800 with the 1920x1200 screen and am quite happy with it. Doug> Howdy, Just when I thought the laptop issue was resolved, I've Doug> got some new drama. :) I am moving to a new job, and they use Doug> Dell Latitude's there, so I need to find out if anyone has Doug> experience with either the Latitude D500, D600, or D800. I'm Doug> particularly interested in ACPI support in -current, and things Doug> like suspend, resume, etc. I'm also interested in the support Doug> for the internal wireless and bluetooth modules. It looks to me Doug> like the Dell TrueMobile 1400 wireless card is atheros based, so Doug> that should be fine, yes? The D800 suspends S1 ... which is OK ... but not stellar. It seems that someone will fix this "soon." The Centrino in the D800 is great ... it reduces the power requirements for the processor ... and thus produces less heat. The 1920x1200 screen is driven by a GForce-4 which is also supported. I have the 1500 wireless card ... figuring that someone will eventually fix it. IIRC, the 1400 and 1500 are both broadcom, not atheros. Someone said that the 1150 (which can't be ordered with it, but can be ordered separately and fits) will work with the wi driver. Doug> I'm also wondering about carrying around the D800 with the big Doug> screen. How is the weight on that? I will definitely be Doug> traveling with this laptop, so portability is an issue, but I'm Doug> a pretty big guy. A 7 pound laptop isn't that much worse than Doug> what I have now, and since I'm going to be using it on the road Doug> a lot I want something I am comfortable with. It's a solid unit. I take it everywhere. A 2nd battery is cool. The big screen is gorgeous. I have a theory that one requires 3 sheets of paper (equavalent) on the screen to go paperless. This screen lets me be paperless. Doug> Obviously, if you have bad experiences with these particular Doug> models, I'd like to hear that, but please don't bother with Doug> generic "dell sux" messages, since I need to go with what they Doug> are already using in the office. You do need the patched DSDT (ACPI BIOS code). I have a mailing list dell-d800@eicat.ca ... to which you can subscribe and probe the archives for various issues. Having had many laptops that sat beside my workstation, this is the first that _is_ my workstation. Dave. -- ============================================================================ |David Gilbert, Independent Contractor. | Two things can only be | |Mail: dave@daveg.ca | equal if and only if they | |http://daveg.ca | are precisely opposite. | =========================================================GLO================