Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 23:23:32 +0530 From: "Gautham Ganapathy" <gautham@lisphacker.org> To: Modulok <modulok@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-friendly laptop suggestions, but wait there's more... Message-ID: <fe7944830901080953l5f60357ay5cec03b9052005cb@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <64c038660901080504s3f2b01c7r7a047adabaff155b@mail.gmail.com> References: <64c038660901080504s3f2b01c7r7a047adabaff155b@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 6:34 PM, Modulok <modulok@gmail.com> wrote: > List, > > Does anyone know of a laptop, preferably an older model so it's > inexpensive, (It doesn't have to be very fast.), that is: > > 1) FreeBSD friendly. > 2) Isn't a portable skillet? > 3) Is physically sturdy. Not bulletproof, but not creaking, sagging plastic. > My dell inspiron 9400 works quite well, except for 1. Card reader 2. Suspend/resume It does get a bit warm, but not more than when I am running windows. Battery time was also pretty much the same It's no longer in production, but i believe the replacements are the inspiron 1720 and the xps 1730 I am not sure if the newer 4965 802.11n wifi chipset that are currently available would be supported, but you could opt for the 3945 -- Gautham Ganapathy http://lisphacker.org
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