Laptop dead, suggestions?

[Rainer Duffner]

Dan Langille wrote:
> On 15 May 2006 at 10:48, Warner Losh wrote:
>
>   
>> Does anybody have any recommendations?
>>     
>
> I have an IBM ThinkPad T41.  I like it. If I had to buy a new laptop, 
> I would give serious consideration to the Apple dual core Intel 
> units.  I saw one at BSDCan and I loved it.  I think it was US$1800 
> or something, but my memory is very vague on that.
>
> Would you consider an Apple?
>
>   


I don't think it's a good idea to run anything besides OS X on an Apple 
machine.
Unless being a FreeBSD-core member nowadays really only consists of 
project-management-tasks and presentations to suit-wearing investors, he 
will want to have a laptop with more than one mouse-button ;-)

Besides, the MacBook Pro is nice - I just don't think it is useful 
without OS X.

For a full-featured laptop with serial, parallel, IE1394, USB2, 
PCcard+Express-Card, BT2, IR, IEEE802.11x, GB-ethernet take a look at 
Fujtisu-Siemens' latest lifebook E8120 offerings.
They're also very durable (although a bit heavy), I've got a E8010 and 
it's a nice workstation.



cheers,
Rainer