[advocacy-discuss] OpenSolaris Toshiba Laptops Now Available in US!

[Rafael Vanoni]

Dan Roberts wrote:
> Getting a low end system is the highest priority add right now, issue 
> has been how these are built.  All the vendors get their low end systems 
> built by low cost factories on razor thin or negative margins.  They 
> swap in and out components based on whatever is cheaper that week.  
> Given we're still building out the driver support we need, we couldn't 
> afford to have a IO card or video card suddenly not work out of the box 
> for a couple of weeks or months until a driver could be written.  We 
> choose these systems for the stability of the components as well.  Will 
> cheaper laptop work in some cases?  Sure.  But in some cases they won't, 
> and this was about ensuring folks have a first class experience on a 
> stable platform.

FWIW, these Toshiba systems are amazing. I've been using OpenSolaris on 
a R500 since the first release candidate and *never* had to reinstall 
it. It still has all the boot environments since then, and every device 
works perfectly. I've also traveled all over the place with it and never 
had any problems.

The AC doesn't like being dipped in coffee, but who does.

Rafael