[mdlug] Laptop Purchase Opinions Please

[Jeff Hanson]

On 10/12/07, Peter Bart <peter at petertheplumber.net> wrote:
> The Toshiba P200/205 series appears to have the fingerprint reader
> across the board, is this true?

Do you mean touchpad (pointer) or fingerprint scanner (biometric security)?

> This is going to be an xmas present and is going to be used primarily
> for email, surfing, and some games as a home computer. Specifically SIMS
> which I hope to install on XP using VMWare. The host os will be either
> opensuse or Ubuntu. Anyone have any comments before I blow a wad? Yes, I
> know that is a really big box for what it will be used for. Primarily
> I'm after the large display, somewhat portable (the current box hasn't
> left the property but she doesn't want a desktop), ability to play her
> favorite SIMS games, and be able to hand this down in years to come.

The Sims may work in VMware but The Sims 2 requires 3D and probably
won't be fast enough.  Unfortunately, Wine isn't going to help either:
http://appdb.winehq.org/search.php?sSearchQuery=sims