[TriLUG] replace laptop graphics card

[Stephen Bryant]

Does this laptop have a replaceable graphics module? I did some searching
around but couldn't find any indication that it did. In any case, I've
always had the best experience with nVidia chips myself, using the
proprietary drivers. You may have seen this already, but these folks seem to
have solved a similar problem:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1392766

--
Stephen Bryant



On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Thomas Ingram <thomas at ravinggenius.com>wrote:

> Actually I was hoping for some more practical advice. I have a very
> limited budget for this, and I cannot afford to loose a few hundred
> (at least) by selling my current laptop and buying another. I can
> afford a new graphics card.
>
> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 10:53, John Broome <jbroome at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 10:47, Alan Porter <porter at trilug.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Somehow, this reminds me of my wife considering adding a
> >> room onto our house.  I can't help but wonder if it might
> >> be better to sell the laptop (house) as-is and buy a
> >> different one that meets your criteria.
> >
> > After our in-office experience with sony laptops, i suggest running as
> > far and as fast from that machine as possible.
>
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