Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:48:06 -0400 From: Mike Jeays <mike.jeays@rogers.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptop advice Message-ID: <200803271548.07036.mike.jeays@rogers.com> In-Reply-To: <172332.45773.qm@web56808.mail.re3.yahoo.com> References: <172332.45773.qm@web56808.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
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On March 27, 2008 03:09:42 pm mdh wrote: > --- David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 01:53:57PM -0400, Joe Demeny > > > > wrote: > > > In the end, the best advice seems to be indeed to > > > > take the FreeBSD CD > > > > > to the brick-and-mortar store... > > > > Or you could purchase an Apple Mac Book and have a > > commercially > > supported Unix pre-installed. Guess that would take > > all the "fun" out of > > it? > > While I like Mac products and OSX is pretty cool, I > still find their laptops a bit pricey. > > By the by, has anyone tried FreeBSD on one of those > little Asus EEEpc sublaptops? A real, tiny, i386 > laptop for $300 (plus maybe a bit more for an > additional SD card to bump the storage some) seems > like a truly awesome deal. > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ >_________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I bought an Eee PC, but haven't tried any other software on it yet. I can confirm that the hardware is a bargain, and I used it 'as is' while travelling for ten days, and it connected 'out of the box' to the wireless service provided in each hotel. A mouse is a great help, although the built-in pad is quite usable. I had no trouble with the tiny keyboard, except for needing the light on to read the keys. They are a really great innovation, IMHO. I am really pleased with mine. The wireless card may be the problem with FreeBSD. -- Mike Jeays http://www.jeays.ca
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