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Date:      Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:04:53 -0500
From:      Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?
Message-ID:  <200709241504.53130.freebsd@dfwlp.com>
In-Reply-To: <539c60b90709241100y212651cdj7caf3780e5035fb7@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <539c60b90709241100y212651cdj7caf3780e5035fb7@mail.gmail.com>

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On Monday 24 September 2007 13:00:33 Steve Franks wrote:
> The freebsd laptop page is a nice resource, but it's a bit heavy on
> specifics (i.e. I have a laptop I want to install on), not so good
> generally (want to buy a laptop).  So anyone have realworld advice?
> I'm not against something used in the 1GHz+ range.
>
> <I have a compaq that is %#&*!^$.  The pcmcia will not work, the
> ndiswrapper for the broadcom panics, etc.  So, compaq is right out
> (the've always maintained their poor reputation, no?) - so compaq is
> out.  Seems gateway has an equally bad rap>
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
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checking in from my HP NC6000, all hardware operational, no issues to speak 
of.  (p4 1.8, intel 2200 wireless, broadcom ethernet, intel sound).  also, 
the pushbutton to enable/disable the wireless works, but the hardware volume 
control does not.

cheers,
-- 
Jonathan Horne
http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org
freebsd@dfwlp.com



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