[CoLoCo] Laptops and 7200 RPM HDDs

[Collins Richey]

On Dec 13, 2007 1:02 PM, Jim Hutchinson <jim at ubuntu-rocks.org> wrote:
> On 12/13/07, Chomafin <chomafin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > If nothing else the nv is great for compiz ;) And the few other 3d non games
> > apps (google earth for instance).
> >
>
> Not to contradict, but I think the intel integrated work just fine for
> compiz and many of the 3d games and such - just maybe not with great
> frame rates. I think the nvidia chips use a fair bit of juice and
> don't contribute too much to "average" use. Obviously, if you need to
> do a lot of fancy 3d stuff then it's a step up. However, I see 4-5
> hours on a macbook compared to a paltry 2 on my dell. Other than OS,
> the main diff is integrated graphics and 5400 drive. OSX may be better
> than vista or Ubuntu at power management but that's a big difference.
>

Whatever, just avoid a laptop with an ATI junker card!

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Collins Richey
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