Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 16:16:35 -0800 (PST) From: David <yay@yaychat.com> To: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: laptop recommendations Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10011101557140.1376-100000@digitalmoon.org> In-Reply-To: <20001110131753.A62744@blackhelicopters.org>
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i like the dell inspiron 7500. i have a problem with X locking up if i leave the computer unattended for awhile. i really have to baby it, typing 'sudo apm -z' prior to getting up for a time, plus, i cannot be in an X session when i do it. other than that, i really like the dell. of course, i'm the sort that is also comforted by the sense of physical security the 10 pounds of hardware provides. the 15.1" 1400x1100 screen is great. very sharp. uptimes vary from days to weeks depending on how carefull i am with BSD. it makes a great development machine. plug in two batteries and get 6:40 of time. i had one of the ibm hard drives go bad on me, but the case i was carrying it was lame. now i carry it in a green backpack from seattle. with 128 megs of ram and a piii650 mhz processor, i process a seti unit in about 7-8 hours. On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, Michael Lucas wrote: > I'm shocked. My new boss has approved about $3k for a UNIX laptop for > me. I've never spent that much money on a personal PC in my life. > > So, any recommendations? I need the ability to use 256meg of RAM and > X-windows. > > Thanks, > Michael > > -- > Michael Lucas > mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org > http://www.blackhelicopters.org/~mwlucas/ > Big Scary Daemons: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/Big_Scary_Daemons > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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