Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:35:08 +1100 From: Felix Friedlander <felixphew0@gmail.com> To: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recommended laptop for FreeBSD 10.2 Xfce workstation? Message-ID: <CC7E02E4-7B48-48F4-AEA3-CE22FD7C44D1@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <56FB5230.2070703@holgerdanske.com> References: <56FB5230.2070703@holgerdanske.com>
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--Apple-Mail=_86157C19-2AAD-455A-AEB7-F41F897C3831 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > On 30 Mar 2016, at 15:12, David Christensen = <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> wrote: >=20 > freebsd-questions: >=20 > Thank you for the replies so far. :-) >=20 >=20 > Is there such a thing as a "reference laptop" that FreeBSD is = developed and validated against? No. At least, not that I=E2=80=99ve ever heard of. Alternative answer: whatever the developers happen to be using at the = time :-) > Failing that, I'm going to lower the bar and ask if there are *any* = laptops that meet my basic needs OOTB: >=20 > I'm looking for a new or used laptop that is known to work > correctly with FreeBSD 10.2, Xfce, Firefox, Thunderbird, (whatever > free) Office, etc., plus encryption and virtualisation. I think what might be helpful would be a list of what *not* to buy. = Here=E2=80=99s what I=E2=80=99ve found: * Broadcom wireless cards are a no-go. (Broadcom Ethernet is fine = though.) * Stay away from Skylake at the moment if you want maximal hardware = support. Most issues will probably be fixed over time, but right now = it=E2=80=99s not quite perfect. * Several laptops have EFI implementations known to cause problems - = look before you buy. Other than this, FreeBSD has played fairly OK with most laptop hardware = I=E2=80=99ve tried. Anyone want to add to this? --=20 Felix Friedlander <felixphew0@gmail.com> --Apple-Mail=_86157C19-2AAD-455A-AEB7-F41F897C3831 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=smime.p7s Content-Type: application/pkcs7-signature; name=smime.p7s Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 MIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAqCAMIACAQExCzAJBgUrDgMCGgUAMIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAQAAoIIK5jCCBPww ggPkoAMCAQICEFC1FgrWDmDapbYQtU9amcIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwdTELMAkGA1UEBhMCSUwx FjAUBgNVBAoTDVN0YXJ0Q29tIEx0ZC4xKTAnBgNVBAsTIFN0YXJ0Q29tIENlcnRpZmljYXRpb24g QXV0aG9yaXR5MSMwIQYDVQQDExpTdGFydENvbSBDbGFzcyAxIENsaWVudCBDQTAeFw0xNjAyMTkw ODUzMjBaFw0xNzAyMTkwODUzMjBaMEQxHTAbBgNVBAMMFGZlbGl4cGhldzBAZ21haWwuY29tMSMw IQYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhRmZWxpeHBoZXcwQGdtYWlsLmNvbTCCASIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggEP ADCCAQoCggEBAKksJqpdmTZtut8/KlhgQrh3WYfX+slw1WMls7FTE8avFJfle4IoS0qV/UbD16dX IAMVxYJHEv5V8VCEch8p5BnwMbuwUg1mPMAnNM4iPJPt7jopgW2juwGjAlbhI7oGaHen9qQ+3Nrx yZGS6XffdhSRviMeyXY2GZisphcnBdAgJg0Wzk9oZCuL2OJH8HlFki9ih0ARqeuw6M8upOf9BFOl 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