Laptop recommendations for 6.x

[Nik Clayton]

Kevin Oberman wrote:
>>    * Suspend to disk doesn't work
> 
> And is not going to until someone writes the suspend to disk software
> for FreeBSD. Very few newer laptops do BIOS based suspend to
> disk. It's moved to the OS in Windows, so manufacturers don't waste
> money doing it any other way.

When you say "Very few", do you have a list of those, know where I could 
find one, or know what I should be looking for (is there a particular 
standard, for example, that the laptop needs to support?).

> Get a cheap Atheros mini-PCI card. It is supported on the T42 BIOS and
> works well on FreeBSD. Much cheaper then a new laptop.

The laptop's definitely going back -- it's owned by $employer, and I'm 
moving on to pastures new.

N