From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 9 15:09:01 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org 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 0394316A476 for ; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 15:09:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rainer@ultra-secure.de) Received: from bsd.ultra-secure.de (bsd.ultra-secure.de [62.146.20.26]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF1ED43D8A for ; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 15:08:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rainer@ultra-secure.de) Received: (qmail 42811 invoked by uid 89); 9 Jun 2006 15:08:58 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.1.0 ppid: 42793, pid: 42803, t: 4.4879s scanners: attach: 1.1.0 clamav: 0.88/m:38/d:1474 spam: 3.0.4 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.100.179?) (rainer@ultra-secure.de@217.71.84.110) by bsd.ultra-secure.de with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 9 Jun 2006 15:08:53 -0000 Message-ID: <44898F02.5060204@ultra-secure.de> Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 17:08:50 +0200 From: Rainer Duffner User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20051201) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Eric Brunner-Williams at a VSAT somewhere References: <200606091328.k59DSThD012167@nic-naa.net> In-Reply-To: <200606091328.k59DSThD012167@nic-naa.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on bsd.ultra-secure.de X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.4 Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New or used laptop recommendation(s) X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:09:01 -0000 Eric Brunner-Williams at a VSAT somewhere wrote: > Hi, > > I've gone through a couple of Sony's, don't want to repeat that, and I'm > looking for suggestions. > > I've a critical app running on some RELENG_6 boxen, and because I'm almost > always either off-grid and power limited, or simply down-link of a VSAT, > with the latency/bandwidth limitations that imposes, I need to run RELENG_6, > to mirror my distant (back in Maine) apps running on my 1U set. > > The IBM t41 (Randy)? Dell laptoppen? > > Cluebat to forehead please, I'll summarize, etc., and thanks in advance, > Eric > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > There was a thread exactly like this some weeks ago. Check the archive. Summary: Avoid consumer-laptops and go for brand-name business-class laptops with 3 years NBD warranty. Go with IBM, FSC, HP and Dell (with a good support-contract). Or buy an Apple (but you can't run FreeBSD on it). Don't think about skipping the apple-care support-contract there, either. On a recent thread on slashdot, some people were complaining that the Lenovo Thinkpads were quickly going downhill, quality-wise (compared with earlier Thinkpad T4x-models). I don't own one, so I can't comment on it. Personally, I'd avoid Sony at any price. Their reputation here in Germany is really very bad. I'd be torn between buying a MacBook and another FSC Lifebook E (currently I've got a E8010). The MacBook is much more "portable" than the E8010, but the later is better at running FreeBSD.... I'd also buy a Dell, but their price is not much better (if at all) than a MacBook, so you can guess which one I'd take... Too bad that all malls and stores only have the the consumer-grade laptops on display , so it's difficult to judge, which business-laptop to buy. cheers, Rainer