Killer Mobile Graphics — NVIDIA's GeForce 8800M 89
MojoKid writes "Today NVIDIA unveiled the much-anticipated GeForce 8800M series of mobile graphics processors. The GeForce 8800M is powered by the new G92M GPU which is built on a 65nm manufacturing process and shares a lineage with the desktop-bound G92 GPU on which NVIDIA built their GeForce 8800 GT. The 8800M series will come in two flavors, a GTX and a GTS, with different configurations of stream processors, 64 for the GTS model and 96 for the high-end GTX."
Unlikely. (Score:2, Interesting)
Could be completely unfounded rumor, so take with a grain of salt, but it does sound like the Apple we know and love [to hate].
By the way -- this is why I love to be a PC/Linux user. I can buy whatever hardware I want, I'm not bound by the moods of His Holy Turtleneckness. The disadvantage is, it has to be something with a Linux driver, but in a pinch, I can write my own. But really, not that much doesn't have a Linux driver these days.
Passively cooled desktop cards? (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Effects on Battery Life? (Score:1, Interesting)
More transistors == more power needed
Higher speeds == more power needed If you cannot manage to carry a 17" laptop around with you without getting a hernia, you have bigger problems than battery life on a laptop. My current one weighs around 8 lbs. Sure, it's heavier than a 12" model for obvious reasons, but really - a hernia from 8 lbs? How women in your family ever survived pregnancy with the lower back and hernia problems, is a mystery to science.
Hell, HP's 20" luggable is 15 lbs - again hardly something that'll give you much of a workout.
Why does these types of posts always show up?
Seriously, what's the point? The parrent post is about as insightful as an observation that liquid water is wet. If you didn't know beforehand, you'd have to be an idiot.
Re:Effects on Battery Life? (Score:4, Interesting)
Actually, as time goes on I do less and less live recording, and when I do, I just use one of these extra-cool portable digital recorders and go somewhere quiet. When you work in a home studio, you make adjustments.
But I still perk up whenever I hear about "decreased voltage". I'm all for saving watts.
Can these be bought without a laptop? (Score:2, Interesting)
Yes, I was dumb enough to buy a lappy from Alienware...definitely catches attention in the airport, though.