Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 10:14:41 -0600 From: Jimbo <jcjoseph@wt.net> To: Ollivier Robert <roberto@eurocontrol.fr>, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: VAIO 505F vs Toshiba 3015CT Message-ID: <369A2371.19BE5152@wt.net> References: <19990111155013.O49737@caerdonn.eurocontrol.fr>
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I have a sony notebook. It has worked great. i use XFree86 3.3.3 and the neomagic support suffices. > > - do I need PAO or is CURRENT enough ? Use -stable(2.2.8) the scsi card that Sony uses is an adaptec one which isn't supported in -current yet. > - does the hibernation feature work (saving mem on disk) ? I haven't tried that. > - what are the differences between 505F & 505G (the Sony site is not that > precise either) ? I don't know-maybe a marketing thing, got to have something new for people to buy. > - what are the different prices around ? Vaiodirect has the 505F listed for $1699. > - can I install without a CD-ROM (by FTP/NFS) ? I installed the base operating system via the built in modem (left it on all night) and installed the rest via the PCMCIA network card that I had. > - what about Cardbus / PCMCIA support in FreeBSD ? Compile the laptop kernel, and add sound support. I was able to use my Linksys ethernet card afterwards > Sony lists the 505F at around 1700US$ and Toshiba the 3015CT at > 1800US$. The Sony 505G seem to be more expensive (why?). It looks cool :) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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