ATI or nVidia?

[»Steven Ringwald«]

WipeOut wrote:

> Not wanting to start a war because I think either brand has a card that 
> will have more performance than I will need on my Ubuntu based desktop.. 
> The question is really related to compatibility and easy of use..
> 
> Of the two brands, generally, which is the easiest to get working in 
> terms of drivers and which has the better feature set and support under 
> Ubuntu?

Really depends on your machine, I believe. I have had the best luck with 
AMD+ATI configs and Intel+NVidia. Both have binary drivers available, 
but the NVidia installer is a little more slick (IMHO).