FreeBSD laptop support is really specific and limited. I got FreeBSD-11 working perfectly on a Carbon X1 1st gen ... but the motherboard on it is going out and it likes to reboot randomly now (checked the ram, SSD and tried updating the BIOS .. BIOS update fails with a beep code whose only forum response on Lenovo's website is "return for warranty." :-/)

If you want FreeBSD on a laptop, check their wiki/list. There is a small subset with full suspend/resume support right now.

Why would BSD Desktop need a powerful laptop? What applications are you running on a desktop BSD?

It's okay to vote me down but I really am wondering what Desktop BSD are doing? I have been an old Amiga guy that ended up finding a home with Linux. I tried BSD several times and have BSD running a server at my home. My experience with Desktop BSD just didn't see where you would use the available application that would need a strong computer except for developing for BSD?

I would assume the exact same applications that Linux users will be running. Maybe few VM in beehive as well.