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On 17 Jun 2008, at 17:18, Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote: |
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> if you want to make a political statement: buy ATI |
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> if you want to use the card with almost no problems and good |
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> performance: buy |
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> nvidia. |
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This comparison seems to rather neglect Intel. |
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Sure, they come a third place in pure performance terms, but |
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performance means nothing if you can't take advantage of it. Intel |
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have been releasing open-source drivers for their GPUs for some time |
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now - 2 or 3 years? They maintain them and contribute to other OSS |
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projects like X.org. |
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IMO Intel deserve our thanks for this for more than ATi or nVidia, |
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and since I tend to buy hardware with the intent of still being able |
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to use it in 5 years' time, their graphics chipsets are also a |
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practical choice for me, too. |
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Stroller. |
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