/ Adam Thompson wrote on Fri 11.Oct'13 at 11:10:46 -0500 / > >>>Hi guys, > >>> > >>>I am looking for some suggestions for a good, small quite laptop. I was > >>>looking at futureshop.ca and bestbuy.ca. I currently have an HP dv3 > > For OpenBSD, I would never buy something at FutureShop or BestBuy; > those are all consumer-oriented "Designed For Windows 8" laptops. > > I either buy Lenovo ThinkPads from an authorized reseller (e.g. the > x201t sitting in front of me, and many of the OpenBSD developers use > various models of Thinkpad), or I buy off-lease (trailing-edge) Dell > Latitude/Precision laptops directly from Dell - see www.dfsdirect.ca > for their off-lease selection. > > The Latitude E4000 series are all quite small and light, are readily > available, and AFAIK are fully supported. Right now I'm running > 5.3-RELEASE on a Latitude D630 with no issues at all, and IIRC the > E4500 should be fully supported as well. > > Many people cringe at the thought of a used laptop, but note that > DFS will offer a 1-year warranty, which is exactly what you get > buying consumer-grade laptops from a retail big-box store anyway. My > favourite part of the Latitude E series (and most Precision models, > too) is that if you get the optional docking base, you can then run > dual-DVI off the laptop! > > -- > -Adam Thompson > athom...@athompso.net >
I agree, all my OpenBSD and UNIX machine are bought as refurbished machines. I have found they have much better support in terms of drivers/hardware and they cost a fraction of the price in some cases.
