From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed Jun 8 19:07:01 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21805B6FB80 for ; Wed, 8 Jun 2016 19:07:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brandon.wandersee@gmail.com) Received: from mail-it0-f51.google.com (mail-it0-f51.google.com [209.85.214.51]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EF8001B6D for ; Wed, 8 Jun 2016 19:07:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brandon.wandersee@gmail.com) Received: by mail-it0-f51.google.com with SMTP id z123so16900661itg.0 for ; Wed, 08 Jun 2016 12:07:00 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:references:user-agent:from:to:cc:subject :in-reply-to:date:message-id:mime-version; bh=Itzuxn6D5S2tFmdwjPQhOmiv3ALYzcwAX5GS/8UDqgA=; b=k46eo5V2MgUs971hcrbbFAT/rM92YQt46DUsCu4nep4NkF+UUo//rbjB3Hqmwxfv7P xrepj28P3Dp0op9enWJ3+jbDCm4105R3N31qr9P9iKI5r/hqeRasEEYWzl0inf7Cyxl9 C6AiOdiD1DUYFMFbbq2om87tU4pqWd9Yg0DuvoNq8uVC+Itkt7SWuXC8Qn+5+UTJV+za jkRdmYjhPP6Xdy1kOd4mTIJwEh8Fbp7sfrtIhU7V9z68mABcigqikW2Tk9CITkz1VlK9 rNzjLO3avL0U3tzJZdblHe+g7CqsB88ioeIj6O5GN/dvdT2f62w5bBvkk1XO37xr/G0g lQVA== X-Gm-Message-State: ALyK8tISLMFGLGa18URrWU0YvIu8GmukIBbJ9rnT9zQmykOhBQXuvkspN7KZ+kpFJyIRhw== X-Received: by 10.36.208.135 with SMTP id m129mr10963973itg.56.1465412814158; Wed, 08 Jun 2016 12:06:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from WorkBox.Home.gmail.com (174-30-204-156.mpls.qwest.net. [174.30.204.156]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id p68sm3860570itc.19.2016.06.08.12.06.52 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 08 Jun 2016 12:06:53 -0700 (PDT) References: User-agent: mu4e 0.9.16; emacs 24.5.1 From: Brandon J. Wandersee To: Christian Baer Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: advice for buying a laptop In-reply-to: Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2016 14:06:53 -0500 Message-ID: <861t478ppu.fsf@WorkBox.Home> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2016 19:07:01 -0000 > Do you think that this machine will work well with FreeBSD on it? Is > there some other machine I should take a look at? While looking around, > I noticed the T520 and liked it (because I have used it before), but I > don't know every model out there and thus I am open to suggestions. I've been using the T520 as my primary machine for almost five years, and love it. As Niklaas said, make sure you get the model that does not have Nvidia Optimus; I would add that you should make sure the model(s) they have for sale feature the Intel WiFi chip, rather than the stock Realtek chip. Intel wireless has worked flawlessly for me, while the Realtek that originally came with my machine would drop connections at least a couple times per day. If you wish to dual-boot, the machine does allow you to connect multiple disks to it---the optical drive can be removed and replaced with an Ultrabay adapter for another 2.5-inch disk, and there's an mSATA port beneath the keyboard. That would give you a lot more flexibility and simplicity, and a lot less hassle, than trying to install two operating systems on one disk. -- :: Brandon J. Wandersee :: brandon.wandersee@gmail.com :: -------------------------------------------------- :: 'The best design is as little design as possible.' :: --- Dieter Rams ----------------------------------