Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 17:01:07 +1100 From: Nick Slager <nicks@albury.net.au> To: John <goodleaf@pop.seanet.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: laptop recommendations Message-ID: <20000119170107.A9949@albury.net.au> In-Reply-To: <l03130300b4aaeec0367f@[209.244.108.240]>; from goodleaf@pop.seanet.com on Tue, Jan 18, 2000 at 08:34:46PM -0800 References: <l03130300b4aaeec0367f@[209.244.108.240]>
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Thus spake John (goodleaf@pop.seanet.com): > I'd like to solicit advice on laptops. What is the best make/model for use > with FBSD? By best I mean "cleanest most trouble-free install." Just to > narrow the field a bit, I'm looking for something in the mid to low price > range, something with enough juice to handle general use with X, and maybe > some light development tasks. I use a Dell Inspiron 3500 (now replaced with the 3700), which I'm very happy with. C366, 64Mb RAM, 4.8Gb HDD. Everything, including sound, is supported (I'm running 3.2-R). Reports from others using the Inspiron or Latitude range seem to indicate that the Dell's run FreeBSD quite well. Nick. -- From a Sun Microsystems bug report (#4102680): "Workaround: don't pound on the mouse like a wild monkey." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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