I had an ATI card in my work desktop on my prior job. I left that job last week, so I can't access the model information.
When I first got the box (a c2d HP, as I recall), I was able to run the fglrx driver and get full 3D. I prefer to run kde 4.x under Compiz, which I was able to do on this box. About fglrx 10-2, this functionality broke, and it was such that I was unable to roll back to the older driver. I generally stick with nVidia...and I use the evil binary drivers. --b On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Ivan Marin <ispma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm planning to get a laptop soon and gonna run Debian on it. I'm > gonna need a few things: > > - HDMI/DVI output support, as I usually use a 22' Dell external monitor; > - A good processor, at least i5/i7 Lynnfield/Arrandale; > - A good video card, with good 3D support on Debian - I develop a > VTK/OpenGL application, so 3D is paramount, even if I don't like to > run binary blobs; > - 4GB RAM at least. > - The bigger the screen the better, but the external monitor use will > dominate; > - Need a laptop, not a desktop, for mobility purposes. > > I've searcher fo a few options, and so far in the price range that > I've set ($1300-1500 US dollars, gonna buy the computer in the US) the > Alienware M11x with an 1GB Nvidia GT 335M or a Alienware M15x with a > 1GB DDR3 ATI Radeon Mobility HD 5730. The Nvidia cards with the binary > installer so far has satisfied my needs of 3D and performance (both > with a GTS 9300M and a GTX 260 on a desktop), but there are some > threads complaining about the binary driver and this card, mainly > about the battery performance. > > It seems that the Radeon, both the binary and the open driver are > working/getting better, but I still remember the times with the FGLRX > hell. The support for the rest of the hardware seems to be not > optimal, and even if I'm usually compile my own kernels, the closest > to the Debian way the better - or the easiest the better, as with the > Nvidia binary installer. > > What are your opinions/thoughts about the requirements and the > problems? Any experiences with the especific hardware or suggestions > of other brands/configurations? The only brands that I avoid are HP > (REALLY bad screens) and Acer (too fragile). > > Thanks a lot! > > > Ivan > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/aanlktinwfxwy9c_gyf=etwu=kkodxaexecjba0zlg...@mail.gmail.com > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktiny=5pxz25iddbgzonmpacno8=khuvjaeuzh...@mail.gmail.com
