On Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 10:09:53AM +0000, Nik Clayton wrote: > All, > > What's currently recommended as a FreeBSD laptop platform?
Hi, I am using a HP compaq nx8220 without too many problems. so far I encountered the following problems: - build-in cardreader is not recognized. - writing dual-layer DVDs will hang at writing the split-info to disk (with growisofs), but can then be restarted without problems. bge0 and iwi0 work without problems, screen resolution is very good, sound and dvd playback no problem... > I'm using an IBM/Lenovo T42 at the moment, but that's shortly going back, > so: > > Things I like: > > * Suspend to RAM works haven't checked that one. never use it anyway. > * Nice enough keyboard > * Workable screen resolution (1024x768, big enough for four xterms) yes! it is a 16/9 display and 3x3 = 9 xterms fit very nicely - or editing very large textfiles (two) side by side with 138x75 characters each (that is 138 chars wide!). > * Reasonably light does not weight that much (I carry other more heavy stuff with me, so I just might not notice the laptops additional weight ;-) > * Has a dock -- makes things much easier don't have one myself, but no problem with docks available at customers. > * 1.7GHz CPU is fast enough for my needs (web, e-mail, software > development) shhould be available with dual core now. mine has about 2GHz which is plenty (for FreeBSD). Windows XP takes ages to start. > * Trackpad yep. > > Things I don't like: > > * Battery life isn't great enough for 1 DVD to watch (around 2 hours), but one can fit a second battery if needed. > * Suspend to disk doesn't work at least works with windows xp - as stated, i haven't checked with FreeBSD yet. > * No WiFi has iwi-interface. works fine for me. > > Can anyone recommend a laptop with all those features that works with > FreeBSD? I feel tempted to buy an apple powerbook pro next time ;-) but ymmv. Regards, Holger _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
