Garrett D'Amore wrote: > Mike DeMarco wrote: > >> Just killed my MSI 675 laptop by dropping it on the ground. >> >> Looking for recomendations on what people are running. >> >> Wants: >> AMD dual core >> >> > > This is a bad choice for a laptop... dual core AMD does not have any > kind of power savings support right now, and it is likely to be a while > before that is fixed. So you'll have a shorter battery life. > > I'd opt for a Core 2 Duo system instead. > > >> NVIDIA graphics @ 1680x1050 or better >> supported NIC/WIFI/keyboard/touchpad >> >> Don't mind the price. >> >> > > I'd go for a Toshiba Tecra M5 right now. We have some internal efforts > around this laptop, so you're likely to see any features not supported > out of the box supported really soon. >
I'd push on CAMS for the Tecra M9, just started shipping in June/July. We have a bunch in our Solaris engineering team. They are newer Intel Santa Rosa platform chipset, core2duo, and almost everything works, except modem. We are working on power mgmt for the Tecra *first* before other laptops. Our org (both Calif and Beijing) is; - working to integrate full HD Audio support - working on enhancements to beta 4965 wifi module driver (already support 3945 module) - Adding SD memory card driver (Thanks Garrett) - Working on bluetooth stack. - working on fingerprint reader stack/driver - working on keyboard special keys, including lcd drightness adjust, projector output switching, etc. Like I said, the other devices we are not going to work on for the Tecra line are the "WinModems". So it seems a safe choice to us. Cheers, Neal > Right now, the platform is quite usable, and it ships with supported > Intel gigabit ethernet and supported 3945 wifi. > > Of course, this is for OpenSolaris. Solaris 10 support is entirely a > different matter. > > -- Garrett > >> Any suggestions? >> >> >> This message posted from opensolaris.org >> _______________________________________________ >> laptop-discuss mailing list >> laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > laptop-discuss mailing list > laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org >
