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GMA 3600 sounds like a weird choice for a laptop running GNU/Linux, the drivers for it are abysmal. The CPU is a weird choice altogether, considering it has a 1
by fdm 13y ago
GMA 3600 sounds like a weird choice for a laptop running GNU/Linux, the drivers for it are abysmal. The CPU is a weird choice altogether, considering it has a 10W TDP. I think a Celeron 807UE would be a better choice, the TDP is the same and the performance should be close to double, with a significantly better GPU that also has a much better GNU/Linux drivers. The built-in 4G LTE and GPS are nice features though.
- samspenc 13y agoExactly what I was thinking. Just bought a barebones desktop unit with the GMA3600 and it can only run Ubuntu 12.04! Sounds unlikely it'll run 13.04 with graphics support: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cedarview-drm-drivers/+bug/1176588 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cedarview-drm-driv... I'm surprised the screenshots show Ubuntu 13.04 though. Anyone know more about which version of Ubuntu is running? I do understand they're trying to cut costs to meet the $300 price - I do hope Intel puts out some drivers for this chipset.