[geeks] FreeBSD Laptop

[Lionel Peterson]

UX303There are some high-res laptops out there, but new they tend to hover
close to $1,000 new, and are too new to be available on the used market yet.

Asus Zenbook UX305 is a very nice looking system (i7, 8 Gig RAM, 256 Gig
SSD)for just under $800:

http://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/ASUS_ZENBOOK_UX305FA/

Asus has a similar quad HD notebook, the UX303 for about $1,200 with some very
nice specs (i7, 12 Gig RAM, 256 Gig SSD, touchscreen):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00KTL21RA/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1426083643&sr=8-3
&keywords=ux305&dpPl=1&dpID=41qFrS3revL&ref=plSrch&pi=AC_SY200_QL40#

FreeBSD compatibility for either is unknown.

Hope this helps,

Lionel

Ken
> On Mar 11, 2015, at 12:22 AM, Patrick Giagnocavo <patrick at zill.net> wrote:
>
> I bought a second hand HP Elitebook 8540W for $275, added a 240GB SSD I had
bought but never used.
>
> Got the external, 2nd battery for it, so battery life is (not sure) about 5
hours or more, depending on various factors.
>
> Has decent trackpad plus the mouse nub (like the red nub on a ThinkPad).
>
> Probably not the lightest, but I got an earlier-gen i7 and maxed it to 8GB
RAM. Zippy enough.
>
> Screen is 1920x1080 .
>
> I can ask a local guy who refurbs laptops if he has another for you, or
something similar, if you want details ask off-list.
>
> Cheers
>
> Patrick
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cory Smelosky" <b4 at gewt.net>
> To: "The Geeks List" <geeks at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 7:18:27 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
> Subject: [geeks] FreeBSD Laptop
>
> Hey all,
>
> I'm looking to replace my aging and now-a-bit-frustrating MacBook Pro.
>
> 13" is getting a bit too tiny for me, and the battery seems to be showing
> some age.
>
> So...I need a laptop I can tolerate to use! ;)
>
> Needed:
> 1). >13" screen, 15" preferred, but 14 or 13 high-res would likely be fine
> 2). Higher resolution than 1280x600, 1920x1080 preferred but not too
> essential
> 3). Memory/drive should either be reasonably priced if soldered, or
> unsoldered
> 4). Wireless has to work in FreeBSD or a tiny USB dongle has to be
> recommended
> 5). FreeBSD battery life has to be longer than 4 hours.
> 6). Build quality should be above terrible, but not
> necessarily three-layer titanium.
> 7). Shouldn't be outrageously thick.
>
> Any recommendations?
>
> As tempting as the Evo n400c recommendation was...I'd prefer
> something...recent ;)
>
> --
> Cory Smelosky
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