Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 20:46:12 +0100 From: Nick Barnes <Nick.Barnes@pobox.com> To: Don Wilde <Don@Silver-Lynx.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: new notebook Message-ID: <19621.957383172@raven.ravenbrook.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 02 May 2000 09:15:15 PDT." <390EFF13.174BCF35@Silver-Lynx.com>
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At 2000-05-02 16:15:15+0000, Don Wilde writes: > > > Nick Barnes wrote: > > > > I'm buying a new notebook to run FreeBSD. Probably somewhere in the > > $2000-$3500 range. It has to be dockable and I would like it to be > > fairly lightweight. I don't need a zillion peripherals. I want to > > avoid spending ages configuring Xfree86. > > > > Recommendations? > > > > Wes Peters has a Sony VAIO F160 with the NeoMagic 256AV in it. He's > quite happy with his, so I went and ordered a PCG-F420. Stuffed with > 256M and delivered insured to my door, it's going to cost $2349.00 from > www.compdirect.com. It's a crazy place to buy from, they're only open 2 > days a week, but the deal was great. I don't think this has an Ethernet port, so you need an Ethernet PC card. Is FreeBSD happy with the Sony-badged one? Nick B To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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