From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 15 20:07:17 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: 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 C827616B05F for ; Mon, 15 May 2006 20:07:17 +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 E170E43D46 for ; Mon, 15 May 2006 20:07:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rainer@ultra-secure.de) Received: (qmail 89529 invoked by uid 89); 15 May 2006 20:07:15 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.1.0 ppid: 89515, pid: 89523, t: 4.8082s scanners: attach: 1.1.0 clamav: 0.86.2/m:33/d:1045 spam: 3.0.4 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.198?) (rainer@ultra-secure.de@217.71.83.52) by bsd.ultra-secure.de with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 15 May 2006 20:07:10 -0000 Message-ID: <4468DF69.20702@ultra-secure.de> Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 22:07:05 +0200 From: Rainer Duffner User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20060311) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dan Langille References: <4468A0F9.6071.37FD6A10@dan.langille.org> In-Reply-To: <4468A0F9.6071.37FD6A10@dan.langille.org> 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: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptop dead, suggestions? 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: Mon, 15 May 2006 20:07:21 -0000 Dan Langille wrote: > On 15 May 2006 at 10:48, Warner Losh wrote: > > >> Does anybody have any recommendations? >> > > I have an IBM ThinkPad T41. I like it. If I had to buy a new laptop, > I would give serious consideration to the Apple dual core Intel > units. I saw one at BSDCan and I loved it. I think it was US$1800 > or something, but my memory is very vague on that. > > Would you consider an Apple? > > I don't think it's a good idea to run anything besides OS X on an Apple machine. Unless being a FreeBSD-core member nowadays really only consists of project-management-tasks and presentations to suit-wearing investors, he will want to have a laptop with more than one mouse-button ;-) Besides, the MacBook Pro is nice - I just don't think it is useful without OS X. For a full-featured laptop with serial, parallel, IE1394, USB2, PCcard+Express-Card, BT2, IR, IEEE802.11x, GB-ethernet take a look at Fujtisu-Siemens' latest lifebook E8120 offerings. They're also very durable (although a bit heavy), I've got a E8010 and it's a nice workstation. cheers, Rainer