Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:26:03 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Greg Larkin <glarkin@FreeBSD.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: ThinkPad 3.0GHz: can anybody verify? Message-ID: <20080904182602.GD33782@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <48BF5241.8010300@FreeBSD.org> References: <20080904015322.GA6544@thought.org> <48BF5241.8010300@FreeBSD.org>
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On Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 11:13:05PM -0400, Greg Larkin wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Gary Kline wrote: > > Folks, > > > > I'm looking at a 3GHz ThinkPad w/out any OS. It's got > > at most 512M memory and only 40G drive. The guy I'm going to > > have upgrade this l'top thinks it will take a 160GB drive easily. > > Also that the RAM might max out at just 2GB. > > > > Any fellow TP-people onlist who know if my friend is right? > > > > Hi Gary, > > What's the laptop's model number (e.g. 2468-8EU or something similar)? > It should be shown on the bottom somewhere. > > The IBM and/or Lenovo support sites have a wealth of information where > you can find your answers, but it helps to know the model number first. Ah, okay: that's just what I asked Steve Bertrand, up-queue. I haven't bought the laptop yet; have seen a (growing) number of these 3GHz for sale on various used sites. For unix, anything over 2.4 is pently reasonable, IMO, so I figure 3.0 ought to serve for years. I'll see if the sellers will give me more detail. gary > > Regards, > Greg > - -- > Greg Larkin > > http://www.FreeBSD.org/ - The Power To Serve > http://www.sourcehosting.net/ - Ready. Set. Code. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFIv1JB0sRouByUApARAtchAJ4mAeuJBk4lxnrQCj8Y9mrkwj83nwCgv6Mu > HTRMZIPeJyt/gJiKWPcGvSY= > =akk0 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org
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