First, in regards to Nvidia, don't futz with your xorg.conf. Just launch nvidia-settings. It's typically installed with the driver.
As for a netbook. Don't expect miracles. Yes you can run Gnucash and yes you can play back video. Flash has a tendency to choke on the underpowered Atom so try and get a dual core version. 2GB RAM is a must for serious use. The memory will help compensate a little for the CPU. As for the drive, your average netbook SSD is *VERY* *VERY* slow in terms of performance. The Starling has a standard 2.5" SATA HD so it'll offer better performance but not designed for continuous shock. You can however replace it with a standard 2.5" SATA SSD in the future but I'd be hesitant to do so as a decent one will cost more than the netbook itself making it a risky investment to carry around unless you keep a tight grip on it. Also, the N270 CPU in the Starling is HT and *NOT* dual core. The Ion based platform (HP Mini 311) will give much greater video playback capability and anything else that can use GPU acceleration will get a boost as well. The Mini doesn't do the dual core Atom either but at least you've got the Nvidia ION as your base. I'd take it over the Intel graphics any day in terms of performance if everything else was the same. Lastly, the wireless cards in most netbooks tend to suck. You can upgrade those aftermarket to an Intel for better performance but installation in some netbooks is a pain in the arse. That be all, Mr O. --- On Mon, 12/7/09, BB <[email protected]> wrote: > From: BB <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] System76 Starling Netbook...any advice? > To: "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 4:15 PM > 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 > > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
