[opensuse] Perennial laptop query - wanting to run openSUSE 11.2+

I am investigating getting a new laptop. For the most part I know what I
should expect to work. Unfortunately, the graphics chip seems to be the
tricky part.

It seems to me that Nvidia is getting less and less common in laptops.
At least the ones generally available here in Sweden. Like HP, Sony, and
the like.

All the laptops that I come across that have all the features I want
(reasonable screen size, non-Sherpa weight, nice keyboard) seem to have
ATI rather than Nvidia chipsets. Like Radeon HD 5850 or 5860.

I know that there has been progress on the ATI driver front. My last use
of an ATI card (a firewire GL that was not supported by the ATI driver),
as well as general rumbling by other users, indicates that I should
steer clear of ATI chips. Is this still the case? It is obviously a YMMV
question. But how are others faring with similar ATI chipsets?

I don't want a religious war. I know I will probably get one. But a
simple "this ATI chipset works/fails for me with version X of the ATI
driver" would be greatly appreciated.

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Roger Oberholtzer

OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST

Ramböll Sverige AB
Krukmakargatan 21
P.O. Box 17009
SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden

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