From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 3 07:58:34 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6083716A419 for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 07:58:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from teklimbu@wlink.com.np) Received: from smtp5.wlink.com.np (smtp5.wlink.com.np [202.79.32.52]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F329E13C458 for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 07:58:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from teklimbu@wlink.com.np) Received: (qmail 48338 invoked from network); 3 Dec 2007 07:58:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO smtp1.wlink.com.np) (202.79.32.76) by 0 with SMTP; 3 Dec 2007 07:58:08 -0000 Received: (qmail 85542 invoked by uid 98); 3 Dec 2007 07:58:05 -0000 Received: from 202.79.36.7 by smtp1.wlink.com.np (envelope-from , uid 1009) with qmail-scanner-1.25 (clamdscan: 0.88.4/2205. Clear:RC:1(202.79.36.7):. Processed in 2.476034 secs); 03 Dec 2007 07:58:05 -0000 X-Qmail-Scanner-Mail-From: teklimbu@wlink.com.np via smtp1.wlink.com.np X-Qmail-Scanner: 1.25 (Clear:RC:1(202.79.36.7):. Processed in 2.476034 secs) Received: from [202.79.36.7] (HELO [202.79.36.7]) by smtp1.wlink.com.np (qmail-smtpd) with SMTP; 03 Dec 2007 07:57:31 -0000 (Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:42:31 +0545) Message-ID: <4753B6D7.1070208@wlink.com.np> Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:42:11 +0545 From: Tek Bahadur Limbu User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Pandy, James R SGT NG NG FORSCOM" References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Check-By: smtp1.wlink.com.np Spam: No ; 0.2 / 8.0 X-Spam-Status-WL: No, hits=0.2 required=8.0 Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: laptop 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: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:58:34 -0000 Hi James, Pandy, James R SGT NG NG FORSCOM wrote: > Hello > > How is it going. > > I'm geting ready to go over to Iraq on Dec 6th. > > I've used Linux for a few years now. A frind of mine sead that he would set up a laptop for me with FreeBSD as soon as I pick one up. I will not use MicroSoft WinBlows > > I looking to do mostly games on it but I'll also use it for the net and other things. > > If you were me what laptop would you look for. I'm thinking of the P4 type mabe a dule cord, around $700 to $1000 on ebay. You should easily get a ThinkPad T30/T40 (P4-2.0 GHz/512MB RAM/60GB HDD) on Ebay for about U.S.$350. But there are refurbished and not brand new. Since you mentioned your budget of $700 - $1000, why not just buy a brand new ThinkPad R61i or ThinkPad T61 which comes under $1,000? Of course, FreeBSD is a great OS which can be used on your laptop. In fact, 75% of my servers are based on FreeBSD. But since you mentioned that the primarily use of this laptop will be for gaming purposes, I don't think that FreeBSD is the right OS for this stuff. Of course, I could be wrong because I don't play games on my FreeBSD desktop. But you are free to try the gaming stuff on FreeBSD and provide us the feedback! Anyway, SGT, take good care of yourself out there in Iraq. Thanking you... > > If you need to get ahold of my here is 2 e-mail address: > > james.pandy@us.army.mil > lonewolfen359@yahoo.com > > Thank you for any help that you can give me on this. > > James Pandy > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > -- With best regards and good wishes, Yours sincerely, Tek Bahadur Limbu System Administrator (TAG/TDG Group) Jwl Systems Department Worldlink Communications Pvt. Ltd. Jawalakhel, Nepal http://www.wlink.com.np http://teklimbu.wordpress.com