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1. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Monday, 17-Sep-2012 13:12:18 EDT marjoleink

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   !linux !debian how big/small is the chance that a built-in multi-card reader will NOT work under Linux?
2. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Monday, 17-Sep-2012 13:11:35 EDT marjoleink

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   !linux !debian how big/small is the chance that a CD/DVD reader/writer will NOT work under Linux?
3. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Sunday, 16-Sep-2012 02:50:41 EDT marjoleink

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   !linux !debian any advice on a graphics card that is good for photo and video editing in a two-monitor setup but not over the top? no games!
4. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Saturday, 15-Sep-2012 15:21:45 EDT marjoleink

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   !debian !lazyweb ...2. Real Quadro 2000 http://0.nul.lt/OPKZdc (more powerful graphics, may be too much!) Comments / advice anyone?
5. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Saturday, 15-Sep-2012 15:20:39 EDT marjoleink

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   !debian !lazyweb OK it's now between these two machines (sans Win!): 1. Real SSD i7 http://0.nul.lt/U7rRLM (graphics specs not clear) or...
6. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Friday, 14-Sep-2012 04:41:36 EDT marjoleink

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   • masaru20100
   @masaru20100 so far I found one that offers a choice of Win7/Linux for €100(!) less for Linux, but only lower-end models - still looking...
7. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Friday, 14-Sep-2012 04:36:19 EDT marjoleink

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   @masaru20100 so far I found one that offers a choice of Win7/Linux for €100(!) less for Linux, but only lower-end models
8. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Friday, 14-Sep-2012 04:35:51 EDT marjoleink

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   • masaru20100
   @masaru20100 so far I found one that offers a choice of Win7/Linux for €100(!) less for Linux, but only lower-end models
9. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Friday, 14-Sep-2012 04:32:15 EDT marjoleink

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   • grmpyoldman
   @grmpyoldman interesting, but that seems to be for mobile computing? I need an under-the-desktop computer
10. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Friday, 14-Sep-2012 03:40:52 EDT marjoleink

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    • gryps75
    @gryps75 I am now thoroughly confused :) "Sapphire Radeon" = or != Radeon?? Should I play safe and go for nVidia?
11. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Friday, 14-Sep-2012 02:08:43 EDT marjoleink

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    • Joshua Judson Rosen
    @rozzin at least, looking at their specs, Intel i5 or i7 should not be a problem
12. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Friday, 14-Sep-2012 02:03:10 EDT marjoleink

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    • gryps75
    @gryps75 hmm - does Radeon HD7750 or HD7770 count as 'ATI'? I see it listed as 'Sapphire Radeon' here
13. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Friday, 14-Sep-2012 02:02:13 EDT marjoleink

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    • Joshua Judson Rosen
    @rozzin their systems look attractive but I still want to buy local - far less hassle for service (not to mention shipping costs!)
14. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Friday, 14-Sep-2012 02:00:42 EDT marjoleink

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    • magicfab
    @magicfab I could not find HD7770 or HD7750 on http://www.linux-drivers.org/ at all - seems to be Radeon 'Southern Islands'
15. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Friday, 14-Sep-2012 01:57:43 EDT marjoleink

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    • magicfab
    @magicfab Ah, that helped, sending me to X.org wiki where I finally found the family of graphics cards in the systems I'm looking at
16. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Friday, 14-Sep-2012 01:56:00 EDT marjoleink

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    • magicfab
    I want to buy local - definitely not online from across the big pond! far less hassle with service
17. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Friday, 14-Sep-2012 01:54:04 EDT marjoleink

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    • mrp41n
    also video creation/editing (for slideshows, mostly)
18. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Friday, 14-Sep-2012 01:53:18 EDT marjoleink

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    • mrp41n
    Last time I looked Mint had far more of the kind of software I need ready to go... I need graphics browsing, editing (incl. metadata), DAM
19. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Thursday, 13-Sep-2012 15:55:09 EDT marjoleink

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    • piorekf
    @piorekf aha, thanks! Good to know - easy to remember by model name, too :)
20. marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Thursday, 13-Sep-2012 15:37:48 EDT marjoleink

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    • piorekf
    @piorekf are Atoms used in desktop machines? I seem to associate them with laptops

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