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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 19:56:55 +0530
From: Mayuresh Kathe <mayuresh@kathe.in>
To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
Subject: Re: freebsd on a laptop : only console use
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On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 04:05:42PM +0200, Polytropon wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Jun 2014 19:23:02 +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote:
> > > > is freebsd ready for laptops?
> > > 
> > > Depends on the particular laptop. :-)
> > 
> > yeah, i'm really worried about support.
> > maybe i should just give up the thought of going for a laptop.
> 
> No, just don't pick the newest and shiniest thing you can
> imagine.

yes, that would be a wise approach.
but, then again, the vendors out here, believe in selling *only*
the newest and shiniest stuff. :(

> > maybe the "lenovo m72e tiny" is a good enough machine for me.
> 
> That's not a laptop... :-)

that's why i called it "a good enough machine", and not a laptop. ;)

~mayuresh