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Laptop Nvidia Bumblebee clarification

So this is partly clarification (to help future users) and partly questions to make sure I understand what's going on. Recently attempted to make the switch from MacOSX to Ubuntu as I can't afford ...
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play Steam games with nvidia-optimus laptop?

What is the best way to start a Steam game in an NVIDIA Optimus laptop with Ubuntu 12.04 Installed and the latest version of bumblebee installed? If I call Steam with optirun steam and then choose ...
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which is a normal temperature for a laptop

i have a samsung series 5 my temperature is around 77-80°c when i am playing, and 48-54 on normal use it laptop don´t have a month and i am not sure if it is normal (it is my first laptop) Intel® ...
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Thinkpad T530 with Optimus and Docking Station

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T530 with Optimus video, which is not supported on 12.04.1. I don't normally need the discrete (nVidia) graphics, so I turn it off in the BIOS settings to achieve longer ...
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How to know if a laptop ships with Optimus enabled?

I'm planning to but a laptop and run Ubuntu on it. There have been a lot of questions about configuring Optimus with Ubuntu. Excuse my ignorance but I'm a step behind. How do I even know if the ...
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Has anyone used the Lenovo y480 with Ubuntu?

I'm looking into a Laptop with good graphics capabilities for under $1000, and I came across the Lenovo y470p and y480. The y470p has an AMD graphics card which I'm told is supported better under ...
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Compatibility of new Acer Aspire M3 with Nvidia GT 640M Kepler GPU with hybrid graphics?

A new Acer Aspire M3 with Nvidia GT 640M Kepler GPU (Nvidia Optimus) has been announced: http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/13/2868854/acer-aspire-timeline-ultra-m3-announce-kepler-gt-640M [...] the ...
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How can I use the NVIDIA Optimus Graphic Card as Primary Card? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work? I'm checking around but I can't find an answer. I have an eeePC 1215N with Nvidia Optimus (Intel+Nvidia) Graphic Card. I'm ...