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, [email protected] 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 dedicated machine to explore and play with OpenBSD, and
> eventually promote it as my primary day-to-day workstation.
>
> A little background: I own a T460s, and it's an excellent machine, but I feel
> it to be too fragile to use in harsh environments, like outdoors or
> hackerspaces with a lot of rough objects around.
>
> The factors for choosing a ThinkPad to begin with is that I own one already,
> I've heard good words about OpenBSDs support for them (apparently, stemming
> from the fact that developers use them themselves) and really, my
> inexperience with a lot of the fancy new things from other vendors.
>
> 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 Precision 3510, and it's so heavy/big that I would never
> purchase it myself on these factors alone).
>
> It doesn't need to come with the best and latest 7th gen Intel i7 - I don't
> plan to do extremely heavy loads on it - I have other machines for that. Nor
> does it have to have things like a fingerprint scanner and all the other
> bells and whistles. I don't care about a touch screen either. A decently
> sized ssd or spindle would be preferred. A reasonably low power consumption
> rate, or support for an extended battery, would be very preferential, as I
> travel and don't like to become stationary for charging. I don't abuse my
> equipment, so I would like it to not suffer from continuous hardware failures
> due to poor physical characteristics, like bad air circulation.
>
> I understand that the above description is vague and leaves a lot to the
> imagination, but that is intentional. I don't mind looking into other OEM
> products either. If anyone has personal experience to share, or point into
> the direction where I could get informed, I'm all ears.
>
> --
> J. Misc.
>
