I would like a nVidia graphics card with OpenGL capability...then I could run Blender (3D software.) I wouldn't be trying to do much rendering, but the wireframe work could be a possibility. Let me give that a look...
Ubuntu has made the nVidia driver setup easy, though I'm still in first gear on manually configuring the Xorg file for Twin View, etc. As kbob has said that sort of video discussion is better suited to an other forum. I'd like to have a stable portable for documenting my tweeking and communicating with a graphics forum like Blender.org. Brian On Mon, 2009-12-07 at 15:47 -0800, Jimmy Hendrix wrote: > I recently spent a bit of time searching for a netbook for my wife. > Ended up getting the HP Mini 311 because it had an nVidia graphics > card and they release a native (closed source) Linux driver. > > It comes with XP, but I set it up to dual boot Ubuntu Netbook Remix, > which works flawlessly. She can't stand booting to XP because it is > so slow in comparison and Ubuntu does everything she needs. > > On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 3:43 PM, BB <[email protected]> wrote: > > definitely! I just want to do GNUcash and some note taking. > > > > I've just had a rotten experience with building my own. I got to > > question whether I'm up to the challenge. I just want to get back to > > the illustrated engineering concept I started with. > > > > When I had no money, building my own made sense; now it doesn't seem to. > > > > Brian > > > > > > On Mon, 2009-12-07 at 15:23 -0800, Bob Miller wrote: > >> A netbook is better (IMHO) than a laptop if you're > >> using it on a plane or if you have to carry it around > >> all day. Small and light matter in those two circumstances. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 3:20 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Looks neat. But if you are going to throw that much into a "netbook", why > >> > not just get a laptop? If it were like $100, I could see giving up the > >> > minimum 5" of horizontal, and 3 inches vertical of viewable space, > >> > graphics > >> > capabilities, and internal optical drive. > >> > > >> > I like this one. Sure it has windows7 on it by default, but I am sure > >> > you > >> > could dual boot it and install your favorite flavor of Linux on it With a > >> > whopping 250 gig hd and a price $11 cheaper, I think I could live with > >> > having to repartition the drive. > >> > http://astore.amazon.com/best.cheap.laptop.under.300.dollars-20/detail/B002OEBIHE > >> > > >> > -E > >> > > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: BB <[email protected]> > >> > To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]> > >> > Sent: Mon, Dec 7, 2009 11:07 am > >> > Subject: [Eug-lug] System76 Starling Netbook...any advice? > >> > > >> > I'm looking at buying the Starling netbook made by System76. Does > >> > > >> > anyone have any pro/con advice on this one? > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Brian > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > > >> > EUGLUG mailing list > >> > > >> > [email protected] > >> > > >> > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > EUGLUG mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > EUGLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
