FreeBSD-friendly laptop suggestions, but wait there's more...
List, Does anyone know of a laptop, preferably an older model so it's inexpensive, (It doesn't have to be very fast.), that is: 1) FreeBSD friendly. 2) Isn't a portable skillet? 3) Is physically sturdy. Not bulletproof, but not creaking, sagging plastic. Every laptop I've used in the past has had terrible overheating problems. If one places a 'laptop' in their lap, it overheats, possibly burning the legs of the operator with prolonged use. I want a laptop, not a laptop attached to a desk or a board with fans in it, or the need to hunt down a desk so I can set my laptop on the desktop, effectively creating a desktop. I want to be able to set the laptop on top of my lap. (Hard to imagine.) The last laptop I had was a gateway, which when held by the corner would creak and sag and overheated constantly. The Toshiba was sturdier, but had equally atrocious ventilation and overheating problems. I was originally thinking about a thinkpad, like a T20 or T30, but word on the street is that thinkpads overheat too? Does such a thing exist? -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeBSD-friendly laptop suggestions, but wait there's more...
Modulok пишет: List, Does anyone know of a laptop, preferably an older model so it's inexpensive, (It doesn't have to be very fast.), that is: 1) FreeBSD friendly. 2) Isn't a portable skillet? 3) Is physically sturdy. Not bulletproof, but not creaking, sagging plastic. I'd go for IBM T4x one. Mine is T42, no problems with onboard devices or overheating. These ones sold on ebay for about 400 USD, I don't know whether its too expensive or not. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeBSD-friendly laptop suggestions, but wait there's more...
On Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 06:04:37AM -0700, Modulok wrote: Does anyone know of a laptop, preferably an older model so it's inexpensive, (It doesn't have to be very fast.), that is: 1) FreeBSD friendly. 2) Isn't a portable skillet? 3) Is physically sturdy. Not bulletproof, but not creaking, sagging plastic. I would also recommend the IBM Thinkpad T41 or T42 (not T43p). bye, Uwe ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeBSD-friendly laptop suggestions, but wait there's more...
For something more portable, check out the ThinkPad X40 series. I love my little X40. On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 8:57 AM, Uwe Laverenz u...@laverenz.de wrote: On Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 06:04:37AM -0700, Modulok wrote: Does anyone know of a laptop, preferably an older model so it's inexpensive, (It doesn't have to be very fast.), that is: 1) FreeBSD friendly. 2) Isn't a portable skillet? 3) Is physically sturdy. Not bulletproof, but not creaking, sagging plastic. I would also recommend the IBM Thinkpad T41 or T42 (not T43p). bye, Uwe ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org -- Conner Finlay ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeBSD-friendly laptop suggestions, but wait there's more...
On Jan 8, 2009, at 8:04 AM, Modulok wrote: List, Does anyone know of a laptop, preferably an older model so it's inexpensive, (It doesn't have to be very fast.), that is: 1) FreeBSD friendly. 2) Isn't a portable skillet? 3) Is physically sturdy. Not bulletproof, but not creaking, sagging plastic. It hasn't been released yet, but iX systems is working on a BSD laptop called the INVINCIBOOK that seems to meet all your requirements. http://www.ixsystems.com/virtuemart/5.html -- Steven Kreuzer http://www.exit2shell.com/~skreuzer ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeBSD-friendly laptop suggestions, but wait there's more...
On Thu, 8 Jan 2009 09:54:49 -0500, Steven Kreuzer skreu...@exit2shell.com wrote: It hasn't been released yet, but iX systems is working on a BSD laptop called the INVINCIBOOK that seems to meet all your requirements. http://www.ixsystems.com/virtuemart/5.html Hey, looks nice, but at a first glance I miss a trackpoint (which I personally prefer over a glidepad) and a third mouse button (which is essential). Furthermore, the keyboard seems to have those unfriendly MICROS~1 advertising keys. :-) Specifications look very well, so it may be well to say that such a device can be in use for several years. It's intended to run PC-BSD 1.x / FreeBSD 6.x, so there's a good chance that it will work with a 7.x FreeBSD, too. But too expensive (in my opinion)... -- Polytropon From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeBSD-friendly laptop suggestions, but wait there's more...
Uwe Laverenz writes: On Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 06:04:37AM -0700, Modulok wrote: Does anyone know of a laptop, preferably an older model so it's inexpensive, (It doesn't have to be very fast.), that is: 1) FreeBSD friendly. 2) Isn't a portable skillet? 3) Is physically sturdy. Not bulletproof, but not creaking, sagging plastic. I would also recommend the IBM Thinkpad T41 or T42 (not T43p). I'll chime in to say that my T42p works well. g. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeBSD-friendly laptop suggestions, but wait there's more...
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 6:34 PM, Modulok modu...@gmail.com wrote: List, Does anyone know of a laptop, preferably an older model so it's inexpensive, (It doesn't have to be very fast.), that is: 1) FreeBSD friendly. 2) Isn't a portable skillet? 3) Is physically sturdy. Not bulletproof, but not creaking, sagging plastic. My dell inspiron 9400 works quite well, except for 1. Card reader 2. Suspend/resume It does get a bit warm, but not more than when I am running windows. Battery time was also pretty much the same It's no longer in production, but i believe the replacements are the inspiron 1720 and the xps 1730 I am not sure if the newer 4965 802.11n wifi chipset that are currently available would be supported, but you could opt for the 3945 -- Gautham Ganapathy http://lisphacker.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeBSD-friendly laptop suggestions, but wait there's more...
Quoting Gautham Ganapathy gaut...@lisphacker.org: On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 6:34 PM, Modulok modu...@gmail.com wrote: List, Does anyone know of a laptop, preferably an older model so it's inexpensive, (It doesn't have to be very fast.), that is: As I mentioned in another thread, I just bought a Lenovo S10 with Atom processor 512k cache and 1G memory, 10+ screen, feels very solid, best scratch pad I've ever used and cost 399 dls. I haven't put unix on it. I'm probably going to buy another. I gave this one to my wife for her iTunes and iPhone (cheaper than MAC :( ) and while setting it up I was very pleasantly surprised at how solid it was and with great performance under XP that comes with it. ed 1) FreeBSD friendly. 2) Isn't a portable skillet? 3) Is physically sturdy. Not bulletproof, but not creaking, sagging plastic. My dell inspiron 9400 works quite well, except for 1. Card reader 2. Suspend/resume It does get a bit warm, but not more than when I am running windows. Battery time was also pretty much the same It's no longer in production, but i believe the replacements are the inspiron 1720 and the xps 1730 I am not sure if the newer 4965 802.11n wifi chipset that are currently available would be supported, but you could opt for the 3945 -- Gautham Ganapathy http://lisphacker.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. Fracaso es la oportunidad de reiniciar con mas inteligencia Henry Ford ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
