[LAU] Suggested video card

[Ken Restivo]

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On Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 12:40:07AM +0200, Hein Zelle wrote:
> Marc-Olivier Barre wrote:
> 
> > Intel is the only graphic card manufacturer that I know of that
> > provide full specs of there card so devs can actually develop a _real_
> > driver, without spending years to reverse engineer stuff. The
> > consequence is simple : intel cards run better than huge nvidia or ati
> > cards. They are also lower profile and much cheaper.
> 
> I fully agree with supporting manufacturers that provide information
> for free drivers, so go ahead and buy intel if you can.  However, I'm
> not sure I agree with the "run better" part - in my experience the
> nvidia drivers do generally function very well, especially when going
> to 3D applications.  The disadvantages become apparent when you have
> to recompile your video driver every time the kernel changes.
> 
> A more important question though: are intel video
> cards even sold separately?  All I've seen sofar is on-board intel video
> chipsets.  If a separate card card exists, please post a model number
> so I can look for it in future purchases.
> 

I purchased a laptop with an Intel video chip deliberately, on purpose, even though the same manufacturer also offered configurations with proprietary video chips. 

I bought Intel as a small way to say "screw you" to Nvidia and ATI. I will not spend money on their products as long as they keep their drivers closed and take a dismissive attitude towards Linux. Maybe if I were doing 3D graphics or gaming, I might not have been able to make that choice. But since I'm just doing audio, not video, it was natural to choose freedom versus convenience.

I always advocate voting with your money; since that is the only thing that corporations actually care about.

- -ken
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