What is the perfect PCBSD laptop?

[Cadarn]

OK I am a complete PCBSD noob.

No idea which would be the right laptop, but i am thinking that anything that is designed for linux would be a good bet.

i am in the market for a new laptop as my NC20 (which i hate with a passion) is nearing the end of its life.

any suggestions?

[Cobalt]

Hmm... well, anything from the Eee PC family is probably a safe bet since there's been so much testing and interest for running Linux/*BSDs on them. I don't know what you're looking for in a laptop, though. I have an Acer Aspire One which works flawlessly with PC-BSD, with the possible exception of the camera since I haven't tested it yet.

If you're looking for a laptop in the classic sense, I'd recommend a Systemax laptop. My desktop is a Systemax and it's pretty nice. They're at least built in the U.S. and they have U.S.-based support. Unfortunately, you're paying for the OS (Windows 7) along with the hardware. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...=Mfr%3BMfr_821

Lotus PC is cool because you can configure everything down to the operating system which includes Ubuntu in the list for no extra cost. So all of the hardware would be tested with Linux. Lotus desktops are built in the U.S. but their laptops are only final assembly in the U.S. http://www.lotuspc.net/us/notebooks.php

[unix64]

Thinkpads for sure, very solid systems they will last quite a while. some of the newer models have some hardware issues but usually get worked out it seems like.

[MarineRK09]

Im running an AO722 and i CANNOT get the wifi up! Can't figure it out or find an answer anywhere! Im completely new to BSD so any help would be greatly appreciated!

[mwatkins]

ACPI Suspend/resume is a work in progress for FreeBSD / PC-BSD and as suspend/resume is, for many laptop users, an important or even must-have feature, I would pick a laptop where suspend/resume is KNOWN to work with FreeBSD / PC-BSD, ideally known to work with an "out of the box" PC-BSD install.

Do any such laptops exist?

[rvc]

I am a newbie for PCBSD and am currently running Isotope 64 bit on Thinkpad T500. As of now, sound (head phones work but speakers dont) and touchpad scroll seems to be my immediate problem.
Else, as unix64 said, a solid laptop to go with and i am currently triple booting along with windows and hybryde linux !

[bds]

Do any such laptops exist?

I seem to recall having read about a laptop or two like this, but they seem to be the exception rather than the rule (and, AIVR, they were generally running older versions of FreeBSD; e.g. 8.2).

It generally seems like Thinkpads get the bulk of the attention, but I am probably biased.

Daniel Rudy, aka Maelstorm, has recently announced a project idea (FreeBSD Development Forum) to implement functional suspend/resume in a way that might hopefully bypass the hardware-specific issues we constantly face.

I'm trying to figure out if my budget will allow for a donation to help the effort.

[keirawatson]

Lenovo T430 2344-2MC dhg
Acer Aspire 1830T
Acer Aspire 4730Z
Toshiba NB 550 D
Lenovo X220
Asus X59 GL-AP168
Asus X54H - vasi
Lenovo X201i
Lenovo G465Y
HP 635

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[Pichu8800]

Latitude E6500.
Latitude E5430.
Any ASUS laptop.
Any Thinkpad.
Any HP.
Any Toshiba.

Those are the laptops that come to mind over here.

[JKL]

With the possible exception of WiFi not working, essential for a laptop (since you might want some internet while setting it up).

I have a Latitude E5400 here for testing if it runs PC-BSD - it did not recognize the WiFi device.