X120e is ATI. Anyway, I wouldn't call nVidia oss hostile, but they act like
they're bound by 3rd party licensing terms. They've applauded the nouveau
project, but haven't offered any help.
On Jun 14, 2011 12:12 AM, "STeve Andre'" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 06/14/11 00:03, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>>> -- I figure on bumping RAM to 4GB (1 DIMM) and including BT and
>>> camera, since those are harder to do as add-ons. Does that make
>>> sense? Am thinking I can do better on a second 4GB DIMM than Lenovo's
>>> price (haven't checked) but is it wise to wait?
>> Moneywise you're better off buying with as little RAM as possible and
>> adding RAM yourself later on.
>>
>>> -- Does the X220 really have a full-size keyboard or is it some
>>> generous definition of full-size that cheats a little?
>> Yes, the X2nn keywords are really full-size. Actually these machines
>> are about as wide as a 14" T60, which is why they can accommodate
>> a full-size keyboard.
>>
>>> -- The NVIDIA graphics is a lot more expensive than Intel. It appears
>>> one is discrete and the other shared. Is the NVIDIA worth the extra
>>> cost for non-graphics applications?
>> I stay away from Nvidia because of their lack of support for Free
Software.
>> Last I checked, the discrete graphics also consumed more power, hence
>> leading to more heat, more noise, and less autonomy.
>
> To amplify this: Nvidia is downright open-source hostile, and will
> not release any specifications on their cards, to the best of my
> knowledge. This means that X (the base windowing system that
> most all open source OSs use) has inferior drivers for these cards.
> That there is an "nv" driver for X at all speaks a lot for the dedicated
> and talented folks at x.org who've been in reverse engineering mode
> and have gotten some number of cards to work.
>
> If you are going to use Windows only, this isn't a problem, but if
> you've thought about running something else, consider this.
>
> ...I'm dismayed that my W500 seems to be the last of the ATI
> species of Thinkpad.
>
> --STeve Andre'
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