From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 21 23:04:56 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D6F9A106566B for ; Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:04:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [89.206.35.99]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 434A48FC0A for ; Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:04:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q3LN4lDD006434; Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:04:47 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) with ESMTP id q3LN4kSI006431; Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:04:46 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:04:46 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar To: Christian Baer In-Reply-To: <4F917E90.9000205@uni-dortmund.de> Message-ID: References: <4F917E90.9000205@uni-dortmund.de> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender passed SPF test, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [127.0.0.1]); Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:04:47 +0200 (CEST) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: recommendation(s) for new computer 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: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:04:56 -0000 > about anything will run under Windows, so I won't make a fuss there. > Windows will run on this machine (too), because from time to time I do > enjoy a little gaming. I am not a hardcore-gamer though. About 80% of my > time at the computer is spent "in non-gaming-mode". And I certainly will > not spend extra money to play Crisis in full detail beyond 1080p. I do a > lot of writing, reading, some programming, lots of photo-work and watch > a movie from time to time. Nearly all of these 80% will bei done running > FreeBSD (or PCBSD). > REALLY - i an for a long time not up to date what is "modern" today, as FreeBSD and software i use works lightning fast on ANY new computer you can buy today - if it works at all. For personal use, not high load server use, basically everything is fast. As for compatibility - most SATA controllers, network cards etc do work under FreeBSD. for personal use even realtek based network cards is OK. The real problem is graphics. I do not have any need of high performance 3D, my laptop and my intel atom based desktop both have integrated intel based GFX. it just works. no tweaking, no messing, no binary drivers, no trash, no 32-bit only etc. i am not sure if dual core intel atom E525 would keep up with full HD video playing. Probably but i am not sure. Anything stronger will for sure.