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This page is intended to provide a reference for those looking to buy a notebook for running [[FlightGear]]. Unlike a desktop system, where you can just plug in a more or less recent NVidia card and expect things to work, laptops often don't have good [[OpenGL]] support. It is usually helpful, to specifically look out for so called "gaming" notebooks that come with hardware accelerated 3D support, as well as dedicated graphics memory. | This page is intended to provide a reference for those looking to buy a notebook for running [[FlightGear]]. Unlike a desktop system, where you can just plug in a more or less recent NVidia card and expect things to work, laptops often don't have good [[OpenGL]] support. It is usually helpful, to specifically look out for so called "gaming" notebooks that come with hardware accelerated 3D support, as well as dedicated graphics memory. | ||
You may also want to see [[Hardware Recommendations]]. | |||
The frame-rate quoted below is for the [[Cessna C172|C172P]] at [[San Francisco International Airport|KSFO]], 28R with the default options. E.g. no command-line arguments, options selected in the launcher or .fgfsrc file. | The frame-rate quoted below is for the [[Cessna C172|C172P]] at [[San Francisco International Airport|KSFO]], 28R with the default options. E.g. no command-line arguments, options selected in the launcher or .fgfsrc file. | ||