Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:23:47 +0200 From: Christian Baer <christian.baer@uni-dortmund.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: advice on buying a laptop #2 Message-ID: <0173b4d1-d8fb-6d16-e85c-549d6ebf971a@uni-dortmund.de>
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Hello everybody! As you might remember, three months ago I already asked you guys about this subject about three months ago. Because of a family crisis (my mother got very sick), I didn't get around to actually buying one of the little buggers we wrote about. A little has changed since that past thread. Among other things, I have a little more dough. :-) I don't want to roll out the whole thing again - actually, I just reread the complete old thread. But I am currently thinking of a Lenovo T530 and not a T520. I plan to run FreeBSD on the bare metal of this thing - if I can only FreeBSD. A few things have changed since the T520, which you guys said would be a good choice. There are a few things I am wondering about and I'd like your input if this machine would be a good choice... - Intel Core i7-3630QM - should be fine. :-) - graphics - Intel HD Graphics 4000 - NVIDIA NVS 5400M (1 GB) Then the specs get a little fuzzy: The shop says: 108Mbit Wireless LAN, no exact chip. Lenovo say this: - 802.11bgn wireless PCIe Half Mini Card on selected models. - 802.11abgn wireless PCIe Half Mini Card on selected models. - Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2200 - Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205 - Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 Which one might it be? I called the shop but they couldn't tell me either because the dude on the phone said he didn't have one in front of him right now. And then there this little guy (from support.lenovo.com): - Wireless WWAN Minicard Qualcomm® Gobi™ 3000 on selected models Too bad it only support 3G, but it's a nice bonus. :-) Will any of this stuff cause problems under FreeBSD? I know the 6205 WiFi chips work, but what about the 6300? I was also thinking about getting a new (back-lit) keyboard. Do you have any thoughts on this (I know this is a little OT). Best regards, Chris
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