28 May
2008
28 May
'08
1 a.m.
multiface so i don't know much about the intel
card but initially i found it
hard to get good performance from it.
also, there is a large amount of resourses out there for thinkpad laptops
and linux. this helps in the short and long term.
if you are coming from mac, pre-installed ubuntu is definately a bonus.
good luck to anyone trying to choose a laptop. its a terribly hard decision
and world of comprimises.
its pretty easy to narrow out 98% of the pool off the bat
eg if you care about driving a decent display, you can narrow out anything w/o
dual-link DVI, HDMI, or Displayport. which means everything except the macbookpro or
thinkpad with a dock..
both of those use Nvidia afaik. so if you want a digital external display w/ Intel
drivers, you need to wait for Displayport in Montevina (Centrino-2). which is a couple
months
the minipins 1394 plug not being able to power firewire devices is annoying, as the lack
of pc card slots (and lack of expresscard audio gear)
so im waiting , to at least see what the port situation is like with the next batch. i
cant find anything that seems reasonable in the current one (eg intel high res external
gfx, and 6 pin firewire or pccard.. shit the indigo expresscard isnt even out yet, and no
clue if its 34 or 54 mm..)
hang in there, dont buy now unless you really need it, imo