From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 19 20:26:42 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B1AC16A4AB for ; Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:26:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wc_fbsd@xxiii.com) Received: from cartman.xxiii.com (cartman.xxiii.com [208.62.177.45]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F25F043D67 for ; Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:26:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wc_fbsd@xxiii.com) Received: from [192.168.0.218] (lan23.xxiii.com [208.62.177.50]) by cartman.xxiii.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id k9JKQdQN012081 for ; Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:26:39 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from wc_fbsd@xxiii.com) Message-ID: <4537DF7E.8070606@xxiii.com> Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:26:38 -0400 From: Wayne User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (Windows/20060909) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD Questions Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Recommended Hardware X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:26:42 -0000 Is there a list of "recommended" hardware for FreeBSD (i386 in my case)? I know there is a "Hardware Notes" section in the release notes, that's not what I'm asking! If I was going to build or spec' a system, what subset of the supported hardware is best? I've heard cons, like manufacturer's apathy or negativity towards FreeBSD. I guess Pros would include stable, actively developed drivers, consistency and long term availability of products (unlike manufacturers who release 3 totally different boards in a year with the same model number!), etc... Thanks for your input, -WC