Re: Robust ThinkPad suggestions for running OpenBSD.

2017-07-12 Thread Jan Stary
Get an old Thinkpad T400, swap the disk if you like, and be happy ever after. http://stare.cz/dmesg/thinkpad-T400.20170604 Jan On Jul 12 12:18:44, jm...@gmx.com wrote: > Hello, everyone. > > I'm here to ask for input on a hardware purchase that I believe seasoned > OpenBSD users

Re: Robust ThinkPad suggestions for running OpenBSD.

2017-07-12 Thread Peter N. M. Hansteen
On 07/12/17 12:18, J. Misc. wrote: > Hello, everyone. > > I'm here to ask for input on a hardware purchase that I believe seasoned > OpenBSD users could provide some valuable insight into. > > I am looking to purchase a ThinkPad to exclusively run OpenBSD on. The intent > here is to have a

Re: Robust ThinkPad suggestions for running OpenBSD.

2017-07-12 Thread joekiser
On Wed, Jul 12, 2017, at 05:18, J. Misc. wrote: > So, the characteristics I would like the machine to posses, first and > foremost, are a strong outer shell, so it can sustain a fair beating > (unintentional). Weight and size small enough that it doesn't become a > burden (I also have a Dell

Re: Robust ThinkPad suggestions for running OpenBSD.

2017-07-12 Thread Josh Stephens
I want to echo Matthias on the T450s. I currently own that laptop also running OpenBSD 6.1 with full disk encryption. Pretty much everything works out of the box. Video, Wireless, Upgraded mine to use an SSD. I am currently using it for Python Web development and haven’t once felt like it was

Re: Robust ThinkPad suggestions for running OpenBSD.

2017-07-12 Thread Matthias Schmidt
Hi, Am 12.07.2017 12:18 schrieb J. Misc.: Hello, everyone. I'm here to ask for input on a hardware purchase that I believe seasoned OpenBSD users could provide some valuable insight into. I am looking to purchase a ThinkPad to exclusively run OpenBSD on. The intent here is to have a dedicated

Re: Robust ThinkPad suggestions for running OpenBSD.

2017-07-12 Thread Daniel Gracia
Should you need any horsepower I would go for a i7 X220/IPS/SSD combo; mint examples are available with sensible prices and as far as my experience can tell, they can get quite abuse taking only minor scratches. They are not low-voltage machines so can get warm; fan is louder and batteries drain

Re: Robust ThinkPad suggestions for running OpenBSD.

2017-07-12 Thread Kamil Cholewiński
For lightweight, go with X2.0 series. I've used X200s (OpenBSD, Linux), X220 & X250 (Linux), and can recommend all of these. X230 is supposedly also decent, and can be modded with the old X220 keyboard. Avoid X240, it has a very shitty touchpad. For sturdy, go with any older model, up to &

Robust ThinkPad suggestions for running OpenBSD.

2017-07-12 Thread J. Misc.
Hello, everyone. I'm here to ask for input on a hardware purchase that I believe seasoned OpenBSD users could provide some valuable insight into. I am looking to purchase a ThinkPad to exclusively run OpenBSD on. The intent here is to have a dedicated machine to explore and play with OpenBSD,