Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 16:02:52 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Sergei G <sergeig.public@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Recommended laptop for FreeBSD 10.2 Xfce workstation? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1604011549320.64838@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20160401222803.a9d02ebb.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <56FB5230.2070703@holgerdanske.com> <CAFLLzCMSaep-Jw_73qh2MXQwbcqO6_HTYiZfD29ChPb4FYcL0A@mail.gmail.com> <20160401222803.a9d02ebb.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Fri, 1 Apr 2016, Polytropon wrote: > On Fri, 1 Apr 2016 13:21:08 -0700, Sergei G wrote: >> Older Dell laptop has been ok for me D630 (I don't remember if wireless >> worked or not). > > I have successfully instantiated a Dell Latitude D630 with > FreeBSD 10. Its wireless adapter is supported. All other > components (such as regular network, audio and docking station) > also work as expected. However, that is a quite "outdated" > machine, but this definitely does _not_ imply that it's > useless. I made it run Gnome which (in retrospect) was a > stupid decision. ;-) > > Other older devices, such as IBM Thinkpad (now Lenovo) models > T60p, R61i and R500 also work good with FreeBSD. I've used Dell Core2 systems like the E1505 successfully. Don't recall which wireless card came with it, but I generally replace them with an Atheros card. No problems otherwise. Such a system is usable if you are willing to be somewhat patient for building world or very large ports. An SSD is not a luxury, it makes any system much more usable. My current notebook is an Acer Aspire 5740 with a first-generation i5. It has 10-stable, and I have not bothered to experiment with suspend. This will hopefully soon be replaced by a Dell Haswell machine. The 15W CPU should make for a cooler-running system.
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