From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 1 22:57:47 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E51F16A4CE for ; Thu, 1 Jan 2004 22:57:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net (smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.203]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B408A43D45 for ; Thu, 1 Jan 2004 22:57:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from malcolm.kay@internode.on.net) Received: from beta.home (ppp109-47.lns1.adl1.internode.on.net [150.101.109.47])i026vhp5058347 for ; Fri, 2 Jan 2004 17:27:44 +1030 (CST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" From: Malcolm Kay Organization: At home To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 17:27:43 +1030 User-Agent: KMail/1.4.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <200401021727.43046.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> Subject: Medium to High end notebook/laptop suitable for FBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2004 06:57:47 -0000 Hi, I'm looking to purchase a new notebook computer to be used primarily with FreeBSD. (On the odd occasions that I'm forced to work with a windoze=20 operating system I quickly become irritable and bad tempered). It would be rediculous to claim that price doesn't matter, but it is true= to say=20 that I'm not looking for a cheap solution nor at the bottom end of the ma= rket. What I want is a machine which can run FreeBSD without too many problems. The wish list includes: UXGA display (1600x1200) on a reasonably large display capable of resol= ving most of this. Minimum 256Mb memory -- 512 would be nice. FBSD supported LAN connection -- preferably via wireless. Plenty of disk space, but prepared to settle for 40Gb or so.=20 Internal Dialup modem that can be utilised through FBSD. Some method of connecting an optical mouse. (A connection for a conventional keyboard might also be attractive.) CDROM/R/RW. (DVD play would be an attracive bonus.) USB Reasonably quick -- in the 2Ghz to 3 Ghz range The following aspects I don't see as being of much importance to me: (But of course it is possible that I'm overlooking some important aspect) Long period of battery use; I imagine power will be mostly be available= =2E Fancy power management. Floppy drive. The Toshiba satellite P20 seems to mostly have the hardware features I'd like to have (and is just about affordable); but I'm led to believe t= hat there=20 are extreme difficulties in getting FreeBSD operational on any late model= Toshiba=20 notebooks/laptops. Are there any suggestions as to where I might start looking? Is there anyone with a machine fulfilling most of my wish list with FBSD capability? =20 Malcolm Kay