Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 20:35:09 -0500 From: Chuck Stearns <chuckstearns@ozymo.com> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recommended laptops for FreeBSD 6.x ... Message-ID: <464519CD.6040007@ozymo.com> In-Reply-To: <20070511.191409.41966595.rasmith@aristotle.tamu.edu> References: <001601c793a5$106c5310$6601a8c0@KGISH> <20070511175144.F69508@volatile.chemikals.org> <200705111520.17774.fcash@ocis.net> <20070511.191409.41966595.rasmith@aristotle.tamu.edu>
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I've had generally goo experiences with 7.0 on a Gateway MT3705, except the ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M doesn't seem to work. (found a "port" for fglrx, but haven't tried it yet...) Earlier versions won't detect the NIC, it's a Marvell Yukon. /cs rasmith@tamu.edu wrote: > From: Freddie Cash <fcash@ocis.net> > Subject: Re: Recommended laptops for FreeBSD 6.x ... > Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 15:20:17 -0700 > >> The Satellite line of Toshiba laptops are pretty much crap. I've yet to >> find a Satellite user that likes their laptop. Even when running Windows >> XP on it. Getting non-Windows OSes running on them tends to be a >> frustrating endeavor. > > May I introduce you to a Satellite user who likes his laptop? I > haven't used FreeBSD on it (though my desktop and a couple of servers > I admin are all 6.2-STABLE), but Ubuntu Linux is basically trouble free on > my Satellite U205. I bought it in December and installed Ubuntu Edgy > immediately (all hardware detected without trouble). The only issues > are the fingerprint reader (never bothered to try) and suspend-to-ram > suspend-to-disk works fine). Very sharp screen, light weight, nice > keyboard feel, solidly built. > > I suppose this is a little off-topic since I haven't tried FreeBSD > on it, but it's a relevant data point. > > Robin Smith > _______________________________________________ > 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"
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