From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 8 08:56:32 2003 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 4094A37B401 for ; Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:56:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kant.infometrics.net (209-202-22-9.mts.net [209.202.22.9]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5FA8243F85 for ; Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:56:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@sharedlogic.ca) Received: (qmail 71343 invoked from network); 8 Jul 2003 15:12:23 -0000 Received: from brnd-126-130-biz1.mts.net (HELO hitman.sharedlogic.ca) (206.45.126.130) by 0 with SMTP; 8 Jul 2003 15:12:23 -0000 Received: (qmail 1239 invoked by uid 500); 8 Jul 2003 15:29:06 -0000 Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 10:29:05 -0500 From: mike@sharedlogic.ca To: FreeBSD-mobile@FreeBSD.org Message-ID: <20030708152905.GA1214@hitman> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD-mobile@FreeBSD.org References: <20030703011407.GM29066@wantadilla.lemis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030703011407.GM29066@wantadilla.lemis.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Subject: Re: Choosing a new laptop 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: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 15:56:32 -0000 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