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Laptop recommendation



On Thu, Jan 04, 2007 at 02:11:23PM -0500, Robert L Krawitz wrote:
> * Screen resolution at least 1600x1200 at 24 bit depth (higher is
>   better) -- I like having a lot on my screen, and I do a lot of image
>   work.
> 
> * Price must be reasonable.

I'm not sure you can get both of those requirements together, but I would
strongly suggest an Intel-based laptop with the integrated
i815-series (i845, i915, etc) graphics chips. That seems to be
the best current choice for open-source X 3D acceleration.

-dsr-


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