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Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 12:59:28 +0000
From: simond@irrelevant.org
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Subject: Re: Can you recommend...
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Gan
> Starling
> > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 5:38 PM
> > To: questions@FreeBSD.org
> > Subject: Can you recommend...
> >
> >
> > Can you recommend a short list, by MAKE & MODEL of off-the-shelf
> > low-to-mid priced LAPTOP computers from any internet or
> > bricks-and-mortar source? Vendors like Gateway have contracts with
> > Microsoft and won't admit of anything Unix-ish.
> >
> > I wish to first buy a supported laptop and then install FreeBSD on
> it.
> >
> > I have the list of supported devices, but I don't trust the
> > sales staff
> > of any store...for good and sufficient reason based upon sad past
> > experience.

I have a Sony Vaio F807K which is working fine running FreeBSD, the only
parts of it which aren't supported are the firewire interface and the
winmodem which comes internally, the standard X that comes with freebsd
supports the ATI Rage Mobility 1 gfx chipset which it uses, so overall
I'm happy with having freebsd running on it :)

-- 
Simon Dick					simond@irrelevant.org
"Why do I get this urge to go bowling everytime I see Tux?"

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