From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 27 23:38:32 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 251A837B405 for ; Sun, 27 Jul 2003 23:38:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rambo.401.cx (rambo.401.cx [80.65.205.166]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69A9B43F93 for ; Sun, 27 Jul 2003 23:38:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from listsub@401.cx) Received: from 401.cx (132.dairy.twenty4help.se [80.65.195.132]) by rambo.401.cx (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6S6cO7P074346; Mon, 28 Jul 2003 08:38:24 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from listsub@401.cx) Message-ID: <3F24C4DA.2040601@401.cx> Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 08:38:18 +0200 From: "Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.5a) Gecko/20030708 Thunderbird/0.1a X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Thanjee Neefam References: <20030726190110.E61A237B405@hub.freebsd.org> <20030726231341.945FB61C32@smtp.us2.messagingengine.com> In-Reply-To: <20030726231341.945FB61C32@smtp.us2.messagingengine.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: New Laptop X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 06:38:32 -0000 Thanjee Neefam wrote: >I am considering buying a new laptop (my current one is a Dell Inspiron >PII-233 without a CD Drive (it broke :( )) > >I just simply want to know if there is a particluar range of laptops that >work better with FreeBSD. ie: they use totally standard quality hardware, >no panic on installs, also good value for money. > >I have had all good experiences with my Dell Inspiron regarding FreeBSD, >but >the time has come to improve my hardware. > >Cheers :) >/////////// thanjee@fastmail.fm \\\\\\\\\\\ >AAFE Audio, Amiga and FreeBSD Enthusiast :p >\\\\\\\\\ http://www.fastmail.fm ////////// > > Ive been using a Dell Latitude C840 for 6 or so months now, and Ive had very little if any problems with it. Onboard nic works great, PCMCIA is no problem, sound and graphics in X worked on first try, even the dockingstation and its extra connections works great under FreeBSD. The only thing I havent tried is the onboard modem. It might work, I just never tried since I havent had any use for it. The Latitude is one of Dell's top modells, so you could easily find a cheaper laptop. However, if you dont mind paying a few extra bucks, its worth it. -- R