From owner-freebsd-mobile Tue Nov 5 9:10:13 2002 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 E6D6337B401 for ; Tue, 5 Nov 2002 09:10:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from lerlaptop.iadfw.net (lerlaptop.iadfw.net [206.66.13.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45A2A43E4A for ; Tue, 5 Nov 2002 09:10:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ler@lerctr.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lerlaptop.iadfw.net (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gA5H9jXY000638; Tue, 5 Nov 2002 11:09:45 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from ler@lerctr.org) Subject: Re: Laptop 'short list'? From: Larry Rosenman To: mvh@welkyn.com Cc: richard childers , Andrew Y Ng , freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <1036515974.615.1.camel@netcom1.netcom.com> References: <20021105144719.ADE431310B@netcom1.netcom.com> <1036512215.10720.6.camel@natewks2.ad.newisys.com> <3DC7F080.B2021047@pacbell.net> <1036515974.615.1.camel@netcom1.netcom.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 Date: 05 Nov 2002 11:09:45 -0600 Message-Id: <1036516195.412.5.camel@lerlaptop.iadfw.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-milter (http://amavis.org/) Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, 2002-11-05 at 11:06, Mike Harding wrote: > I did check _all_ of these references, richard, I'm not lazy. The > laptop compatibility guide hasn't been updated in over a year. Google > just pulls up pages of problems that people have with a particular > laptop. > > Pricewatch has a lousy interface, and is only useful once you know the > exact model you want! It's frustrating even looking for a video card on > pricewatch! I'm using a Fujitsu C-6651 (bought at Fry's in March). Works great (neeeded CVS X for the I830). > > On Tue, 2002-11-05 at 08:23, richard childers wrote: > > > > > > > > - What are some good laptops for FreeBSD? > > > > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=freebsd+%2Bhardware+%2Blaptop > > > > http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/11/02/Big_Scary_Daemons.html > > http://www.cse.ucsc.edu/~dkulp/fbsd/laptop.html (this looks good) > > > > ... etc. > > > > > > Any stores that have good stock? I haven't really been able to look > > > > at laptops. Any good deals out there? > > > > pricewatch.com > > > > -- richard > > > > -- > > > > Richard A Childers/KG6HAC -- Senor UNIX System & Network Administrator > > "Dont forget nothing." Maj Rogers, standing orders, 1st Ranger Bn, 1759 > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message