What to buy?

[Erich Dollansky]

Hi,

IBM notebooks habe a good reputation when it comes to FreeBSD. The 
problem with them is that they are not really low-end.

Chris Martinus wrote:
> After wading thru the laptop compatibility list
> yesterday, I'm feeling less the wiser.
> 
> I need to buy a new low-end notebook computer with the
> intention of using it mainly with FreeBSD - and
> particularly with the Vodafone 3G card.
> 
> Choices revolve mainly around Acer, HP and Toshiba.

You must check the keyboard - LCD problem with Acers. I have seen some 
Acers with ugly keyboard impressions on the LCD after only a few months 
of usage.

Erich