Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 13:59:47 +0200 From: Jim Segrave <jes@nl.demon.net> To: Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org, Kiffin Gish <kiffin.gish@planet.nl> Subject: Re: Recommended laptops for FreeBSD 6.x ... Message-ID: <20070511115947.GD92324@nl.demon.net> In-Reply-To: <20070511112704.A6252@strange.locolomo.org> References: <001601c793a5$106c5310$6601a8c0@KGISH> <20070511112704.A6252@strange.locolomo.org>
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On Fri 11 May 2007 (11:28 +0200), Erik Norgaard wrote: > On Fri, 11 May 2007, Kiffin Gish wrote: > > >I'm looking to purchase a new laptop and was wondering which laptops are > >recommended for a high-end system. > > Do not buy Sony VAIO. They suck and suffer massive hardware conflicts > related to ACPI. I have given up getting mine to run properly. I've run a VAIO with FreeBSD 5 and later 6 for a considerable time without any real problems. I've only moved off because the backlight is dying and (my own fault) the hard disc and CD/DVD drive is defunct. Sony out-of-warranty repair prices make it uneconomic to repair rather than replace. -- Jim Segrave jes@nl.demon.net
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