On Monday 20 December 2004 06:46 am, Tom Vilot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] extolled: > > > hello, do you know of any laptop brands that can run freebsd or > > > openbsd that is available to purchase??? > > I have FreeBSD 5.3 running beautifully on a Dell Inspiron 8200.
I have FreeBSD 5.3 running on a Dell Inspiron 3500. IIRC there weren't any problems with the install, but I had to compile in support for my cardbus and ethernet. Since it's just a 300MHz with 128MB, I didn't install xorg at all, but I know from previous experimentation that it will run a smaller wm or desktop alright (xfce4 or smaller), but KDE or Gnome run very slow. I don't really need a gui desktop on it, and it's (generally) quite fast without it. I am tinkering at getting the sound running, but it's not a priority. Haven't yet tried USB, but again it's not a priority. It works the way it is for my needs. You can probably find a used Dell in this model range for very cheap. I wouldn't go lower than the 3500, though, as lower than a 300MHz cpu might be pushing it as far as what you need. As someone else recommended, IBM Thinkpads are quite nice and will usually work, although a bit pricey. If you go that route, try to find a good used one. - jt _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
