From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 17 19:38:42 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 377A8106564A for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:38:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh2.interactivevillages.com (wh2.interactivevillages.com [75.125.250.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F0EB08FC12 for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:38:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from c-24-22-230-24.hsd1.wa.comcast.net ([24.22.230.24] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh2.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Pq9gS-0001bI-2A for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:38:37 -0800 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:38:36 -0800 Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:38:36 -0800 From: Chip Camden To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110217193836.GB2116@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <3380813072-1551442120@intranet.com.mx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="3siQDZowHQqNOShm" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-PGP-Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xD6DBAF91 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh2.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com Subject: Re: Best Laptop to buy for Freebsd Without OS? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:38:42 -0000 --3siQDZowHQqNOShm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Chuck Swiger on Thursday, 17 February 2011: > Hola, Jorge-- >=20 > On Feb 17, 2011, at 10:43 AM, Jorge Biquez wrote: > > I am evaluating to buy a new laptop for using it only with Freebsd. I k= now in the website mention some options. Thing is that here the most powerf= ul ones (I3, I5 I7) are sold ONLY with Windows installed and that increase = the value of the equipment. I want the best option at a nice price (could b= e Intel or AMD) the ide is to have it as my main machine and when I need Li= nux or Windows have them there running under VirtualBox. The use will be ma= inly for web development. >=20 >=20 > You have some choices: >=20 > 1) Find a vendor offering to sell a machine with Linux preinstalled. > At times in the past, IIRC, both HP and Dell used to do this. >=20 > 2) Call up a sales guy from your preferred vendor and ask to purchase a b= are machine without OS. > If they refuse to sell you one, choose another vendor. >=20 > 3) Buy a machine with the base Win 7 Home installed, decline the license,= and request a refund. > Be prepared to waste significant time on this, but it can be done. >=20 > Regards, > --=20 > -Chuck >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" Until Konstantin gets his work on GEM finished, don't buy anything that uses the Intel Ironlake graphics chip (usually called simply "Intel Integrated HD Graphics"). The Intel driver for Xorg won't work, and you'll be limited to vesa at 1024x768. Others on this list may perhaps be able to recommend their favorite graphics option. --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://chipsquips.com | http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com --3siQDZowHQqNOShm Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNXXk8AAoJEIpckszW26+RH64H/2hzFAFGubXxJe2LwSRQDq1f lgqs3NRfWUh29yUL9zpKNyewjRE73HQTUN6oEUZQd5OuujzOFb58Lr5/03QjWhMI infU2tEMddh7+DUzvsjqOPlxLDWsLgbHMmzkHlsVOxqfcW3JClaiCAGW/zKS09uQ +N5d8pC2ff7SISGt/XOseJfL50yGzme/TfPXKSvZwHF9rwyZn7J6jVWi3huLTARr XM/wAAsEu1Pa234PlVQd3o9tFqPDkexzfBY1rVtWAm/RolVk5uc6btG0W+bD0TFY zIXKPvrXLLdsyTZFhzHtdXMBK2hU1G9xGf+6qSUirE/KbMgeZbvkJeFa8hGWLEc= =LK/w -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --3siQDZowHQqNOShm--