Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-28 Thread Andrew Pantyukhin
On Wed, Sep 26, 2007 at 11:12:44AM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote: > On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 09:24:55PM -0400, Bob Johnson wrote: > > I have installed FreeBSd on IBM/Lenova and Dell with little problem. > > But, I wonder if anyone here has had any dealings with a nice little > notebook from a Japa

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-26 Thread Emanuel Marufo
Asus is the best for me, in my case Asus A6JC ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-26 Thread Bob Johnson
On 9/25/07, Bill Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I used Thinkpads for about 10 years with various Linux systems. > My last one was a Thinkpad 600 which I used continuously from > August 1999 through March 2007 when I got a Mac Powerbook (now if > only I could run OS X on a Thinkpad :-). > > W

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-26 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 09:24:55PM -0400, Bob Johnson wrote: I have installed FreeBSd on IBM/Lenova and Dell with little problem. But, I wonder if anyone here has had any dealings with a nice little notebook from a Japanese company called 'Kojinsha'. I saw them the last time I was in Japan, of

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-25 Thread ronggui
Asus works well too. 2007/9/25, Steve Franks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > 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 som

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-25 Thread OutBackDingo
Also IBM Z series, like my Z60M Runs 6, and 7 CURRENT really well On Mon, 2007-09-24 at 11:05 -0700, Predrag Punosevac wrote: > 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 > > gen

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-25 Thread Jack Barnett
Bill Campbell wrote: On Mon, Sep 24, 2007, Arend P. van der Veen wrote: We have used Thinkpads for a long time. I am currently using a T60. Never had any problems. I used Thinkpads for about 10 years with various Linux systems. My last one was a Thinkpad 600 which I used continuous

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-25 Thread Bob Johnson
I've been happy with FBSD on Dell Inspirons, although the newest I've used it on is an 8600 (it's what I'm using now). Some things have been problems (e.g. on the 7500 the sound input never had a driver, on the 8600 it took a while to find a driver that would make a working NDIS driver for the wire

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-25 Thread Bill Campbell
On Mon, Sep 24, 2007, Arend P. van der Veen wrote: >We have used Thinkpads for a long time. I am currently using a T60. >Never had any problems. I used Thinkpads for about 10 years with various Linux systems. My last one was a Thinkpad 600 which I used continuously from August 1999 through March

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-24 Thread Arend P. van der Veen
We have used Thinkpads for a long time. I am currently using a T60. Never had any problems. Predrag Punosevac wrote: 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 bu

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-24 Thread Predrag Punosevac
Steve Franks wrote: What's the difference between the T, A, R models (if you know) Thanks, Steve On 9/24/07, Predrag Punosevac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 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 i

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-24 Thread Gary Kline
On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 10:38:07PM +0200, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: > 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 advic

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-24 Thread Chad Perrin
On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 10:17:07PM +0400, Dmitry Gorbik wrote: > > As for me, I have never had problems with running FreeBSD on Sony VAIO > laptops. . . . except for exploding batteries, of course. /me ducks. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Patrick J. LoPresti: "Emacs

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-24 Thread Chad Perrin
On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 11:05:28AM -0700, Predrag Punosevac wrote: > 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

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-24 Thread Mark Price
I also use an Acer TravelMate, I think it is 4000 something and it works well. -- Mark Price http://www.rootbsd.net/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-24 Thread Per olof Ljungmark
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. Thinkpads here too, T

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-24 Thread Ivan "Rambius" Ivanov
Hello, I am using Acer TravelMate 4060 and I am very satisfied. The wireless card works very well and I had no problems with the video card. Regards Rambius ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-24 Thread Jonathan Horne
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

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-24 Thread Eric Crist
On Sep 24, 2007, at 1:00 PMSep 24, 2007, 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 i

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-24 Thread Hakan K
IBM Thinkpad, Sony Vaio Hakan http://dominor.com On 9/24/07, Steve Franks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 r

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-24 Thread Wojciech Puchar
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. my IBM T23 works perfect with FreeBSD. ALL

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-24 Thread Dmitry Gorbik
On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:00:33 -0700 "Steve Franks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 ag

Re: anyone have a favorite laptop?

2007-09-24 Thread Predrag Punosevac
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. Thanks, Steve __