Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 15:55:18 +0000 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Jeremy Prior <jez@netcraft.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Notebook recommendations sought Message-ID: <199808201555.PAA00592@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 20 Aug 1998 14:22:09 %2B0100." <199808201322.OAA08194@ns0.netcraft.co.uk>
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> All, > I'm looking to buy a Notebook/Laptop computer specifically to > run FreeBSD. When mobile, this machine will be carted around client > sites and run as a surrogate desktop machine. When stationary, > it'll just be a desktop machine. > > Therefore, my criteria are: > > - Good Connectivity (ability to use various Ethernet technologies easily, > as I'll not know in advance what I'm going to need); Buy an NE2000 combo PCCARD that handles multiple media automatically. Eg. the Accton EN2216. > - Ability to drive an external screen at a good X resolution (1024x768x256 > or better at >= 75Hz) > - Ability to attach external keyboard and mouse Almost all will do this. > Other details: > - Disk capacity is more important than processor speed (providing the > processor is Pentium MMX or better) Buy a machine with the smallest disk you can, and take it out. Buy one of the 6GB or 8GB laptop disks as well. I bought a 6GB Toshiba unit for about US$500 including shipping. (www.cmpexpress.com) Make sure you buy a memory upgrade too. > - I'd go for a `named' brand over `no-named'. The Toshiba Satellite machines seem pretty rebust. As a bonus, they're sufficiently 'mainstream' that you can get third-party (read cheap) memory upgrades. > Basically, which machines (or just manufacturers) are best supported > by FreeBSD? More specifically, you want to look for machines within a manufacturer's range that contain supported peripherals. Eg. you might want to favour one with a C&T video chipset over one with NeoMagic hardware, and one with selectable PCCARD/CardBUS slots over one that only supports CardBUS. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ 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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