From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 10 05:27:17 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01E34106566C for ; Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:27:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 724EA8FC14 for ; Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:27:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from kobe.laptop (adsl139-187.kln.forthnet.gr [77.49.10.187]) (authenticated bits=0) by igloo.linux.gr (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-9) with ESMTP id n6A5FV2s028275; Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:15:36 +0300 Received: by kobe.laptop (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 549A8BAC0; Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:15:31 +0300 (EEST) From: Giorgos Keramidas To: dhaneshkk@hotmail.com References: Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:15:31 +0300 In-Reply-To: (dhaneshk k.'s message of "Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:59:43 +0000") Message-ID: <87y6qxktjg.fsf@kobe.laptop> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Hellug-MailScanner-ID: n6A5FV2s028275 X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-3.836, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.56, BAYES_00 -2.60) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr X-Spam-Status: No Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Advise for buying a Refurbished machine 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: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:27:17 -0000 On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:59:43 +0000, dhaneshk k wrote: > Fellow BSDians, > I need an advice from FreeBSD users. I would like to buy a > refurbished notebook from IBM. > > Model IBM T60 > I heard T60 series are excellent ? I'm using FreeBSD/GNOME as my main environment on a Thinkpad X61s, and my experience so far has been excellent. The *only* bit of hardware that doesn't attach to a working driver is the fingerprint reader, which I don't really have a use for. My loader.conf includes a few thinkpad-specific bits, like: # Intel wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN driver options. legal.intel_iwn.license_ack=1 if_iwn_load="YES" # Autoloaded modules. acpi_ibm_load="YES" snd_hda_load="YES" and I disable the internal Bluetooth support in sysctl.conf: # Disable the internal Bluetooth device of Thinkpad X61s by default. dev.acpi_ibm.0.bluetooth=0 but other than these pretty simple configuration options, everything 'Just Works(TM)' :) One last thing that is worth mentioning: It is not obvious from the webpage you pasted if the T60 you are going to buy uses an Intel or ATI VGA chipset. I generally opt for Intel VGA chipsets, when I have a choice. They tend to work slightly better on the laptop's I've seen so far. > I want to know > 1) whether this notebook go well with FreeBSD-7.x versions ? I want > to use only FreeBSD on this notebook with X window system + Gnome > Desktop, This should work fine. > 2) please advice me If I buy this machine is that a wise decision or > refurbished machines are of high risk ? This is something I cannot really answer. I bought mine from a friend, whom I trusted enough. Depending on the source, there is an inherent risk in buying 'used' parts, but it all boils down to how much you trust the seller.