new laptop

[Rainer Duffner]

Michael W. Lucas wrote:

>Hi folks,
>
>I can't find this discussion in the archives for the last couple of
>months, so I guess it's time to ask: I'm looking for a new FreeBSD
>laptop.  Any recommendations?
>
>Ideally, it would have an amd64 CPU 
>

Tough to find good ones.
Also rules out Dell.


>and hardware 3d video
>acceleration.
>  
>

...which you can only get with Nvidia-Cards.
Or does ATI provide 3d-drivers that work with FreeBSD6?

There are probably a handful (or less) laptops available with the above 
combination.
Last time I looked, they were difficult to get to work even with Linux.

My advice: wait for the Intel-Apples and buy one of those.



Rainer