Posts by jnev_89

check out powernotebooks.com they can come without an OS and most of them work really well with linux.

I had a compal HEL80 and everything worked perfectly with ubuntu, except for the fingerprint-scanner. the new IFL90 should be the same way.

I went to go check out the macbooks and macbook pros today. the macbooks I thought had a pretty crappy screen, dim and fairly bad colors. the mbp on the other hand I was fairly impressed with. had a great looking screen and dvi out to...

I got a Compal HEL80 about a week ago, and the screen (I got the matte WSXGA) was subpar (light-leakage, bad colors, very dim) to my eyes. I sent it in, and the company I ordered from said that the screen was normal, and not defective at...

Quote: Originally Posted by Labmouse Um, do you intend to run photoshop on Linux? Under software emulation? I think you'd be better off running it natively under windows...that and lotsa memory.... nope....

Quote: Originally Posted by rickster here's nvidia's timeline http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4477 hey thanks for the link! I can definitely wait till q2 2007 so I might just end up going that route...

the laptop I got in my sig... don't really use it for anything though.

thanks, but I will only buy nvidia cards because ati's drivers in linux are horrible.

comapl hel80 sounds perfect for you, just without the tablet pc functionality. check it out at powernotebooks.com

I'm not saying it would require dx10, that would be ridiculous. but if photoshop began taking advantage of video cards (right now it doesn't, it's all in the cpu), dx10 might be a huge performance boost. I guess it was stupid to...