[olug] Laptop Options 2

[Corey Spitzer]

Oh lovely.  Well how about this then:  has anyone personally put
Compiz on a laptop and if so, what brand/model/specs?  I'd be willing
to consider a non-Dell (in fact I was considering a Macbook for
awhile).

On Feb 18, 2008 5:02 PM, Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dell can be very confusing.  The multitude of options change depending
> on which way you enter their website and whether they think you are a
> small business or home.  I often have to delete all Dell cookies
> before shopping at dell.  But following the link Kristian gave, i got
> the following link for video card options on the XPS m1330:
>
> Intel(R) Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 [subtract $100]
> 128MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce™ 8400M GS [Included in Price]
>
> However, have no idea how the nVidia 8400M GS plays with compiz.
>
>
> On Feb 18, 2008 2:56 PM, Corey Spitzer <techmonkey4u at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Yes I looked at the M1330, but it only offers the X3100 video and like
> > I said, I'd rather not take my chances with a video card that's on the
> > compiz black list.
> >
> > On Feb 17, 2008 6:27 PM, Kristian Erik Hermansen
> >
> >
> >
> > <kristian.hermansen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Feb 17, 2008 4:17 PM, Corey Spitzer <techmonkey4u at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Hey, nice to know you all.
> > > > I'm looking for a laptop, preferrably a Dell around 1.8 - 2.2 GHZ, 2GB
> > > > RAM, less than $1200 for mostly on-the-road development and
> > > > presentations.  The thing is I really, really want to run Compiz
> > > > Fusion on this thing.
> > >
> > > What about the M1330?  Comes with Ubuntu out of the box (+ DVD
> > > codecs), webcam, compiz support.  All for under $1000 :-)
> > > http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DYCWTU1&s=dhs
> > > --
> > > Kristian Erik Hermansen
> > > --
> > > "It has been just so in all my inventions. The first step is an
> > > intuition--and comes with a burst, then difficulties arise. This thing
> > > gives out and then that--'Bugs'--as such little faults and
> > > difficulties are called--show themselves and months of anxious
> > > watching, study and labor are requisite before commercial success--or
> > > failure--is certainly reached" -- Thomas Edison in a letter to
> > > Theodore Puskas on November 18, 1878
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