In the process of shopping for a new laptop I discovered that I don't understand how video works in laptops these days. In the past I have always had nothing but nVidia (Quadro NVS 140M and GeForce 6150 in my Thinkpad and desktop, respectively), but of late there have been issues with the drivers. Perhaps I should be looking at something else.
1) I see laptops at the Clinic that seem to have two video chips, like Intel and nVidia. And one of the laptops that I am seriously considering* has Intel and nVidia. Why? 2) In the past Intel had a reputation of lower power consumption, and nVidia the worst. Is that still true? 3) I will want full video functionality - GL graphics, flash, etc. Are there any chips to be avoided? *I really like the Traverse Pro: http://www.pugetsystems.com/nav/traverse/pro/customize.php?sys_id=61 Decked out the way I would want it, including a USB3 docking station it comes to about $3K. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
