On Monday 13 November 2006 09:26, Robert Snyder wrote:
> On 11/13/06, Jonathon Conte <thesicktwist@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >From: Donald E Haselwood <dhaselwood@verizon.net>
> > >Reply-To: slug@nks.net
> > >To: slug@nks.net
> > >Subject: [SLUG] Cheap'n good laptops for Linux
> > >Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 21:31:40 -0500
> > >
> > >What is a good used, cheap laptop that will run Linux? I vaguely
> >
> > remember
> >
> > >that there were some laptops that gave all sorts of problems
> > > getting
> >
> > Linux
> >
> > >up
> > >and running (was it Dell because they were cutting corners on
> > > hardware to keep costs down?). So, more importantly than what is
> > > the best, what
> >
> If Free Software is important to you and/or you don't want to have to
> deal
>
> > with proprietary video drivers then get a laptop with Intel, VIA, or
> > ATI (Radeon drivers for models up to 92xx work well, newer Radeon
> > models have experimental 3D support so avoiding cutting edge ATI)
> > video. _Avoid NVIDIA_.
> >
And Why ???? Would you avoid NVIDIA ??? It is clearly superior to ATI
and is supported in Linux,uncluding 3D.
Bob S.
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