I know this question is asked quite often here and elsewhere, but most of the discussions I found are old and reflect the best available hardware AT THE TIME, hence this new thread.
I'm looking for a recent (and preferably high speced) laptop with hardware that is fully compatible with FreeBSD. This includes:
Of course, I doubt such a laptop exists (at least not without external peripherals, like a USB BT dongle, for example), but I'm looking for the closest bet. Something that will require minimal parts replacement and/or external peripherals/accessories. Let's assume that price doesn't matter. (Of course it does! but I would like to see what my options are).
Having done some research, it seems to me that ThinkPads work best with FreeBSD (and other UNIX-based/UNIX-like systems). Would anyone (who owns a ThinkPad) give some feedback on this subject?
I'm looking for a recent (and preferably high speced) laptop with hardware that is fully compatible with FreeBSD. This includes:
- Working CPU (and CPU features)
- Working dedicated graphics with hardware acceleration (i.e. desktop 3D effects and video encoding/decoding offloaded to GPU) -- preferably nvidia
- Working HDMI/TV-out port (if any)
- Working suspend-to-ram/suspend-to-disk/resume
- Working BUILT-IN WiFi/Ethernet
- Working BUILT-IN Bluetooth (I've read somewhere that FreeBSD supports ALL USB BT 1.1 devices, but then most laptops today ship with BT 2.x+)
- Working hardware (software?) buttons, like screen brightness and volume control
- Preferably working webcam
Of course, I doubt such a laptop exists (at least not without external peripherals, like a USB BT dongle, for example), but I'm looking for the closest bet. Something that will require minimal parts replacement and/or external peripherals/accessories. Let's assume that price doesn't matter. (Of course it does! but I would like to see what my options are).
Having done some research, it seems to me that ThinkPads work best with FreeBSD (and other UNIX-based/UNIX-like systems). Would anyone (who owns a ThinkPad) give some feedback on this subject?