Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 13:31:57 -0800 From: <nathan@corp.wac.com> To: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> Cc: <freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: notebook/laptop Message-ID: <005d01c17e9d$6ee919a0$f5c8a8c0@NATHAN> References: <200112062056.fB6KuPd24250@ptavv.es.net>
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Kevin, i actually have an older ibm thinkpad.. and you're correct it does run great. but im looking for something more... i don't know exactly -- something different? =) maybe something a little more modern looking? my thinkpad tends to be pretty bulky too. i have the 600ed. nice machine though, runs pretty quick for an older machine! nathan@corp.wac.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: <nathan@corp.wac.com> Cc: <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 12:56 PM Subject: Re: notebook/laptop > > From: <nathan@corp.wac.com> > > Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 12:11:12 -0800 > > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG > > > > > > freebsd-mobile, > > > > hi everyone, im about to purchase a laptop and would like to know if > > anyone has any links, input, or > > ideas of what to get. i've seen a couple of websites with some reviews and > > have read up one the PAO site > > for release info and supported hardware. but im still hanging on the > > question "what is the best for the money, and > > what will give me less hassle for the money?". if you have any ideas or > > information for me to research on that'd > > be great. thanks for the information/help in advance! > > FWIW, I am very happy with IBM ThinkPads. They run FreeBSD quite > well. Everything works on my old 600E, including the sound and > internal modem. Everything configure smoothly and the APM works > extremely well with no need for special code to control fans and the > like. > > One drawback for may is the mouse button. I love it, but my wife only > runs with an external mouse on her system. (Dells also use > trackpoints.) > > Biggest win: IBM makes the best keyboard you can get on a laptop! Full > sized with excellent touch. > > R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer > Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) > Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) > E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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