on 12/21/2010 01:15 AM Walter Dnes wrote the following:
> I'm looking for a Boxing-Day gift for myself. The local Walmart shows
> an interesting 17" Acer laptop at...
> http://www.walmart.ca/Electronics/Computers/Laptops/17quot-Laptops/Acer-Aspire-AS7551-3029-173-Notebook
>
> Reading the specs, it does not seem to be cutting corners, low price
> notwithstanding. As usual, my main concern is the video chip, and
> Gentoo support (or lack thereof?). If it can be made to work under
> Gentoo without trouble, I'm very interested. Anyone hear one way or the
> other about linux, especially Gentoo, compatability?
I would recommend a laptop with a graphics card from a vendor, whose
name starts with nv... and ends with ...idia(*) O:-)
*and* make sure it has adequate ventilation for cooling (reviews should
help).
(*)It would save you from a lot of trouble with support for 3D drivers
... 8-)
