What Computer to Buy?

Wade Smart wade at wadesmart.com
Wed Jul 19 21:39:47 UTC 2006


07192006 1638 GMT-6

I checked those two linux sites for laptops; those are freakin
expensive. I love the Unix desktop replacement but, Im not prepared for
spend that much - ever - on a laptop. 

I must be cheap. 

wade

On Wed, 2006-07-19 at 23:32 +0200, Vincent Trouilliez wrote:
> > I (/dons flameproof vest) highly recommend using Nvidia graphics cards, as their
> > open source support is 1000x better than ATI.
> 
> You mean the opposite I presume ? The ATI cards have open source drivers, but NVidia's don't.
> Even 2D wise, IIRC Daniel Stone told me that even the 'nv' driver wasn't really 100% open-source, whereas the ATI drivers are, both for 2D and 3D.
> 
> --
> Vince
> 





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