Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:51:57 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Cc: Christopher Hilton <chris@vindaloo.com> Subject: Re: Notebook recommendations Message-ID: <200607271151.57543.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <700E4D69-659D-4AB1-B31A-30E0906EF4B1@vindaloo.com> References: <700E4D69-659D-4AB1-B31A-30E0906EF4B1@vindaloo.com>
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On Thursday 27 July 2006 10:50, Christopher Hilton wrote: > Well, my notebook was stolen last night so after 3 years with my > Gateway it's time get something new. I'm looking for recommendations. > The features I'm looking for are: > > > XGA graphics at a minimum of 1280 pixels horizontal and 960 > pixels vertical. 1400x1050 is perfect > > Pentium M processor for battery life 1.6 GHz ~ 2.0 GHz > > Ability to do 3D Video acceleration would be a plus but isn't > strictly necessary. XDAMAGE would be a double plus. > > A real serial port is a plus as I occasionally have to boot the > odd sun workstation. > > Any suggestions are welcome. I recently got an HP nc6220 at work. It has 1400x1050 with i915 (which has DRM support) though you'll need 915resolution from ports to get 1400x1050 working. It is a centrino box, and the wireless button turns the iwi radio on and off which is nice. It also has a real DB9 serial port on the right side near the back. -- John Baldwin
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