On Tue, 6 Aug 2013 12:02:05 -0700 John Jason Jordan <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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? Intel + nVidia = Optimus. Not yet well supported under Linux, though it is being worked on. The idea being that for long-term battery operation, 2D or low-stress 3D graphics and the like, the Intel system runs, saving power. For high-end 3D graphics, HD videos and the like, nVidia runs. Sort of a "best of both worlds" set up. > 3) I will want full video functionality - GL graphics, flash, etc. Are > there any chips to be avoided? I have a GT 520, which uses a GF119 chip. For most of what I do, it's fine. For high end graphics work (HD videos, etc.), it's slow. Videos get jerky, and so on. Still, for $60, I'm not really unhappy. > *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. Oh man oh man, I'm drooling. Don't do this to me John. :-) It looks lovely. The only cavil I would have is the touchpad. It looks like it has only two buttons, unless the fingerprint reader doubles as the middle mouse button. Of course, since I loathe touchpads, I'd probably get a real mouse and turn off the touchpad altogether. --Dale -- A fuse is a physical embodiment of Zen: In order for it to succeed, it must fail. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
