Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 18:47:27 -0500 From: "Michael B. Eichorn" <ike@michaeleichorn.com> To: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com>, Anton Sayetsky <vsasjason@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Looking for fully working Intel-based laptop Message-ID: <1450223247.7776.13.camel@michaeleichorn.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BtpaK0AveygWB1pBmoY2y1iC-4ruyrrbLBRjs1RNH6rtP-wWw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAA2O=b9hswfOnbSuPc-n5Qm0Z1qZK-1%2BrJ7F1AoF83fAn4DeEg@mail.gmail.com> <CAA2O=b_kk1SGXFN2mn_JnCx=JNo_yJBNPqR1%2B7kx3OXw9fmqYw@mail.gmail.com> <CAA2O=b-X68CNVEfsfPip2Qj57Q3UMtxwgOuyi%2B7HYtg8EmRxdg@mail.gmail.com> <CAA2O=b_qhpmg9Qeoa%2BosgVvd9mzND3hoRxk6CaE1%2BsDD4fzuZw@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2BtpaK0xgzK=L4apgJJYnzU_VmBAUAbogD69bUpt50jc3bFgmA@mail.gmail.com> <CAA2O=b9cKuXMNVA85oBkD2kR6ctFt5Y7gDJdeW92MX7L_Rzr3A@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2BtpaK0AveygWB1pBmoY2y1iC-4ruyrrbLBRjs1RNH6rtP-wWw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, 2015-12-15 at 17:07 -0600, Adam Vande More wrote: > On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 3:31 PM, Anton Sayetsky <vsasjason@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Dell Precision M6600 > > Thanks, I will take a look at this model. > > > > > acpi complains about SD controller coming out of resume, and > > > doesn't > > work after resume(it does before). Since I don't use it, it's not > > an issue > > for me. > > I don't care about SD too, so this is not a problem. > > > > > I'm also not sure about "totally disable Intel > > > graphics". Obviously > > you can just not load the driver, but that will not eliminate power > > consumption. I have the nvidia card for this laptop as well, but > > it isn't > > physically installed so I cannot confirm it would work, although I > > expect > > that it would. > > I'll try to explain. Correct me if I wrong. > > It's about so called nVidia Optimus. AFAIK, this works by doing > > rendering > > on Intel or nVidia card, but the display output on Intel > > unconditionally. > > > I think it switches the output between them internally when stuff > like 3D > is active. > > > Latest supported Intel graphics on FreeBSD is that comes with Ivy > > Bridge. > > So if I will buy Haswell-based laptop, I won't get fully functional > > video > > subsystem even if nVidia card is present. I'm also not sure if > > disabling > > screen output through Intel is physically possible. > > > This laptop is a Sandy Bridge and the low end Intel-only video > performance > is excellent for all tasks I perform, the most demanding of such > would be > playback of full HD video eg streaming 1920x1080 TrueColor. I no > lag, no > stuttering, no distortion. I suppose it's 3D isn't so good, but I > don't > use it. > > I believe it probable Haswell support will be in 11.0, but not > guaranteed. > For my needs, Haswell/Broadwell doesn't provide much value over Ivy > Bridge > and Sandy/Ivy Bridge models are still in a sweet spot for used > pricing. I would quibble with this, the Iris Pro Graphics are a significant step up from the HD Graphics line. It means I have to use Linux (for now), but it is a rather nice GPU. > > All in all it's a nice laptop which has allowed me to get rid of > several > other systems. However it is big and heavy. It does not fit in > standard > laptop carriers eg a laptop backpack, and it has a hypersensitive > touchpad. But there aren't many laptops capable of of 32GB RAM along > with > all its other power. > > >
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