> I'd like to use the internal card most of the time since I don't care > about 3D acceleration but I do care alot about power saving. When using > an external monitor I'd like to use the NVidia card. Currently my > solution is to reboot and change bios settings, being able to switch at > runtime would be a real enhancement for me. > > Is this possible?
Yes, install xrandr/xinerama. P.S. > On top of that, this laptop has only a year or so left before I replace > it, and I know now to avoid Optimus entirely in the future. Will probably be impossible in the future if you buy anything with a discrete card (even a crap one, for multi-monitor). New laptops are shipping without an HDMI multiplexer like Christian's has.
