My new FreeBSD Laptop: Dell Latitude 7390

As a FreeBSD developer, I make a point of using FreeBSD whenever I can
— including on the desktop. I’ve been running FreeBSD on laptops
since 2004; this hasn’t always been easy, but over the years I’ve found
that the situation has generally been improving. One of the things
we still lack is adequate documentation, however — so I’m writing
this to provide an example for users and also Google bait in case
anyone runs into some of the problems I had to address.

A few months ago, after my System76 Galago Pro had its second
experience with a dead/swelling batery, I decided that it was time to
replace it. On February 15th, I ordered a Dell Latitude 7390.

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