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Which mobile 3d accelerators are best supported by Linux?

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04-Feb-2007, 02:38 PM #1
Which mobile 3d accelerators are best supported by Linux?
I am wanting to buy a laptop with a 3d graphics accelerator in it that is capable of running XGL. I've seen a lot of videos of this stuff (involving Beryl, AIXGL, COMPIZ etc...) on google and youtube...and I've just gotta have it!

So, what brand should I go for the most? ATI? NVidia? Others? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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04-Feb-2007, 03:18 PM #2
I would definitely do as much research as possible before purchasing anything. However, in my experience, most Linux distros support Nvidia much more completely than the others.
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05-Feb-2007, 07:36 PM #3
Nvidia based is by far the safest bet.

Apparently ATI drivers are getting better, but in my experience nvidia's drivers have worked terrific on everything for years. (linux based.)
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