Tag: Nvidia Optimus
Switchable Graphics Coming To Ultrabooks Soon?
One of the drawbacks of the ultrabook category is the lack of robust power under the hood. Since these notebooks are meant to be super slim they feature ultra low voltage processors to keep them from getting too hot. That also results in lower performance than non-ULV chips. Intel’s ULV chips have come a long [...]
Acer Aspire TimelineX Refresh Announced with Longer Battery Life, Multimedia Prowess
Acer has announced a refresh of their thin Aspire TimelineX series that is designed to be an “ultra-slender notebook” at just an inch thick, but this time with Sandy Bridge processors and a promised eight to ten hours of battery life (depending on configuration), making all-day computing possible on these new models. With optional NVIDIA [...]
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M Notebooks Arrive Today with Optimus at Gaming SweetSpot
NVIDIA just announced the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M mobile notebook GPU which is the latest gaming GPU to roll off the lines at NVIDIA with support for Direct X11, NVIDIA PhysX, NVIDIA 3D Vision, 3DTV Play and for the first time NVIDIA Optimus. The new NVIDIA GTX 560M GPU will be arriving in gaming notebooks from [...]
Acer Aspire 5742G with Optimus Announced
Today Acer announced the Acer Aspire 5742G notebook with Optimus technology for intelligent graphics switching. The new Acer Aspire 5742G is a 15.6 1366 x 768 resolution LED backlit display and is powered by the latest Intel Core i processors. With NVIDIA Optimus technology this new notebook will handle the demanding needs of users without [...]
Samsung QX410 Delivers NVIDIA Optimus, WiMax and Long Battery Life
The new Samsung QX410 is an extremely thin notebook with a 14-inch display and a chassis that is less than an inch thick. But the most interesting specs are the Optimus graphics and the long battery life. The 14-inch display fills the lid with a small bezel around it for what Samsung calls edge-to-edgeâ€. It [...]
Asus U33Jc-A1 Bamboo Review Roundup
Staying true to their new bamboo persona, Asus recently released the U33Jc-A1. This bamboo-clad notebook features a classy look with the strong performance to back it up. However, the Asus U33Jc-A1 is not without shortcomings. Graphics performance, as well as a few other features seem to be lacking. Asus U33Jc-A1 Specifications: 13.3-inch LED-backlit display(1366×768 resolution) [...]
Toshiba Satellite M645 Review
Yesterday, Laptop MAGAZINE reviewed Toshiba’s new notebook, the Satellite M645. The 14-inch thin-and-light notebook provided the best sound quality for its class. The Satellite M645 features a stylish design, composed of a classy black exterior, and a Fusion X2 matte-finish covered interior. Toshiba’s Fusion X2 finish resists fingerprints that plague many other laptops. Laptop MAGAZINE noted [...]
Gateway ID Notebooks Go Upscale with Dolby Home Theater and Optimus
Gateway just announced the new Gateway ID series of notebooks. The Gateway ID notebooks will bring a new sense of style to the Gateway brand and according to the press release, “… is designed to deliver the latest in mobile technology in a thin and lightweight design that is modern, chic and eye-catching.” The new [...]
NVIDIA Announces 3DTV Play-Ready PC and Verde Driver Convergence
NVIDIA has announced that it will be converging future NVIDIA Verde GPU drivers across the desktop, notebook and Optimus optimized computers and will be releasing a notebook that is ready to be connected directly to a 3DTV. Beginning with release v256 the NVIDIA Verde drivers, notebook users with NVIDIA Verde compatible GPUs will be able [...]
New Apple laptops not using Nvidia Optimus
We were all so excited that Apple FINALLY released a refresh to its line of MacBook Pro notebooks. Finally a new processor, some improved graphics, better battery life (on the 13″ model) and some other finesses made it into the refresh. Now, one of the speculations on the new notebooks was that with the advent [...]
