[ltp] How do you like your W500 or W700?

[Bill Wohler]

My T40p is dying.

I'm looking at the W500, but I'm concerned that I might have the same
trouble with the ATI video card that I have had with the one in this
box. I've never been able to use the accelerated graphics. Google
Earth and Stellarium are unusable.

My desktop at work has an nVidia card. I was able to install and
configure the Debian nVidia packages easily, and the accelerated
graphics work fine! And it works with two monitors. And I can use a
projector. None of this works on my T40p.

I therefore want to avoid the ATI trap on my next ThinkPad.

Everything about the W500 looks good except for the video card. Has
anyone out there, particularly Debian folks, had success video-wise
with this laptop? Or should I opt for the W700 (which isn't as mobile
as I'd like) that does have an nVidia card? Are there plans for a W500
model with an nVidia card and is it soon enough that the duct tape
will hold?

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