[CLUE-Tech] Buying a (cheap) laptop for Linux

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Increased video memory will allow you to run a greater color depth at a
higher resolution, but generally speaking any newer laptop will let you
run 32bpp at max resolution with whatever video support they have
built-in.

Additional memory will help if you plan on gaming, where it is used to
load textures (among other things).

For XFree86, just make sure your chipset is supported and you'll be fine
for what you're planning on doing.

On Mon, 10 Mar 2003, Weaver, Michael wrote:

> I am a Linux newbee and I want to buy a laptop which would be able to run
> Linux. I really don't care much which flavor as long as it is a fairly
> recent version and I can develop (mainly java) on it. I am considering the
> Compaq 2500 and Dell 5100 based on price and features. Both have p4s and
> both claim to use the ATI Mobility Radeon video.Radeon seems to be supported
> by XFree86. It would be wonderful if someone out there has already tried one
> or both of these systems and could let me know they work with Linux. Failing
> that, could someone please point me to a good global group where I could ask
> around. I have tried many internet searches and browsed a lot of mail and
> pages to no result. I think these systems are just too new to have been
> tried by more than a few persons.
>
> On a tech note: This question may be to generic and unanswerable but will
> increased video memory makes a big difference for XFree86? I use X mainly
> just to run consoles, emacs, GUIs for applications and possibly a Java IDE.
> I am not a heavy graphics user or graphics developer but like everyone I
> don't like a sluggish display so I would willing pay more for a video memory
> upgrade if it makes a difference.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
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