On Mar 4, 2005, at 11:23 AM, Brian Chrisman wrote: [CLIP]
Are you looking for new or used? I definitely recommend the Thinkpad and the Vaio models... and if you're really on the road a lot, nothing beat a super-slim profile. :-)
##### New, Used, Refurbished---makes not difference. I develop custom database on the Macintosh and test them on a PC if my client is Windows based. However, when I go to my clients site, I would like to be able to carry a PC laptop. Even thought the database will run on either platform, they do not display exactly the same.
I bought my big honkin IBM A30p off ebay almost two years ago for $1200... nice 1600x1200 display, 1.2Ghz processor, 40GB HDD (which died)... 1GB ram..
##### I have tried and I simply cannot use the "joy stick" on IBMs. I need something with a "scratch pad". That's what all the Macintoshes have and what I learned to use.
##### My main concern is to get something that will work well with Linux or FreeBSD.
On Mar 4, 2005, at 11:14 AM, Mark C. Ballew wrote:
Be sure to check out Linux-on-Laptops before you buy:
http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/
##### Yes! I had stumbled into that site some time ago but couldn't remember the URL. Thanks!
I've had exceptional luck with Toshibas and Linux (as well as *BSD), and
there are a lot of 3rd party open-source add-ons for Toshibas for you to
control the screen brightness, CPU fan speed, Tablet, etc. On the
downside, Toshiba notebooks tend to find a way to break on their own, so
get a good warranty if you go this route.
##### Good information to know.
Another key thing to look for is video cards on the laptop. ATI and
Nvidia cards work really well, but some sub-notebooks only ship with the
Trident "cyberblade" or Intel video chips which give mixed results.
##### This is the kind of stuff I really was looking for so I wouldn't get something with some level of incompatibility.
Mark
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