need a good graphics card for my laptop (kubuntu)

[Jerry Davis]

On Sunday 11 February 2007 19:23, Josh Coffman wrote:
> You can swap your vid card on your laptop?

well. i'm thinking that I can. when i bought the laptop, I was asked if i 
wanted a nvidia or ati card in it at the time it was built. I said I didn't 
see the need and to just give me the intel 915GM card, which is what i have 
in it now.

maybe i can't change it out now that it has been built?

jerry

> Anyway, I've heard the nvidia binares are better than the ati; I guess
> there is also improved open source drivers for nvidia in the works. I read
> mention of that in fedora discussion, but i can't remember the name of the
> project.
>
> I've had no problems running the nvidia binaries other than my laptop card
> is about lose support in the next version.
>
> So... you can swap out your vid card in your laptop?
> Seriously, I didn't know that was possible. Just assumed it was built into
> the board and I had to live with it.
>
> -j
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jerry Davis <jdawgaz at cox.net>
> To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 10:26:05 AM
> Subject: need a good graphics card for my laptop (kubuntu)
>
> I have found that some of the programs I want to run are excruciatingly
> slow with kubuntu. Mandriva was not for some reason.
>
> Anyway, I like kubuntu, and would like to restore my laptop to its former
> glory.
>
> What cards does kubuntu like? I am thinking a nvidia card, but maybe their
> might be better ones.
>
> jerry

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