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Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Sony or Dell?  Or stick with Toshiba?
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On Sat May 15 21:25:15 2004 Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've been happily running FreeBSD on a P2-266 Toshiba for several years now.
> I'm thinking of upgrading by getting something on ebay.
> 
> I love the look and lightness of Sony Vaios, but I'd like to make sure which
> models are best for FreeBSD.  If none, I'd consider a Dell.  Or, am I better
> off with Toshiba, which has been known to be 'other OS friendly'?
I am using the vaio grx-560 not very light, but everything that i want 
to use is working. things i haven't tried are the on board modem, and 
memory card slot. acpi seems fine, sound is working well (much better 
than it was on Linux) cardbus is functioning. Though if you are looking 
for something to lug around this laptop is really more of a desktop ;-)
If you haven't already check out 
http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/ between those three brands 
there seem to be upwards of fifty represented.
> 
> 
> jm

-Thomas