looking for opinions on laptop

[gnn at freebsd.org]

At Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:08:41 -0400,
Robert Huff wrote:
> 
> 
> Julian H. Stacey writes:
> 
> >  > 	I have the opportunity to get a (refurbished) Lenovo G570 (Core
> >  > i5, 2x2.4 ghz) for what seems like a very good price.
> >  > 	Does anyone have experience with a) this model, b) the G
> >  > series, or c) Lenovo laptops generally that would bear on my
> >  > decision?
> >  
> >  http://laptop.bsdgroup.de/freebsd/index.html?action=show_laptop_detail&laptop=13089
> 
> 	Interesting.
> 	Thanks,
> 

I'm using a Lenovo ThinkPad X220.  The ThinkPads have always done well
with open source operating systems, including FreeBSD.  The things to
watch out for are:

1) What wireless chip do they use?  Even within the same model they
can switch wireless chips.

2) What video chip is used.  This is an endless source of problems for
open source systems.

I've rarely had problems with other components, but I will say that I
never use sound on my laptop so that is an area where I don't have any
experience.


Best,
George