Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 07:01:42 +0000 From: Malcolm Matalka <mmatalka@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: <86io0478kp.fsf@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <56FB5230.2070703@holgerdanske.com> (David Christensen's message of "Tue, 29 Mar 2016 21:12:32 -0700") References: <56FB5230.2070703@holgerdanske.com>
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David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> writes: > freebsd-questions: > > Thank you for the replies so far. :-) > > > Is there such a thing as a "reference laptop" that FreeBSD is developed and validated against? > > > Failing that, I'm going to lower the bar and ask if there are *any* laptops that meet my basic needs OOTB: > > 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 virtualization. > It's probably worth checking in with the PC-BSD community, they are much more desktop/laptop oriented. Also, the PC-BSD install image apparently has a mode where you can check a system for how well supported it is in FreeBSD, so if you can go to a physical stop and boot up with a USB drive you can see if it meets your needs. > > David > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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