Re: Laptop dead, suggestions?
Andrew Elmore <[email protected]>
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On Mon, May 15, 2006 at 10:48:59AM -0600, Warner Losh wrote: > So, I'm in the market for a new laptop. Unless someone is donating me > a decent one, I'd like it to have the following characteristics: > >= 1GHz speed > >= 512MB RAM > >= 40GB hard disk > Excellent battery life > light weight (< 4 pounds?) > decent scren > well constructed > PC Card slot > ExpressCard slot > SD card slot (with the standard SD host interface) > builtin wireless > > Does anybody have any recommendations? I have had good experiences with IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads, having owned several over the last ten years. Most of mine have been the desktop replacement variety (except for two, a Z50 supercompact which ran NetBSD/hpcmips, and a previously used 560), but the Thinkpad X-series meets most of your requirements, not sure about the SD card slot or Express Card. The X-series are the only ones without a builtin trackpad, which may or may not suit your personal preference-- I find the TrackPoint red "eraser" pointer to be very ergonomic, and appreciate having one of the few laptops with three mouse buttons. regards, Andrew _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"