Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 17:59:46 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Mikel <mikel@ocsny.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: hiya hiya Message-ID: <199912140159.RAA02283@mass.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 13 Dec 1999 20:48:23 EST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9912132047480.4234-100000@apollo.ocsny.com>
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A basic config will run you about $4k, depending on the options you select. Mine is the now-discontinued PII-400 model; the PIII-500 is a bit more pricey. There's a Celeron-based version as well which will save you a lot of money (and go for longer on the same batteries I suspect). > Thanks guys, off hand how much does the i7500 run? > > Cheers, > mikel > > On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Mike Smith wrote: > > > > On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Mike Smith wrote: > > > > > > > There are really only two sensible suggestions at the moment: > > > > > > > > - Sony Vaio 505RX, if you want light and functional > > > > - Dell Inspiron 7500, if you want a massive screen > > > > > > My Dell Latitude CPt has a massive screen (note: this is not the one > > > I had at FreeBSDcon.) 14.1", I believe. > > > > The 7500 comes with a 15.5" screen at 1280x1024, or a 15.1" screen at > > 1400x1050. Nobody else is currently actually shipping screens this large. > > (IBM were offering a 770Z with a 1280x1024 screen, but they couldn't > > deliver when I ordered one.) > > > > The i7500 is also giving me the best part of 5 hours out of a single > > battery (more like 4 if I have something like a world build running). > > Given that it can take two at a time, and you can swap them while it's > > going, I'm very happy with it in it's role as principal work machine. > > > > -- > > \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith > > \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org > > \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > > > > -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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