I'm going to be purchasing an aluminum Powerbook G4 on which I want to run Debian. However, I'm trying to decide which model. Initially I was looking at the 12" 1.5GHz model (M9690LL/A,) which is roughly on par with the laptop I have now, specs-wise, and that fills my needs pretty adequately. However, I've also been giving some consideration to the 15" 1.67GHz model (M9969LL/A); it's a bit pricier, but it can take more RAM and has a Radeon chipset instead of a GeForce chipset, which means better driver support.
All things considered, I think I'm leaning more towards the 12" model, though - I really don't like big laptops, and 12" is about as large as I really want to go. My question is, how's the compatibility? It looks from the nouveau page like support for the GeForce FX Go5200 is about on par with support for the GeForce 7800 in my Power Mac G5, and that's acceptable for anything that isn't 3D, which I think I can live with. I'm just wondering if anybody has a similar setup running and can tell me how well it works overall, and if there are any pitfalls to be aware of. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cabcbcvpoajz6gefnrfx-wicmiurum+xso6xzk1uwrxpwyqa...@mail.gmail.com
