Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 08:20:47 -0500 From: Xn Nooby <xnooby@gmail.com> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Best $1000 Freebsd laptop? Message-ID: <CAMVJ978_DSV-_p7Rd%2BmJfTjw_Jed%2BXzRPQo_yUTUZvDt5%2BkMuA@mail.gmail.com>
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I bought a laptop that has an unsupported video card, so now it is my "windows laptop". I am thinking of getting another to be my "freebsd laptop", so I want to make sure it really works with FreebSD. I could probably spend <$1000 (USD) on one. I like the look of the Lenovos but I am unfamiliar with all the different models, and have never bought anything from their webstore. I normally buy from Dell or Amazon, and I never buy used or refurbished (unless its a car!). My main requirements are having long battery life, opengl graphics, vtx suppoort (virtualization). A decent drive (500+GB) and ram (6GB+) would be nice. I can't believe ZFS needs 6GB+ ram, and I am not sure I would want to get a lot of ram, just so I could use ZFS. On the other hand, I read that UFS is getting old. I would rather use RAM for running virtual machines. I'm scared to death of getting another machine that has an unsupported video card (like nvidia optimus), or no VTX. I want a long lasting machine that I can travel with, take to work, and not be limited by. My windows laptop is an i3 with VTX, and is a little under-powered, so I am thinking of an i5+. I don't do a lot of number-crunching, but I don't want it to be slow, either. Any suggestions?
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