>
> After deciding I could not really buy a computer locally, I ordered my latest
> machine from "Freedom Included, Inc" from in the US.
> http://freedomincluded.com/product/lemote-yeeloong/
>
> It is a MIPS-based subnotebook shipping with gNewSense (Linux distro). I
> don't think it is what th
On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:32:59 -0500, Brian Callahan wrote:
> IANAL, but I have been informed by several lawyers that you cannot do
> this. The Windows 7 EULA, when preinstalled on a machine, states that
> the agreement is between you and the company selling you the computer,
> and "By using the Sof
On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:57:02 -0800, David Brodbeck wrote:
> Sometimes there can be activation issues with OEM versions of Windows
> XP. They're usually keyed to the manufacturer's BIOS.
Not a problem anymore - after 2014. :-)
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Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andr
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 6:36 PM, Julian H. Stacey wrote:
> Reality:
> XP purchased with a Toshiba laptop runs native, but fails on
> virtualbox, on the same laptop. I believe XP is crippled to only
> run on Toshiba, & vbox presents too clean/generic an environment ;-)
Sometimes there can be a
I am typing on a Lenovo Thinkpad R500 running 8-stable, after (a very
high quality) instruction installation by Yamagi Burmeister
(http://www.bsdforen.de/showthread.php?s=e2db5256b283497ca371738ad34b7572&t=24823).
I am very happy with both FreeBSD and my notebook since I switched
(unnerved) from G
On Saturday 19 of February 2011 06:12:52, Craig Butler wrote:
> Lenovo destroyed thinkpad in the t410i range;
> * stupid flimsy/flexi keyboard with massive delete and escape keys
> (why ???)
I don't liked it either so I stayed with R400.
> * gobi 2000 3g connectivity, cant get it working on anythi
On Sat, 2011-02-19 at 04:28 +, John Levine wrote:
> > At one point, Thinkpads - particularly the T4x series - were
> >_the_ recommended used laptop. While it's been a while since i
> >looked into this formally, my grapevine says the quality went
> >downhill quickly after Lenovo bought IBM'
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 04:28:24AM +, John Levine wrote:
>
> I'm typing this on my Lenovo X200 running 8.1. For the most part it
> works quite well and the quality seems similar to my previous IBM X40.
>
> The worst annoyance is that the sound volume is quite low, and I
> haven't yet figured
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:08:09PM -0500, Robert Huff wrote:
>
> Chad Perrin writes:
> >
> > In my experience, ThinkPads are among the highest quality laptops
> > on the market.
>
> At one point, Thinkpads - particularly the T4x series - were
> _the_ recommended used laptop. While it's b
> At one point, Thinkpads - particularly the T4x series - were
>_the_ recommended used laptop. While it's been a while since i
>looked into this formally, my grapevine says the quality went
>downhill quickly after Lenovo bought IBM's pc hardware division.
I'm typing this on my Lenovo X200 r
Chad Perrin writes:
> In my experience, ThinkPads are among the highest quality laptops
> on the market.
At one point, Thinkpads - particularly the T4x series - were
_the_ recommended used laptop. While it's been a while since i
looked into this formally, my grapevine says the quality
> The major OEMs will say "OK, then you must return the computer," and
> you have no option but to comply. This is true for the USA.
192 sovereign countries exist with differing laws.
Licenses I've seen from usually USA companies in Europe over
decades have often seemed to contravene local law
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 08:41:09AM -0600, Jorge Biquez wrote:
>
> I guess my best bet is top have a used one. Is not that it "has" to
> be new but I wanted to invest in something new that last some years,
> my last lap has 7 years but it is short on memory and won't accept more.
> I will use eba
On Fri, 18 Feb 2011, Henrik Hudson wrote:
Any of the i3 / i5 systems will be using Optimus, even if they
don't state as much, and this is not supported under FreeBSD or
Linux, neither proprietary or FOSS drivers. Some of the higher-end laptops
(Lenovo) you can switch off
optimus either in BIOS
On Thu, 17 Feb 2011, Jorge Biquez wrote:
> Hello all.
>
> I am evaluating to buy a new laptop for using it only with Freebsd.
> I know in the website mention some options. Thing is that here the
> most powerful ones (I3, I5 I7) are sold ONLY with Windows installed
> and that increase the value of
At 11:06 p.m. 17/02/2011, Chad Perrin wrote:
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 07:23:57PM -0800, Charlie Kester wrote:
>
> Does it have to be new?
>
> The best deal might be to get a used laptop. Then it doesn't matter
> what it originally shipped with, all you care about is whether it's on
> the FreeBSD
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 07:23:57PM -0800, Charlie Kester wrote:
>
> Does it have to be new?
>
> The best deal might be to get a used laptop. Then it doesn't matter
> what it originally shipped with, all you care about is whether it's on
> the FreeBSD hardware compatibility list.
>
> Along the
On Thu 17 Feb 2011 at 10:43:24 PST Jorge Biquez wrote:
Hello all.
I am evaluating to buy a new laptop for using it only with Freebsd. I
know in the website mention some options. Thing is that here the most
powerful ones (I3, I5 I7) are sold ONLY with Windows installed and
that increase the va
> Those links both sport some pretty expensive prices. My comparable ASUS
> cost about half that, and came with Windows 7 installed (which I simply
> erased). Are those prices for real?
>
> --
> Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterl...@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F
> http://chipsquips.com | http:
Quoth Brian Callahan on Thursday, 17 February 2011:
> > 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.
> >
>
> IANAL, but I have been informed by several lawyers that you
> 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.
>
IANAL, but I have been informed by several lawyers that you cannot do
this. The Windows 7 EULA, when preinstalled on a machi
On Thu, 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 know
> in the website mention some options. Thing is that here the most powerful
> ones (I3, I5 I7) are sold ONLY with Windows installed and that increase the
> value of th
Quoth Chuck Swiger on Thursday, 17 February 2011:
> Hola, Jorge--
>
> 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 know
> > in the website mention some options. Thing is that here the most powerful
> > ones (I3, I5 I7
On 17 February 2011 13:43, Jorge Biquez wrote:
> Hello all.
>
> I am evaluating to buy a new laptop for using it only with Freebsd. I know
> in the website mention some options. Thing is that here the most powerful
> ones (I3, I5 I7) are sold ONLY with Windows installed and that increase the
> val
Hola, Jorge--
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 know in
> the website mention some options. Thing is that here the most powerful ones
> (I3, I5 I7) are sold ONLY with Windows installed and that increase the v
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