Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:52:52 -0500 From: "Mark A-J. Raught (from the laptop)" <mraught@acm.org> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Buying a laptop. (HP, Compaq, or Gateway) Message-ID: <41D591F4.20302@acm.org> In-Reply-To: <41D5911A.6080403@acm.org> References: <41D5911A.6080403@acm.org>
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Mark A-J. Raught (from the laptop) wrote: > Greetings all, > > I am about to buy a laptop from Best Buy (18 months no interest is the > main reason I am going with them) My choices have come down to the > following 3: > > Gateway 7405GX (AMD 64 3200+) > HP zv5320us (AMD XP-M 3000+) > Compaq r3306us (AMD XP-M 3000+) > > While it would be cool to have the 64 bit machine, I am kind of scared > of the new technology in a laptop. I know sometimes it is easier to > turn lead into gold than get the latest and greatest to work on a > laptop. So I am kind of leaning toward the HP or the Compaq. However > (you knew it was coming) I still don't trust Compaq (bad history with > them) so this leaves me at the HP. It seems to be a reasonable laptop > at a decent price. > > I am definitely not set on the HP, that's why I'm writing to the > mobile group, to get more info... > > On to the big problem; I can't find any info on any of the laptops > with FreeBSD. I checked the usual compatibility web pages, but > couldn't find these specific models and don't know what models would > be close. I am going today to play with a FreeSBIE CD, but I would > feel more comfortable knowing if I was going to hit any big roadblocks. > > Extra info: The laptop will be wiped (no windows please) and I will be > running FreeBSD. I have no problem replacing a miniPCI card if need > be, but obviously I can't do that with video (HP and Compaq both have > nVidia w/ unknow chipset) which is my biggest concern, or sound (not > that important, but it'd be nice). > > I have complete confidence that this laptop would work eventually, but > I would rather sooner than later. > > Please, if anyone has experience with any of these (or similar models) > please let me know. I will be buying soon (hopefully today or > tomorrow, within the week definitely) and would love to have more than > a FreeSBIE CD to tell me everthing will be alright. :) > > > thanks, > -mark > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I forgot to mention: I know HP and Compaq are together now, but they still have different brands for the time being. So my feelings toward Compaq still linger. It has been a while though... -mark
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