Want to buy HP - Intel Laptop with FreeBSD

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HP-Intel-BSD

- To buy an HP Laptop w/ Intel CPU - Will be working w/ graphics, and several apps at a time
- FreeBSD as an operating system. Image-shot of the hard drive, AND a Restore / start-up disk, & back-up disks
- If the laptop comes preloaded w/ Windows, I would like an image-shot of the hard drive, AND a Restore / start-up disk as backup.
- Prefer to also have a DOS partition (non-MS)

- Prefer DVD burner (2 layer?) / CD-ROM burner
- A couple of USB ports
- Modem / WiFi
- Verizon Air Card - Pantac? Device - via USB port - Verizon Manager CD software to be loaded
- Printer is HP - ? HP Photosmart C4680 / or C4780 All-in-One Printer (will post later)

- Strong Video card for graphics, ability to watch DVD's and online videos
- Good sound card, basic speaker
- ?? Necessary Java applets, CD zip/unzip, Omniformat image conversion freeware http://www.omniformat.com/download.html

- Web Browser - Prefer Opera
- Word processor - WordPerfect 5.1 was my favorite. Miss the Macros, and have multiple files. Would still like WP 5.1 and/or newer WP
Also, a BSD word processor with macros? // Consider loading Open Office

- GIMP for graphics, works for me (Finally had some good experience with VCW VicMan's Photo Editor)
- Optional - HTML Web editor - shareware or inexpensive editor
- A BSD desktop (KDE), but would also consider a simple desktop / simple text menu ok

Just found iXsystems, Inc. online. FreeBSD and PC-BSD Professional Services:
http://www.ixsystems.com/support/professional-bsd-support.html?gclid=CMPX_Naetp8CFQZfagodcUeu0A

FreeBSD on my HP zt1195 Laptop: http://kirrilian.dyndns.org/projects/laptop/freebsd52/#top
and, FreeBSD review: http://kirrilian.dyndns.org/projects/os/#freebsd
 
HP-Intel-BSD said:
- To buy an HP Laptop w/ Intel CPU
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Better get Dell Latitude or IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad, they are far better then HP.

... but what answer you really expect?
... what are you asking?
 
My HP/Compaq 6510b runs FreeBSD perfectly. Everything works except the fingerprint scanner.
 
HP Compaq 8510w is absolutely fine. Simply buy the business end of HP, not the consumer end (HP Pavillion and such). The ACPI stuff I need works fine (don't use supend/resume, hibernation).
 
I can personally vouch for staying well clear of the Pavilion line. They made me avoid HP like the plague. :)

Dell and IBM FTW.
 
HP-Intel-BSD said:
"Simply buy the business end of HP" - Thanks! and note: HP/Compaq 6510b & HP Compaq 8510w

For Info on HP (Intel) laptops and FreeBSD:

The FreeBSD Laptop Compatibility List
http://laptop.bsdgroup.de/freebsd/

FLCL - List HP laptops
http://laptop.bsdgroup.de/freebsd/index.html?action=list_laptop_mf&mfid=9
The following HP laptops are in the database...

FreeBSD on my HP zt1195 Laptop
http://kirrilian.dyndns.org/projects/laptop/freebsd52/

Note: I have a HP Photosmart C4680 All-in-One Printer
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I think this list is out of date ,and never updated ...
work should be done on laptop's hardware specification and kernel configuration for <<<FreeBSD8.0>>> :r
 
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