> I want to buy a laptop (second hand is my first choice). I want some > strong point on it, reliability - I want to use it for a long time > (excluding battery) so I don't need broken hdd, excessive heat, noise, > etc. > I don't need performance, I will use it only for some pdf read and > browsing. Maybe some programming, but not much and not heavy compile > actions for sure. So a P4 1.6 - 2GHz cpu is fine, 512MB of ram and > maybe 40GB hdd. No fancy video card is necessary. Ethernet cooper > interface is mandatory. Good OpenBSD compatibility will be nice. The > screen should be around 15", 17" as a suggestion only. > From what I saw, Lenovo/IBM X and T models are the first choice. I am > also moved to DELL suite, but I don't have some experience with them. >
Right now I'm using a Toshiba Satellite 1100-S101. The DVD/CD drive is rather touchy, so I installed OpenBSD 4.4 over the network with a boot floppy and had no issues. All hardware -- sound, video, floppy drive, Ethernet -- works perfectly. It ran fine with 256 MB, but I just added an additional 512 MB. The processor is a Celeron 1.3 GHz. screen is 14.1 inches. It doesn't get all that hot when compared to other laptops I have. The only drawback is that it doesn't have a built-in serial port. As a platform for OpenBSD, so far this is the best machine in my herd.
