Just FYI I picked up my Thinkpad x220 off of eBay for $200 or so. OpenBSD does a great job on even "older" hardware because it is kept so lean by the developers.
Thanks, Bryan On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 11:33 AM, Domovoy <domo...@errlock.org> wrote: > Thinkpads are over my budget (i find them starting with the E550 at 758⬠> on my usual reseller). > > What about the B50-80 (80LT003C): i3, Intel HD 4400, wifi B/G/N/AC, > Gigabit Ethernet, 2x USB3. > Unfortunately i can't find for sure which wireless cards is used (probably > Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160). > If it can allow me to do the little 3D editing i need, it would be a good > fit. > > Any information about OpenBSD support for this thing? > (From what i gathered the Intel HD 4400 should work, right?) > > > Le 2015-10-29 15:00, Bryan Everly a écrit : > >> The X series and the T series Thinkpads work really well. >> >> My x220 is outstanding. The only device that isn't supported is the >> fingerprint reader. Also the mSATA slot is great for a second SSD. I >> dual boot OpenBSD and Arch (for when I need a Virtual Machine) and >> just use the F12 key at boot to select the drive I boot off of. Really >> simplifies the set up. Also you can put 16gb of ram in this model >> (even with an i5 processor) even though the specs say max of 8gb. >> >> Thanks, >> Bryan
