Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 20:33:08 +0100 From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: "David W. Chapman Jr." <dwcjr@inethouston.net> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Sony or Dell? Or stick with Toshiba? Message-ID: <20040520193308.GA7863@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <20040520171636.GA57626@minubian.inethouston.net> References: <20040515182026.GB60546@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <40A6F099.3060502@earthlink.net> <20040520163833.GA6679@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <309207595.20040520210037@sendmail.ru> <20040520171342.GA6947@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20040520171636.GA57626@minubian.inethouston.net>
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On Thu, May 20, 2004 at 12:16:36PM -0500, David W. Chapman Jr. wrote: : On Thu, May 20, 2004 at 06:13:42PM +0100, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: : > : freebsd and sony's acpi aren't good friends today : > : > So Dell is about the best bet then? As far as full laptop capability? : > : I'd be careful about dells, they've been having high failure rates : recently, specifically with their laptops. Now that you mention it, my 2 year old desktop wouldn't boot and needed a new motherboard. One of the build machines also needed 24 replacement. And my boss's laptop refused to recognize the AC adapter. Not a good record, I'd have to say. But some people might have better luck with them. jm -- My other computer is your Windows box.
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