[TriLUG] Shopping for new laptop...

Michael Tharp gxti at partiallystapled.com
Wed Jul 11 15:43:29 EDT 2007


OlsonE at aosa.army.mil wrote:
> 3) Graphics. Same here, ATI vs. Nvidia. I've had more successes with
> Nvidia than I have ATI.

ATI's binary (read: 3d-capable) linux drivers are absolutely atrocious,
so if you want 3D acceleration go with Nvidia.

For regular use use I imagine the open-source driver would work for
either one, and Intel graphics are always a safe bet as well.



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