Robert, On 25 Jun 22:01 Robert Gilaard wrote: > I am just researching this as well and have settled on the Dell > laptops because they come pre-configured with Ubuntu and therefore I > assume they will be opensource friendly.
It could be fine, but I would not just assume this. The pre-configured Ubuntu may contain proprietary drivers, which you may not want to use, and are not included in OpenBSD. > I have short listed:1. Dell > Precision 7520 ($1502)2. Dell Precision 7720 ($1412)3. Dell Precision > 3520 ($1352) Prices are based on my hardware choices so ymmv. I have a Dell Latitude E7470, which had serveral power management related issues in spring last year (e.g. hanging when waking up from suspend). The worst of these issues disappeared because OpenBSD and Ubuntu (also installed as it is officially provided by my employer) got support for the hardware over the summer of 2017. There is still the issue of an OpenBSD segfault when I attach/detach the laptop to/from my docking station. In retrospect, I wish I took the similarly spec'ed Lenovo Thinkpad that my employer also offered, because Thinkpads are said to be "opensource friendly" (but that may be just as well be wishful thinking). Marco
