From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 20 18:33:46 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34F9A106566C for ; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:33:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.33]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE61D8FC08 for ; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:33:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from slackbox.erewhon.net (slackbox.xs4all.nl [213.84.242.160]) by smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o3KIXikt034088; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:33:44 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: by slackbox.erewhon.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id ED977BA89; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:33:43 +0200 (CEST) Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:33:43 +0200 From: Roland Smith To: Rom Albuquerque Message-ID: <20100420183343.GA79192@slackbox.erewhon.net> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="9amGYk9869ThD9tj" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-GPG-Fingerprint: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 X-GPG-Key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt X-GPG-Notice: If this message is not signed, don't assume I sent it! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need recomendation on Laptop compatible with FreeBSD / PCBSD ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:33:46 -0000 --9amGYk9869ThD9tj Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 11:25:38AM +0000, Rom Albuquerque wrote: >=20 >=20 > Hi folks. Can anyone recommend a laptop compatible with FreeBSD that > doesn't require too much gymnastic to install the base system, KDE and > OpenOffice.. ? My advice would be to take a FreeBSD liveCD to a store and ask if you can t= ry to boot the laptop you want from the CD. That's virtually the only way to k= now for sure that things will work. If they don't cooperate, take your business elsewhere. In my experience, a smaller local computer shop will probably be more interested in helping you= than a large retailer. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --9amGYk9869ThD9tj Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkvN84cACgkQEnfvsMMhpyW8zgCfeDBIktot5+xr0I3WlA0glkhQ emEAoKL4leJIYcc47uyvieXBFjOwXyTA =q56X -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --9amGYk9869ThD9tj--