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Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 13:59:47 +0200
From: Jim Segrave <jes@nl.demon.net>
To: Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org>
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Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org, Kiffin Gish <kiffin.gish@planet.nl>
Subject: Re: Recommended laptops for FreeBSD 6.x ...
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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.

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Jim Segrave           jes@nl.demon.net