Re: Opinions about Laptop and Debian - Nvidia vs Radeon
I had an ATI card in my work desktop on my prior job. I left that job
last week, so I can't access the model information.
When I first got the box (a c2d HP, as I recall), I was able to run
the fglrx driver and get full 3D. I prefer to run kde 4.x under
Compiz, which I was able to do on this box. About fglrx 10-2, this
functionality broke, and it was such that I was unable to roll back to
the older driver.
I generally stick with nVidia...and I use the evil binary drivers.
--b
On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Ivan Marin <ispmarin@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm planning to get a laptop soon and gonna run Debian on it. I'm
> gonna need a few things:
>
> - HDMI/DVI output support, as I usually use a 22' Dell external monitor;
> - A good processor, at least i5/i7 Lynnfield/Arrandale;
> - A good video card, with good 3D support on Debian - I develop a
> VTK/OpenGL application, so 3D is paramount, even if I don't like to
> run binary blobs;
> - 4GB RAM at least.
> - The bigger the screen the better, but the external monitor use will dominate;
> - Need a laptop, not a desktop, for mobility purposes.
>
> I've searcher fo a few options, and so far in the price range that
> I've set ($1300-1500 US dollars, gonna buy the computer in the US) the
> Alienware M11x with an 1GB Nvidia GT 335M or a Alienware M15x with a
> 1GB DDR3 ATI Radeon Mobility HD 5730. The Nvidia cards with the binary
> installer so far has satisfied my needs of 3D and performance (both
> with a GTS 9300M and a GTX 260 on a desktop), but there are some
> threads complaining about the binary driver and this card, mainly
> about the battery performance.
>
> It seems that the Radeon, both the binary and the open driver are
> working/getting better, but I still remember the times with the FGLRX
> hell. The support for the rest of the hardware seems to be not
> optimal, and even if I'm usually compile my own kernels, the closest
> to the Debian way the better - or the easiest the better, as with the
> Nvidia binary installer.
>
> What are your opinions/thoughts about the requirements and the
> problems? Any experiences with the especific hardware or suggestions
> of other brands/configurations? The only brands that I avoid are HP
> (REALLY bad screens) and Acer (too fragile).
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
>
> Ivan
>
>
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