Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 10:29:05 -0500 From: mike@sharedlogic.ca To: FreeBSD-mobile@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Choosing a new laptop Message-ID: <20030708152905.GA1214@hitman> In-Reply-To: <20030703011407.GM29066@wantadilla.lemis.com> References: <20030703011407.GM29066@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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On Thu, Jul 03, 2003 at 10:44:07AM +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > 1. Which brand? > 2. Which model? I purchased a Dell Inspiron 8200 about eleven months ago. Here are the specs that might interest you: * Intel P4 1.7GHz 512K L2 cache * BIOS revision A06 (original) * 512M/40G * NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go * Ultrasharp UXGA display * 3c905-TX/TX-M * Matshita CDRW/DVD * track point and pad; two buttons I've been tracking 4-STABLE (and dual-booting Red Hat versions) from the start. No problems beyond my own goofs. I avoided upgrading the BIOS for various reasons, and I've never had fan/heat problems that some claim. Dell replaced the drive for me--no hassle--five months after purchase, when it started clunking. > I use laptops when travelling and for presentations. For the former I > want long battery life and high resolution (preferably 1600x1200). The NVIDIA card works fine with the FBSD NVIDIA port--I get 1600x1200 as advertised. > ... > happy to have a wide-screen model. I also want a keyboard which I can > remap and a touchpad which works; a third mouse button would, of > course, be a good idea. I've remapped some keys, but haven't tried the Fn (sorry, I don't use it much). Hope that's useful. -- Michael J. Forster, B.Sc., Software Engineer, Shared Logic Inc. mike @ sharedlogic.ca, www.sharedlogic.ca/mjf.html
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