Le 2015-10-29 19:03, Pascal Stumpf a écrit :
On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:47:43 +0100, Domovoy wrote:
Thanks for the advices everyone.
That would tend to send me toward a x220 then (even if i'm usually
reluctant to buy second hand laptops).
Only question remaining: would it allow me to make a comfortable use
of
FreeCad/blender? (nothing too complex, mainly last minute adjustments
on
models for 3D printing)
Blender definitely, but someone (e.g. you) would have to port FreeCAD.
Well, at first i'll run it under Debian.
But the goal here is definitely to get my head into OpenBSD (tried it
some years ago, always wanted to see more of it).
As for porting stuff, since i'm not too bad with c, c++ and programming
in general, i may very well give it a try one day.
Anyway, i've been following this list for a long time, and as soon as i
receive my x220 you all can expect to read me quite often :) (well, not
before spring actually, my winter is going to be occupied drinking rum,
rock climbing, and partying with friends on a sunny island :P)
Thanks again for the advices, buying that x220 right now!
Le 2015-10-29 18:24, Kim Zeitler a écrit :
>> What about the B50-80 (80LT003C): i3, Intel HD 4400, wifi B/G/N/AC,
>> Gigabit Ethernet, 2x USB3.
> Got some for testing here ( meant to run Windows actually) and had
> some minor issues with them and sadly not enough time to look
> fully into it. But first impressions weren't that 'impressive'
>
>>> My x220 is outstanding. The only device that isn't supported is the
>>> fingerprint reader. Also the mSATA slot is great for a second SSD. I
>>> dual boot OpenBSD and Arch (for when I need a Virtual Machine) and
>>> just use the F12 key at boot to select the drive I boot off of.
>>> Really
>>> simplifies the set up. Also you can put 16gb of ram in this model
>>> (even with an i5 processor) even though the specs say max of 8gb.
> Can only second this, running on an older x220 with an i7 on a fully
> encrypted mSATA SSD. Still faster than my coworkers newer kits.
> Only thing I had to replace was one battery. Otherwise fine even after
> several years of service.
>
> Money on an x220 is well spent. Also they feel more solid than the
> B50s.
>
> Need to try extending my RAM to 16GB - thanks for the hint Bryan.
>
> Cheers,
> Kim
