I've been wondering if the following specs were available in a laptop out there on the market. If there is, it would be the ideal laptop for Solaris, BSD, Linux, and Windows all-around, making it the most economical and compatible developer workstation money could buy.
Laptop Needs - 64MB NVidia Geforce 5200 or better (ATI is a no go incase I want accerleration support on systems other then Windows and Linux, such as Solaris or *BSD) 2.0GHz+ AMD64, Intel Centrino, Pentium M, AMD, or VIA (x86 or x86_x64) 60GB IDE or SATA or better 54MB+ Intel PRO Wireless A/B/G, Lucent Orinoco/WaveLan, or Atheros WLAN (Mini-PCI Preferred for expansion) Via, Intel 845/915/945/965, or National Semiconductor chipsets preferred 100MB or 1000MB Intel, Realtek, or 3Com Onboard Ethernet Atleast one PCMCIA slot Infared is a plus No video cameras or any of that incompatible Windows stuff 14-17" LCD or Active Matrix Screen (1024x768x24bpp or higher res) Price must be below $1500.00 USD No broadcom chipsets or Microsoft Windows tax unless a non-oem full edition Windows XP Pro disc with key is provided Must hold 2-4 hours of battery life This message posted from opensolaris.org
