Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2021 14:27:51 -0500 From: LuMiWa <lumiwa@dismail.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: laptops Message-ID: <20210216142751.01a2408f@dismail.de> In-Reply-To: <fd491e9a-8d92-95d4-e3a4-b267deb008ab@yuripv.dev> References: <20210216134229.773fde3d@dismail.de> <ce13790c-cc1b-98ef-68ff-0fc18a5c2f6c@nomadlogic.org> <fd491e9a-8d92-95d4-e3a4-b267deb008ab@yuripv.dev>
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On Tue, 16 Feb 2021 22:15:46 +0300 Yuri Pankov <yuripv@yuripv.dev> wrote: > Pete Wright wrote: > >=20 > >=20 > > On 2/16/21 10:42 AM, LuMiWa via freebsd-questions wrote: > >> Hi! > >> > >> I did search FreeBSD Wiki/laptops but I didn't find the answer. I > >> like to buy Thinkpad W541 or W550s (prefer W541) but I am not sure > >> if will work on FreeBSD. I want it to connect external monitor > >> which going through Nvidia graphics card which Optimus driver > >> supposed it works on FreeBSD 13. I found that installation works > >> on W520 and 530. > > I have a different Thinkpad with Optimus graphics - a P43s.=C2=A0 It > > mostly works, but have been pretty underwhelmed by the hybrid > > graphics of Optimus systems.=C2=A0 Not just with FreeBSD, but from what > > I gather its suboptimal on Linux as well. > >=20 > > To get it working on FreeBSD there is an open PR* that gets things > > working, and I can drive specific apps with the Nvidia GPU (via the > > "optirun" binary).=C2=A0 But there is a bit of level of effort getting > > it to work until we can get this PR over the finish line since I > > maintain a branch of the ports tree to just support the diffs in > > this PR. > >=20 > > One other issue I have is with the overall design of the Optimus > > design, the GPU is used to offload processing but the display is > > still driven by the Intel i915 GPU.=C2=A0 Depending on your use-case > > this may lead to reduced performance.=C2=A0 All in all I am very happy > > with this thinkpad, but if I had a choice I would have chosen a > > system with dedicated Nvidia or i915 GPU's rather than this hybrid > > approach. >=20 > I do not know what exactly "optimus" is, but e.g. in P51 I can select > either "hybrid graphics" (i915) or "discrete graphics" (nvidia > quadro). With the latter, I had no issues connecting external display. > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad has Intel and Nvidia. I like to use just Nvidia Quadro if is possible. I will do more research. Thank you.=20 --=20 =E2=80=9CTwo things awe me most, the starry sky above me and the moral law within me.=E2=80=9D Immanuel Kant
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