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From: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg>
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Subject: Re: Buying a laptop. (HP, Compaq, or Gateway)
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Hi,

Mark A-J. Raught (from the laptop) wrote:

my ideas of a laptop are on the opposite of your scale (small, long 
battery life ...).

All I know is that there is also Acer which offers at least three 
machines in your class.
> 
> Gateway 7405GX (AMD 64 3200+)
> HP zv5320us (AMD XP-M 3000+)
> Compaq r3306us (AMD XP-M 3000+)
> 
> On to the big problem; I can't find any info on any of the laptops with 
> FreeBSD. I checked the usual compatibility web pages, but couldn't find 

I only have read about the Acer Ferraris.

> Extra info: The laptop will be wiped (no windows please) and I will be 
> running FreeBSD. I have no problem replacing a miniPCI card if need be, 

FreeBSD is not as good as Windows in a single point: power consumption.

Erich