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From: John Kimble <jkim364@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Low-cost, FreeBSD-compatible notebook
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Thanks for the links, much appreciated. However, they seem a little outdated (I don't see any notebooks currently available via the manufacturer). You wouldn't happen to have anything more recent, would you?
   
  Thanks again.
   
  J Kim

Philip Hallstrom <freebsd@philip.pjkh.com> wrote:
  > I am looking into buying a cheap notebook computer (sub $800, the 
> cheaper the better). I have been playing around with FreeBSD for the 
> last few months and have decided to make it my sole OS, so I really want 
> a notebook that's as FreeBSD-compatible as possible. I know ThinkPad's 
> the best for Linux (I would expect the same for FreeBSD), but as they 
> are a little out of my price range ;) I was wondering if you guys had 
> some other suggestions.

http://www.cse.ucsc.edu/~dkulp/fbsd/laptop.html
http://www.zapatec.com/freebsd/laptop/

-philip


 			
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