On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 12:22 PM, jtd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Friday 21 March 2008 11:58 am, Arun Khan wrote:
> > On Thursday 20 Mar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > Message: 2
> > > Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:18:11 +0530
> > > From: jtd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Avoid Intel motherboards
> >
> > ...... snip .....
> >
> > > AMD is any day a better bet as far as drivers go. They have
> > > opened the specs to the cpu, chipset and the 3d graphics engine
> > > as well. Only a matter of time before you have full 3d support on
> > > all AMD chipsets.
> >
> > ...... snip .....
> >
> > It has been about a year+ (?) since AMD acquired ATI, and we still
> > have "prop." drivers for the ATI chips.
> >
> > About 18 months ago, when I was researching Linux compatibility for
> > a notebook purchase. Intel chipset based models were the best bet.
> >
> > All major Linux distros - everything worked out of the box (WiFi,
> > 3D graphics).
>
> Afaik the intel chipsets have relatively pathetic 3d.
>
> > Whereas on a HP AMD Turion notebook of same vintage (ATI chipset),
> > even today I have to opt for downloading prop. drivers to get full
> > 3D.
>
> A dell laptop with AMD turion worked out of the box with etch about 8
> months ago.
>
> >
> > For the majority of end users (open to embrace Linux) should we
> > tell them to wait or get something that works today?
>
> The usual devil and the deep sea decision :-(.
>
> The specs for the older chipsets have not been released (for reasons
> best known to AMD). But specs for the newer chipsets have been
> released. One would have to check which chipsets before buying.
> Afaik only newer mobos not yet available in India (for desktops) have
> these chipsets. But then who needs 3d on a server.
>
> While everyone would like 3D now, it would be a little longer with X,
> given that this is the first time that 3d engine specs have been
> released at all.
>
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> JTD
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Hmmm.. that simply means.. if i need to buy a laptop for graphics
purposes, Intel would still be the best bet at my current space-time
coordinates :D
Regardless of the service support they give or fail to give at certain
points in space-time :P
And well, as far as graphic performance of Intel chipset is concerned..
it has worked really well on my box with Linux..
Still, no claims there; i haven't witnessed any exhaustive chip-set
tests ever.
Regards.
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