Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 00:20:54 +0100 From: Thomas Beer <nohuman@gmail.com> To: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suitability of Sony VAIO laptop for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <5e51d2fd04111115201dbfbec3@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <16787.53828.634823.239005@ran.psg.com> References: <200411111737.iABHbpFp014244@bunrab.catwhisker.org> <5e51d2fd041111124569545def@mail.gmail.com> <20041111205432.GA24766@pir.net> <16787.53828.634823.239005@ran.psg.com>
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IBM rules, at least for me! Sony was quite good, but IBM invented it - or was it HP :-? On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:57:40 -0800, Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> wrote: > > In my experience, since that model was available, VAIOs have become > > less suitable for FreeBSD. No working APM support, ACPI not happy, > > many devices without drivers... > > > > When my Z gave up the ghost I switched to a thinkpad. > > yep! same here, t40p and t41. > > and there is the issue of support. actually, with sony, it is > not an issue. they have none. with dell or ibm, they come to > wherever you are the next day. i have had dell fix a box in > nairobi. > > randy > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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