Linus says: The good news is that a lot of hw manufacturers are actually doing the right thing. Intel in particular has improved wrt open source a lot, and for that reason I tend to suggest that when buying a machine, just make sure that you buy one with Intel graphics and wireless. That takes care of the two biggest annoyances right there.
(see http://www.apcmag.com/7016/linus_torvalds_talks_future_of_linux_page_2 ) On Nov 23, 2007 4:11 PM, Jason Craig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bryen wrote: > > I'm looking to get a new graphics card to support my new 24" LCD > > monitor. I don't want to spend alot of money and I'm not looking for > > fancy latest and greatest whiz-bangs. What cards have you seen out > > there/used that are reasonably low-priced, support 1920x1200 resolution, > > and can do the 3D stuff? > > > > I'm leaning towards nvidia as the brand name, but now I'm interested in > > which models are best. > > > > > I also have a 24" LCD at 1920x1200. I'm running with an nvidia 7200 gs, > but only because a friend gave it to me because he decided not to build > a new computer. I'm looking for a better one now, but the 7200 is dirt > cheap, runs my LCD just find and the drivers in 10.2 and 10.3 are just > fine. For 3D, I can play Day of Defeat source at native resolution, but > that may be partially due to the fact that the rest of my computer > outperforms the card. > > --Jason > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
