Nvidia is pretty good if you're happy to use the proprietary 3D capable driver. I've got a three screen set up across two graphics cards and it works surprisingly well.<br clear="all">--<br>Regards,<br>Harry Mills<br>
<a href="http://haeg.in" target="_blank">http://haeg.in</a><br><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 25 January 2011 10:06, Zoe Stephenson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:zoe.stephenson@york.ac.uk">zoe.stephenson@york.ac.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 04:20:04PM +0000, James McLaughlin wrote:<br>
> Hi everyone,<br>
><br>
> I'm using Ubuntu Hardy Heron on an old-ish Compaq laptop, and would welcome some advice.<br>
><br>
> Basically, every later version of Ubuntu (from Intrepid to Maverick) I've installed on it has been<br>
> affected by a bug whereby every so often, when I release a key, the computer doesn't realise that<br>
> this has happened and endless keypress events occur - like thissssssssssssssss.<br>
><br>
> (Same symptoms as kernel bug 9147, but a different cause as it occurs even with ACPI switched off.)<br>
><br>
> If the problem persists on Ubuntu Natty, I'll have to replace my laptop, and wondered if any of my<br>
> fellow York-based Linux users could provide me with some advice? If anyone is using Lucid or<br>
> Maverick on a laptop that's not affected by this, please could they tell me the manufacturer/model<br>
> number of the laptop?<br>
<br>
</div>I have an old Lenovo 3000 C100 that is still going strong - no key repeat<br>
issue there. Similarly, my Samsung Q320 is pretty happy (although I dropped<br>
it and now the optical drive is a grinding-sound drive). I only seem to<br>
get key repeat issues over NX, where I sometimes get a single repeat (so<br>
'q' becomes 'qq') or at home with my old KVM switch.<br>
<br>
As for how to choose a laptop, you're essentially looking for the sweet<br>
spot between what the distros support and what the hardware is capable of.<br>
Broadcom wifi support is improving with the new driver (already in ubuntu,<br>
from what I hear), nvidia graphics support is still a little bit of a<br>
minefield and if you're serious about battery life you might want to<br>
investigate further on the compatibility of power management options with<br>
particular laptops.<br>
<br>
More information online:<br>
<a href="http://linux-wless.passys.nl/index.php" target="_blank">http://linux-wless.passys.nl/index.php</a><br>
<a href="http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw</a><br>
<br>
Also, if your German is good:<br>
<a href="http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Hardwaredatenbank" target="_blank">http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Hardwaredatenbank</a><br>
<br>
--<br>
<font color="#888888"> -- zoe<br>
</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
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