Comments on: What defines good laptop? http://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2009/06/26/what-defines-good-laptop/ Embedded Linux development Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:33:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The WallARhttp://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2009/06/26/what-defines-good-laptop/#comment-15028 The WallAR Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:59:09 +0000 http://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/?p=1083#comment-15028 <p>If you don't care much about free (as in speech) you could find laptop with nVidia. I strongly advice you to not buy machine with ATi or Intel.</p><p>First :</p><ul> <li>ATi free dirvers are so poor and they work so slow</li> <li>Properitary drivers are so unstable under linux (they can crash within Compiz)</li> </ul><p>Second:</p><p>Intel published some shity driver for linux and there's no performance at all intel based VGAs. btw. the old drivers does not support new chiset (so intalling old one wont be solution unless it's macbook air) for example i have hp 6730b with Intel graphics. I can play on vista Portal game(on mid settings). On Linux (ubuntu,arch,mandriva,fedora) i can't even play nexuiz.</p><p>If you want Real battery life you could buy some netbooks. But they suffer from low performance :)</p><p>Best Regards Leo</p> If you don’t care much about free (as in speech) you could find laptop with nVidia. I strongly advice you to not buy machine with ATi or Intel.

First :

  • ATi free dirvers are so poor and they work so slow
  • Properitary drivers are so unstable under linux (they can crash within Compiz)

Second:

Intel published some shity driver for linux and there’s no performance at all intel based VGAs. btw. the old drivers does not support new chiset (so intalling old one wont be solution unless it’s macbook air) for example i have hp 6730b with Intel graphics. I can play on vista Portal game(on mid settings). On Linux (ubuntu,arch,mandriva,fedora) i can’t even play nexuiz.

If you want Real battery life you could buy some netbooks. But they suffer from low performance :)

Best Regards Leo

]]> By: Ross Burtonhttp://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2009/06/26/what-defines-good-laptop/#comment-15020 Ross Burton Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:51:21 +0000 http://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/?p=1083#comment-15020 <p>Lenovo ThinkPad X200s. Potentially the most perfect laptop, especially when you get the high resolution screen.</p> Lenovo ThinkPad X200s. Potentially the most perfect laptop, especially when you get the high resolution screen.

]]> By: Marcin Juszkiewiczhttp://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2009/06/26/what-defines-good-laptop/#comment-15012 Marcin Juszkiewicz Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:06:50 +0000 http://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/?p=1083#comment-15012 <p><strong>@tz:</strong> working OpenGL is basically present for all chipsets used in sane x86(-64) laptops. You can get ATI, Intel or NVidia chipsets inside and each of them should provide 3D acceleration.</p><p>Machines which require VESA drivers to be used are not acceptable -- my current laptop forces me to use uvesafb (due to intelfb which do not want to work on 855GM chip).</p> @tz: working OpenGL is basically present for all chipsets used in sane x86(-64) laptops. You can get ATI, Intel or NVidia chipsets inside and each of them should provide 3D acceleration.

Machines which require VESA drivers to be used are not acceptable — my current laptop forces me to use uvesafb (due to intelfb which do not want to work on 855GM chip).

]]> By: tzhttp://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2009/06/26/what-defines-good-laptop/#comment-15011 tz Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:06:18 +0000 http://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/?p=1083#comment-15011 <p>Over here we have system76.com, which is a company that insures everything works.</p><p>One more criterion: working 3d graphics (OpenGL, etc)- for google earth and stellarium. The 2d can work fine, often the VESA driver will work, but that won't do 3d.</p><p>Another way to put hardware, is if it has the hardware, it ought to work under linux, e.g. if it has a webcam built-in, it should be supported for video input under linux.</p> Over here we have system76.com, which is a company that insures everything works.

One more criterion: working 3d graphics (OpenGL, etc)- for google earth and stellarium. The 2d can work fine, often the VESA driver will work, but that won’t do 3d.

Another way to put hardware, is if it has the hardware, it ought to work under linux, e.g. if it has a webcam built-in, it should be supported for video input under linux.

]]> By: booxterhttp://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2009/06/26/what-defines-good-laptop/#comment-15009 booxter Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:58:10 +0000 http://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/?p=1083#comment-15009 <p>HP Elitebook 6930p. But you should really check that you buy "updated" version (with fixed construction problems found in the first-time versions).</p> HP Elitebook 6930p. But you should really check that you buy “updated” version (with fixed construction problems found in the first-time versions).

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