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Message #01949
Re: NVidia laptop for Linux
I've got an Asus U33JC and can use CUDA via bumblebee/ironhide.
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 4:05 PM, David Overcash
<funnylookinhat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If you want to play it safe, just get a laptop with a discrete graphics card
> and no onboard graphics. If you try to use Optimus with any CUDA based
> work, you'll have to do quite a bit of work on top of what you're already
> programming to get things to turn out well. :)
>
> I tend to think System 76 ( http://www.system76.com ) makes great computers
> - but I work for them, so I'm probably a bit biased. I'm sure you could
> find plenty of great hardware that is supported well in Linux though if
> you're willing to google a bit.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Cheers,
> David
>
> On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 1:16 AM, Srimal Jayawardena <srimalj@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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>> Hi
>>
>> I use Ubuntu/Linux as my primary OS and need to do some CUDA based GPU
>> programming also.
>>
>> What laptop should I buy? (or which ones should I avoid?)
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Srimal.
>>
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