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I’m a newbie to this stuff - is BSD usable as a daily driver on a personal laptop?

• lmm 6y ago
  For a laptop you're using as a luggable workstation, absolutely. For a laptop you're moving around with and unplugging frequently, you probably want a model that's popular with hackers (e.g. thinkpad) - getting suspend working is often fiddly, and there might be some models where it won't work at all. Most wifi chipsets are supported IME, but it might be worth checking that as well.
  • morpheos137 6y ago
    I have been using OpenBSD laptops for years. Everything I need works. My configuration is very lean and very fast even on an older machine. Thinkpads (older at least) are 100% hardware supported in my experience. Only thing I can think of that is not supported is hot swapping ultrabay drives. I am not sure if that is supported on Windows since I have not used Windows.
    • lmm 6y ago
      Like I said, Thinkpads are popular with hackers. The experience with a Thinkpad is absolutely not reflective of the experience with a typical laptop.