Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 22:06:22 -0500 From: "Michael A. Smith" <msmith@code-fu.com> To: timopie@dodo.com.au, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSD support? Message-ID: <3FBADE2E.8050803@code-fu.com>
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> I am patiently saving money to purchase a laptop, hopefully by the end > of this year. I would like to know if there are any laptop > manufacturers that specificially support BSD, and by supporting they > choose specific default hardware configurations that will give the > least problems on BSD. I have a bottom-of-the-line Sony Vaio (PCG-FX101). I got it new a few years ago (it's a Celeron 600). I installed FreeBSD on it the day I brought it home and it's been great. It was the cheapest Vaio I could get, and doesn't have too many bells and whistles (no memory stick, but it's got UBS and FireWire, etc...). Video was never a problem. Sound was supported in the FreeBSD version released just after I bought it. I'm running 4.9-STABLE on it now and everything's supported but the modem (it sees the FireWire bus, but I've never used it). I'd suggest looking for slightly older hardware -- stuff that's in the middle of the price range or lower. It has a better chance of being supported, and is cheaper. I'd definitely recommend my Vaio. -- Michael A. Smith <msmith@code-fu.com> Programmer at Large
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