Mr. O Thanks for all that info...I was somewhat aware of the nvidia-settings in some reading I had done. A forum post talked about using the nvidia-settings vs the configuration tool offered in the System>Administration>NVIDIA X Server Settings. I couldn't get the configuration to save to the xorg file. That jives with what was said. I was going to get back to that after the holidays.
The rest of the info was much appreciated, it's good to know what I'm getting into. It would be nice to watch a flash video off the web, once and a while, and if the performance is low it's nice to know in advance. I have a USB wireless card, DWL-G122, that works under Linux; though the range isn't much. This all points to the HP netbook. Let me give it a look. Thanks a bunch Brian On Mon, 2009-12-07 at 19:21 -0800, Mr O wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
