Many thanks for the advice, but it turns out that the insurance agreed to
pay cash so, not only can I find a laptop I want, but I won't be landed with
Vista Home Basic (Don't fret, Kubuntu will be my primary OS!!!).
-Alasdair-
On 2/5/07, Samuel Penn <sam@???> wrote:
>
> On Monday 05 February 2007 11:13, 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?
>
> I had all sorts of problems with my ATI card on my Inspiron 6000
> (though it is now finally working, at the full (1920x1200) resolution,
> but without 3D).
>
> Never had problems with NVidia myself.
>
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