Tag: NVIDIA
Why Consumers Should Want Ultrabooks With Discrete Graphics
Recently, NVIDIA announced their new mobile GPU for notebooks, the GeForce GT 640M with Kepler architecture. This graphics card will find its way into several laptops this year, but most notably it’s designed to go into ultrabooks. As you saw in my hands-on with the Acer Timeline Ultra M3, it is possible to include discrete [...]
First Hands-On: Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3 Ultrabook With Discrete Graphics (Video)
Ever since ultrabooks first debuted a few months ago I’ve been both excited and disappointed by them. I love me some super skinny and light enough to carry everywhere hardware, but I also need me some serious power. Last week at CeBIT Acer set out to answer my prayers when they introduced the Aspire Timeline [...]
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 [...]
Nvidia’s 3D Vision 2 Brings Extra Dimension to Batman: Arkham City
Yesterday at New York Comicon attendees crowded into the DC Booth to play Batman: Arkham City, one of the most hotly anticipated games of the year. A followup to the kick-ass Batman: Arkham Asylum, this time around the gameplay is even more complex, as are the graphics. 3D may not be gaining as much traction [...]
Alienware M18X Lands With Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M
Prepare for one of the most powerful and immersive gaming experiences you can get on a notebook. The Alienware M18x has landed with the latest Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M GPU capable of delivering tear inducing frame rates up to 30% higher than the competition. Kick things up a notch with dual GTX 580M GPUs and [...]
Nvidia Launches GTX 580M – “Fastest. Notebook GPU. Ever.”
Nvidia has just announced the new GeForce GTX 580M which is, according to company reps, the ”Fastest. Notebook GPU. Ever.” For those who can’t wait to frag in high FPS glory, you can order the Alienware M18X with the Nvidia GTX580M GPU, or opt for ultimate in power and pack two GeForce GTX 580M GPUs with [...]
Toshiba Qosmio X770 and X770 3D Deliver Gaming Goodness at $1,199
Toshiba just dropped the new Toshiba Qosmio X770 and X770 3D multimedia and gaming notebooks on the market. These notebooks are packed with the latest technology and represent the “Gaming Sweet Spot” that Nvidia was hoping to hit with the GTX 560M GPU and a starting price of just over $1,000. The Qosmio X770 and [...]
Weekly Wrapup: Notebook, Tablet and Smartphone News & Reviews (June 3rd)
Thanks to Computex 2011 in Taipei we have a large collection of new notebooks to share with you. We also have some new news about smartphones and tablets, including an in-depth look at the HP TouchPad from Computex. Don’t forget, if you signed up for our reader meetup tonight, you should grab your ticket and get to the venue for your [...]
ASUS Shows Off Republic of Gamers G53SX Naked Eye 3D Notebook
ASUS is showing of some new 3D gaming notebooks at Computex, including their new Republic of Gamers G53SX Naked Eye 3D. They call it the “world’s first naked-eye 3D laptop meaning you can have 3D gaming or video without the need for those annoying 3D glasses. This is a big plus for people who already [...]
MSI F Series Gains FX620DX and FX420 with Quad Core Options, GPUs from AMD and NVIDIA
MSI showed off a wide array of new notebooks at Computex this week including updates to the premium F series line of notebooks. The new MSI F620DX notebook and the FX420 are what MSI calls the “supercar of laptops,” due to a collection of performance, looks and multimedia options. Time will tell if the MSI F series [...]
