laptop question...

From: Jeff D. Hamann (jeff.hamann_at_forestinformatics.com)
Date: 09/18/05

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    I'm about to purchase a sager np3880 laptop:

    http://www.discountlaptops.com/index.php?section=specs&model_id=1176&category_id=&category_theme=c1

    and want to know if there might be any problems with the hardware
    especially the usb and video. Has anyone been able to get wuxga (1900x1200
    screen sizes) while running freebsd? I'm in the middle of purchasing new
    machines and I'm struggling with the concept of running wine so I can run
    MS Windows apps (ms office access+vba) or should I not bother with freebsd
    (5.4/6.0) and stick with xp?

    The video data is

    PCI Express x16 3D Accelerator
    128MB DDR2 PCI-e nVIDIA GeForce Go 6600 Video Memory

    and what is the experience with power management. I've seen lots of
    complaints about laptops going to sleep and never waking up...

    Jeff. 

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Jeff D. Hamann
Forest Informatics, Inc.
PO Box 1421
Corvallis, Oregon 97339-1421
phone 541-754-1428
fax 541-752-0288
jeff.hamann@forestinformatics.com
www.forestinformatics.com
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