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I agree. I wouldn't mind having everything preconfigured for an extra charge . Coming from them itself something tells em the laptop is going to come with everything needed for optimum performance.
Where's your Linspire/Xandros/Etc hate here?^what is wrong ,if they offer a customized distro with a year of support?
you think they are customised and optimised for performance ?Where's your Linspire/Xandros/Etc hate here?
alienware+linux = "?"
alienware = full time gaming machine
linux = not for games
Although Alienware systems maybe known for their performance in Games theres no rule that you have to use it for gaming. Also with the way Wine and other software are coming up Linux should do better with its gaming performance. Of course there isn't any guarantees of course. Anyway I would buy one if I were filthy rich.alienware+linux = "?"
alienware = full time gaming machine
linux = not for games
No on s/w front people don't shell money out of their pocket.. They don't even buy legit gamesif one can afford a 60-70k+ gaming machine, dont you think that person can afford a legit OS too.
@j1n M@tt, WinXP Gamer Editions=pirated OS.
if one can afford a 60-70k+ gaming machine, dont you think that person can afford a legit OS too.
i still have doubt in this equation
well whatever it is, i wont be going for alienware, ever, i'd rather build my own gaming machine with "WinXP Gamer Editions" as OSCode:alienware+linux = "?" alienware = full time gaming machine linux = not for games
Personally speaking, I find Linux with Wine giving better FPS than Windows native for the same software.@j1n M@tt, WinXP Gamer Editions=pirated OS.
if one can afford a 60-70k+ gaming machine, dont you think that person can afford a legit OS too.
i still have doubt in this equation
well whatever it is, i wont be going for alienware, ever, i'd rather build my own gaming machine with "WinXP Gamer Editions" as OSCode:alienware+linux = "?" alienware = full time gaming machine linux = not for games
read here:Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Could Linux be a better gaming OS than Windows?
Linux and Mac users alike will both know that Windows has by far the lion's share of the computer gaming market. Now, you could buy a console, but there are certain types of games (mainly RTS and things like that) which don't often seem to appear on consoles, and are limited to Windows, so by and large if you want to play these types of games you're limited to using Windows. So Windows is currently the only reasonable choice for if you want to play this type of game, as well as many others. A colleague of mine who is a hardcore PC gamer has also told me that FPS games are better suited to the PC.
However, I believe that from an architectural point of view, Windows is not the best platform for gaming. I know that many devoted PC gamers will spend a lot of time, money and effort building a PC designed to get the absolute best performance out of the components. To me, it then seems an incredible waste to then install Windows (especially Vista) on it. Even with several different versions available, it's not possible to optimise Vista to get the absolute best out of it.
Consider this: Sim City Societies requires 512MB RAM for XP, and 1GB for Vista! Processor-wise, it needs 1.7 GHZ for XP and 2.4GHz for Vista! That's a staggering difference, and can easily make the difference between someone being able to run a game on existing hardware, and needing something new.
The point is, Vista, even with several different versions, is essentially a one-size-fits-all operating system. It's not designed to get the best out of your hardware. A lot of components can't be removed (IE, Windows Media Player etc) and replaced with something lighter.
I therefore believe that if it were better supported with native games, Linux has the potential to be a far better operating system for gaming, especially for hardcore gamers. Here's my reasoning:
glxgears(run it from terminal). ?hw do u look FPS in linux??
intresting read.read here:
*farbeyondtheedgeofreason.blogspot.com/2008/07/could-linux-be-better-gaming-os-than.html
^interesting one!.many FUD are eliminated by that guy's post.
ps: it aint my blog.afterall I cant even blog you know!
glxgears(run it from terminal). ?
shouldn't it have been the reverse ?I tried this rt now
Installed Serious Sam in XP and Ubuntu over wine
ubuntu gave more fps,
Initially when i chose the mode as OpenGL in ubuntu everythin was crooked, when i changed it to DirecX then it ran properly and was smoother than in XP