nvidia/nouveau problems

[Per Bothner]

On 04/20/2011 10:00 AM, Jason D. Clinton wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 11:14, Per Bothner <per at bothner.com
> <mailto:per at bothner.com>> wrote:
>
>     I did try hard to get a laptop with just integrated graphics, but
>     they're
>     very hard to find, especially once you get to mid/upper-end with i7
>     quad-core
>     Sandy Bridge.  Most of them have nvidia/optimus.  A few have ATI, which
>     would
>     of course be my strong preference, but there are very few choices,
>     especially
>     if you want to avoid a glossy screen.
>
> All of the ThinkPad line can meet these requirements and work out-of-the
> box with no proprietary bits.

Yes, if you limit yourself to i7-2620M.

If you want Lenovo T420 or T520 with i7-2720QM (or even just a i7-2630QM)
you have to get nvidia/optimus, unless there is some option I haven't found.

The W520 appears to be only available with nvidia.

And so it goes.  Trust me, I've done a lot of research and agonizing.
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	--Per Bothner
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