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Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 15:37:35 +0200
From: Gabor Kovesdan <gabor@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: netbooks vs FreeBSD
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A.J. "Fonz" van Werven escribió:
> Gabor Kovesdan wrote:
>
>   
>> I'm about to buy a netbook, which:
>> - is compatible with FreeBSD (wifi is especially important)
>>     
>
> It would be nice if the builtin card works with FreeBSD but if not, there
> are USB WiFi adapters that do.
>   
That's what I want to avoid. :) Nowadays, you can buy almost anything as 
an external USB accessories but what's the point in integrated goodies 
then? :)
>   
>> - has a normal HDD not an SSD
>>     
>
> Speaking of disks, what is the typical HDD size range of netbooks
> nowadays?
>   
I've seen model with ~120-160 GB. That's enough for me. I'll buy a 
netbook mainly because of the good mobility. Browsing, reading mail, 
coding, ... I think it'll be fine for these requirements.

-- 
Gabor Kovesdan
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