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On 3/29/06, Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng@×××.com> wrote: |
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> On Wed, 2006-03-29 at 17:41 -0800, Lord Sauron wrote: |
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> > On 3/29/06, Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng@×××.com> wrote: |
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> > > > Yeah, however, I see all these people buy a cheap laptop from Dell and |
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> > > > expect it to run stuff like Doom 3. |
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> > /me hates those built-in graphics. Makes things slow. |
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> > > Seriously does make a difference. |
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> > However, at the same time, you really shouldn't expect games out of |
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> > any but the most expensive laptops. Maybe 5-10 years from now that'll |
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> I'm not even talking about playing games. I'm just talking about graphic |
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> rendering. eg: Desktop Wallpaper rendering/eye candy. |
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Well, I can understand if a lot of eyekandy won't work... yeah, I |
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guess you're right. My laptop's GC works slower than a older GC that |
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was in a desktop. |
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> My wife's home desktop is a Dell w/ 768MB Ram, 2,8Ghz P4 and integrated |
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> graphics. It runs slower (feel) than my laptop which has discrete |
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> graphics. |
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Poor woman... having to use a Dell ; ) |
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> > > If you're not concerned with battery nor weight. I suggest you go for |
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> > > the Dell XPS Mobile concept (when it becomes available) |
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> > >> Here are some shots. |
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> > That's not so much a laptop as a new breed of ultraportable desktop, IMHO. |
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> heh.. I like that. Ultraportable desktop. |
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GCS d-(++) s+: a? C++ UL+>++++ P+ |
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