On Mon, 2007-02-05 at 11:13 +0000, Alasdair Ross wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am about to acquire a new laptop following an insurance claim. I
> don't seem to have much choice in the model however, I am concerned
> that I may end up running into problems regarding the graphics drivers
> and 3D capabilities.
> I am currently being offered a Dell Inspiron 6400 with a 128MB ATI
> X1300 card but, having googled and found more than a handful of people
> with problems with this card, would I be better off requesting a
> Nvidia card?
>
> Many thanks,
> -Alasdair-
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Hi I am running Unbutu with an ATI x1650 and that runs beryl fine.
However the current driver from ATI does not support Xvideo so Kaffeine
and the like have to run in OpenGL mode .
Here is a good site for reviews of graphic cards / hardware in linux
http://www.phoronix.net/forums/index.php?s=a475f0a294d374ac7213927a3c114045
Hope this Helps
Regards
