Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 15:22:55 +0100 From: Arnt Gulbrandsen <arnt@gulbrandsen.priv.no> To: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Buying a laptop. (HP, Compaq, or Gateway) Message-ID: <KFCGTzInNx6Gp1zTZtEJoQ.md5@prosecco.oryx.com>
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parv@pair.com writes: > Reading rest of the paragraph shows that you meant to say that SuSe is > actually worse (in comparison to FreeBSD or Windows). AFAICT, both linux (suse and debian) and freebsd seem to be a little hit-and-miss. What works fine on one laptop may not work on the next. I sense the smell of BIOS bugs... maybe freebsd is better than suse, but maybe BIOS bugs are the dominant factor. Frustrating. Anyway, if you can get a chance to try an install and like laptops that have low weight, long battery lifetime, lots of connectivity options and no clutter, I highly recommend the small Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebooks. If it works, it works very well, except for swapping between CD/DVD and battery in the second bay. Doesn't bother me, I never use either floppies, CDs nor DVDs. Arnt (typing on an old E6010)
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