Geek Sheet: A Tweaker’s Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux. Editor's note: this post was originally published in July of 2008. It's been updated with current information. Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing? ". Looking for a highly reliable and fast random access storage medium to use for your most important data? Do you have $250.00-$500.00 in spare change lying around? Then Solid State Drives (SSDs) are for you. Right now, the cost of using 2.5" SATA SSDs as exclusive primary storage devices is rather high. For the most part, they've been relegated to executive-class ultra power-miserly and ultra-thin notebooks like the Macbook Air and other high-end business class notebooks running on Windows.
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Main Page - The Linux Foundation. Reprenez le contrôle avec Linux ! DeveloperWorks : Linux. Hardware. Distribution Linux. Intel Linux Graphics. This Project Provides: OpenGL ES specification compliant 3D Graphics driver binary, source code The Value of the Mobile Graphics Project Desktop-Quality 3D Graphics on Mobile Linux* Devices comes from the Intel Open Source Technology Center, providing the first open source driver certified by the Khronos Group under the OpenGL ES 3D Graphics 3.0 specification. As one of the first drivers certified and the first that was open sourced, Intel’s software helps mobile solution providers and independent software vendors make the most out of 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ processors’ advanced graphics capabilities. The driver enables desktop-like visuals for people that rely on mobile devices for gaming, entertainment, medicine, energy or design.
To discover more, download the whitepaper, install the Linux drivers, or visit the project site for the latest open source code [link to Who It’s For Project Specifics About Intel Involvement. The Linux Foundation. Linux Kernel Newbies.