>curious about using it on my laptop I don't think you should use it on your laptop. See, the thing is: >Does it JustWork on the majority of average-user thin

>curious about using it on my laptop I don't think you should use it on your laptop. See, the thing is: >Does it JustWork on the majority of average-user things Not on most hardware. The problem is basically drivers, it's always been drivers, I doubt it'll ever stop being drivers. When it comes to off-the-beaten-path OS's like BSD, Haiku, etc (maybe even Linux), it really makes sense to buy a machine with it in mind. That way you can look at specs and make sure all of the hardware is fully supported. Unfortunately it's not rare that even one unsupported thing can become a huge pain in the ass. So you can put it on a* laptop, but I wouldn't put it on your current laptop unless you've done plenty of research and you're sure everything is supported. And it's become my opinion that new and unpopular OS's can provide a better user experience by recommending or even targeting a two or three series of hardware (e.g. Samsung Chromebooks) where everything should work out of the box. Which isn't to say a user couldn't install the OS on something else, but a set of preferred hardware never hurt OS X, and even hackers prefer to have something available that "just works". Especially when developer resources are limited, it could be an advantage to prioritize in a way that manages to deliver a very good user experience to the people who are willing to make a little investment to use the OS. As the project grows, the list can get larger, it's not like you're limiting yourself forever. ps: FreeBSD actually has in my experience (~2 years ago) a very nice audio system (OSS4), so playing mp4s should be no issue.