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Hey all, |
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I need a laptop. But the requirements are slightly odd. |
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This is for a machine to stay in our colo cage for use as a barcode scanner, |
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serial interface, basic GUI, and ssh server management console, etc. |
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It needs to have USB for an eToken, PS2 for a barcode scanner, serial to |
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manage PDUs KVM etc, on-board ethernet, and not be flimsy, big, or expensive. |
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Obviously we can easily get a USB to serial adapter, meaning we'd need at |
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least 2 USB ports, but a PS2 keyboard port seems a rarity now-a-days. |
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Battery life isn't really important. Doesn't need to be a properly ruggadized, |
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just sturdy. 15" or so screen, with a decent resolution to fit webpages and |
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OO documents etc, 17" is too big. 512-1G of ram, so-so CPU (this P4M 1.8 I'm |
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using is way more than powerful enough). |
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Can anyone recommend a laptop that does all these things, runs Linux happily |
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(Gentoo of course), and isn't a Thinkpad (I was forced to use one a few years |
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ago, and hated it). |
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Thanks |
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Mike Williams |
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