Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:00:44 -0500 From: Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould@gmail.com> To: ricardo.m.jesus@criticalsoftware.com, "Michael Jr." <mjrhaid@windstream.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd vs. pc-bsd Message-ID: <d356c5630904241200p6b278c6dj1dd162bc8145309a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <49F1EB48.5050603@gmail.com> References: <5AEAF40D-2118-4F42-BE39-0D01123B4B50@windstream.net> <49F1EB48.5050603@gmail.com>
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On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Ricardo Jesus <ricardo.meb.jesus@gmail.com > wrote: > Michael Jr. wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I was just wondering what are the major differences between freebsd and >> pc-bsd and is it harder or just as easy to setup freebsd as a desktop >> compared to pc-bsd? Will freebsd work with sager laptops, and will freebsd >> recognize 4 gigs of ddr3 memory and if it does not regularly, how can I get >> freebsd to recognize 4 gigs of ddr3 memory? Will freebsd be able to >> recognize the latest technologies, like >> intel core 2 duo and the new Nvidia GTX260m, and hard drives at any speed >> like 7200 rpm? I don't know any kind of code so is there any books or any >> kind of resources that you recommend I look at? >> Sorry I have so many questions but I just ordered a new sager laptop and I >> do not really want to have to use windows vista if I don't have to, and I >> think it would be fun to learn how to use freebsd. >> >> >> Thank you, >> Michael Haid >> > If you want a desktop with KDE, flash, JRE and printing with HP printers, PC-BSD is a great choice. Many of my preferred applications are non-KDE apps, so it's less of a great choice for me. Both PC-BSD and FreeBSD work well on my Dell Inspiron 8100 (circa 2000); so you know they don't hog a lot of resources. I don't know about sager laptops. I don't think any 32bit operating systems recognize 4GB of RAM. For 4GB of RAM, you would be better with the 64bit version of FreeBSD. (I could be wrong.) Try a live CD in your laptop to determine whether the hardware is properly recognized. I hope this helps, Andrew
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