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Date:      Mon, 20 Dec 2021 15:43:04 -0600
From:      Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould@gmail.com>
To:        Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com>
Cc:        Andrea Venturoli <ml@netfence.it>,  FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Half OT: laptop reccomendations
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On Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 2:02 PM Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <
m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 10:44 PM Andrea Venturoli <ml@netfence.it> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hello.
>>
>> I'm looking for a small (12" max) laptop which can be used with FreeBSD.
>> Nothing fancy, really: >=3D8GiB RAM, possibly FullHD, possibly 4 cores a=
nd
>> possibly with (old) USB ports.
>>
>> Finding such a small laptop has become difficult; finding such a small
>> laptop which doesn't come infested with Windows has proven impossible up
>> to now.
>>
>> Any hint on a brand/producer I should check?
>>
>>   bye & Thanks
>>         av.
>>
>>
>
>
> When the following phrase is searched in Google
>
> laptop sold as freebsd loaded
>
>
> there are not any useful links .
>
>
> If you search the following phrase in Google
>
> laptop sold as linux loaded
>
> you will find many links about seller companies .
>
>
> It seems that  a possible way to find a FreeBSD loadable laptop is to
> buy a Linux loadable or loaded laptop , and  then install onto a
> suitable FreeBSD for you . It may be very likely that FreeBSD will work o=
n
> such a
> laptop . Personally I do not know anything about any kind of laptops ,
> because
> up to now I did not need any one .
>
>
>
>
> Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
Have you looked at:

https://wiki.freebsd.org/Laptops

Once you=E2=80=99ve identified a good candidate, you could search eBay for =
one.

Andrew

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<div><br></div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 2:02 PM Mehmet Erol Sanliturk &lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com">m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com</a>&gt; w=
rote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0p=
x 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;bord=
er-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"=
><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr=
"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, =
Dec 20, 2021 at 10:44 PM Andrea Venturoli &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ml@netfence=
.it" target=3D"_blank">ml@netfence.it</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1p=
x;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,20=
4)"><br>
Hello.<br>
<br>
I&#39;m looking for a small (12&quot; max) laptop which can be used with Fr=
eeBSD.<br>
Nothing fancy, really: &gt;=3D8GiB RAM, possibly FullHD, possibly 4 cores a=
nd <br>
possibly with (old) USB ports.<br>
<br>
Finding such a small laptop has become difficult; finding such a small <br>
laptop which doesn&#39;t come infested with Windows has proven impossible u=
p <br>
to now.<br>
<br>
Any hint on a brand/producer I should check?<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 bye &amp; Thanks<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 av.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><div style=3D"font-family:t=
ahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default">When the followin=
g phrase is searched in Google </div><br></div><div>laptop sold as freebsd =
loaded</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style=3D"font-family:ta=
homa,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default">there are not any =
useful links .</div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:l=
arge" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><br></div><div><div style=3D"font-f=
amily:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default">If you sea=
rch the following phrase in Google<br></div><br></div><div>laptop sold as l=
inux loaded</div><div><br></div><div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-=
serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default">you will find many links abo=
ut seller companies .</div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font=
-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:ta=
homa,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div sty=
le=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default=
">It seems that=C2=A0 a possible way to find a FreeBSD loadable laptop is t=
o</div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=
=3D"gmail_default">buy a Linux loadable or loaded laptop , and=C2=A0 then i=
nstall onto a</div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:la=
rge" class=3D"gmail_default">suitable FreeBSD for you . It may be very like=
ly that FreeBSD will work on such a</div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,s=
ans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default">laptop . Personally I do=
 not know anything about any kind of laptops , because</div><div style=3D"f=
ont-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default">up to=
 now I did not need any one .</div></div></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font=
-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:ta=
homa,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div sty=
le=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default=
"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" cl=
ass=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif=
;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default">Mehmet Erol Sanliturk</div><div s=
tyle=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_defau=
lt"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" =
class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-ser=
if;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-fa=
mily:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><=
div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_=
default"></div><br></div><div>=C2=A0</div></div></div>
</blockquote></div></div>Have you looked at:<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><di=
v dir=3D"auto"><div><a href=3D"https://wiki.freebsd.org/Laptops">https://wi=
ki.freebsd.org/Laptops</a></div><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Once you=E2=80=
=99ve identified a good candidate, you could search eBay for one.</div><div=
 dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Andrew</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br=
></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div>

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