Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 09:24:26 -0500 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: nelis@8ball.co.za Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mail List <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Looking for laptop suggestions Message-ID: <3FE8501A.2000709@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <1072165046.993.16.camel@enigma.8ball.co.za> References: <3FE73DFD.7050906@potentialtech.com> <1072165046.993.16.camel@enigma.8ball.co.za>
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Nelis Lamprecht wrote: > On Mon, 2003-12-22 at 20:54, Bill Moran wrote: > >>We're looking to get a laptop for the business. Of course, we need to make sure >>it works with FreeBSD, but money is tight, so we're trying to find the best deal >>we can that we know will work. >> >>Does anyone have any suggestions on lower-cost laptops that they've had work well >>with FreeBSD? >> >>We were looking at the $700 lappys that Dell is selling (Inspiron 1100), but I'd >>really like a confirmation that these are going to work before I spend money on one. >>http://catalog.us.dell.com/CS1/cs1page2.aspx?br=7&c=us&cs=04&fm=10423&kc=6W300&l=en&s=bsd > > Take a look at this site http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/ > Not sure how up-to-date it is but it's a FreeBSD Laptop Compatibility > List and the laptop you have mentioned is listed but not without it's > problems. You could probably contact the owners and ask them about any > problems they experienced and how they resolved them. This is a great resource! Thanks. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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