From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 26 12:24:50 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D54C8CDD; Thu, 26 Mar 2015 12:24:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from sola.nimnet.asn.au (paqi.nimnet.asn.au [115.70.110.159]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E38D5ED6; Thu, 26 Mar 2015 12:24:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sola.nimnet.asn.au (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id t2QCOhIb061750; Thu, 26 Mar 2015 23:24:43 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 23:24:43 +1100 (EST) From: Ian Smith To: Adrian Chadd Subject: Re: laptops for FreeBsd In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20150326230313.U22893@sola.nimnet.asn.au> References: <20150325104554.5FA8320341@smtp.hushmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: zeke motta , "freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 12:24:50 -0000 On Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:12:47 -0700, Adrian Chadd wrote: > Hi! > > I started trying to document them on the FreeBSD wiki: > > http://wiki.freebsd.org/Laptops > > There are quite a few there to choose from. Each link should have some > information about what's supported and not supported. Yes this is the best public resource. Many of the Lenovo T and X series there are well supported, mostly because they're often owned by FreeBSD developers or 'power users'. Regarding what stefan said about problems moving from a working T530 to a not-so working yet T540, it's a reminder that using the very latest models may involve adventures you'd rather not bother having, at least until you have a stable machine doing whatever you want it to do. Developers go for latest kit because, well, they have an insatiable urge to encounter problems and overcome them :) but many users will do better with slightly older laptops, like already well-tested superceded models, still coming with full warranty and usually with a hefty discount. It really depends on how close to the bleeding edge you want to travel! cheers, Ian