Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:46:27 -0800 From: David Brodbeck <gull@gull.us> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best Laptop to buy for Freebsd Without OS? Message-ID: <AANLkTimd7ZHAGQyKrnP3YzAYUeBjpc=3J-s-bjDqLd_T@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3380813072-1551442120@intranet.com.mx> References: <3380813072-1551442120@intranet.com.mx>
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On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Jorge Biquez <jbiquez@intranet.com.mx> wrote: > I am evaluating to buy a new laptop for using it only with Freebsd. I know > in the website mention some options. Thing is that here the most powerful > ones (I3, I5 I7) are sold ONLY with Windows installed and that increase the > value of the equipment. I want the best option at a nice price (could be > Intel or AMD) the ide is to have it as my main machine and when I need Linux > or Windows have them there running under VirtualBox. The use will be mainly > for web development. Just to play devil's advocate: If you plan to run Windows under VirtualBox, you probably *do* want to order the laptop with Windows pre-installed. The reason is to legally run Windows in VirtualBox, you will need a Windows license, and it's far cheaper to get one bundled with the machine than to buy it later.
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