From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 24 20:05:37 2007 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 34B2E16A418 for ; Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:05:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) Received: from pollux.dfwlp.com (rrcs-64-183-212-244.sw.biz.rr.com [64.183.212.244]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0601713C46A for ; Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:05:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) Received: from rigel.publicis-usa.com ([167.246.36.14]) (authenticated bits=0) by pollux.dfwlp.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l8OK53t5058438 for ; Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:05:18 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) From: Jonathan Horne To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:04:53 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <539c60b90709241100y212651cdj7caf3780e5035fb7@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <539c60b90709241100y212651cdj7caf3780e5035fb7@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200709241504.53130.freebsd@dfwlp.com> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=3.6 tests=BAYES_00,RDNS_NONE autolearn=no version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on pollux.dfwlp.com Subject: Re: anyone have a favorite laptop? 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: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:05:37 -0000 On Monday 24 September 2007 13:00:33 Steve Franks wrote: > The freebsd laptop page is a nice resource, but it's a bit heavy on > specifics (i.e. I have a laptop I want to install on), not so good > generally (want to buy a laptop). So anyone have realworld advice? > I'm not against something used in the 1GHz+ range. > > ndiswrapper for the broadcom panics, etc. So, compaq is right out > (the've always maintained their poor reputation, no?) - so compaq is > out. Seems gateway has an equally bad rap> > > Thanks, > Steve > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" checking in from my HP NC6000, all hardware operational, no issues to speak of. (p4 1.8, intel 2200 wireless, broadcom ethernet, intel sound). also, the pushbutton to enable/disable the wireless works, but the hardware volume control does not. cheers, -- Jonathan Horne http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org freebsd@dfwlp.com