Tag: Switchable graphics
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 [...]
How to Tell Which GPU Your MacBook Pro is Using and Manually Choose Your GPU with gfxcardstatus
If you ever want to know which graphics card your Apple MacBook Pro is using, then gfxcardstatus is the perfect utility. The MacBook Pro has what is called switchable or dynamic switching graphics. When your system needs a lot of graphics processing power for things like video encoding, picture editing or especially gaming, the computer switches from lowered [...]
Lenovo IdeaPad V460 Review: Business on the Outside, Graphics Inside
The Lenovo IdeaPad V460 is a business notebook that shares many features with the consumer IdeaPad Y460, like switchable graphics but comes in a business friendly metal case. Overall this is a sturdy, durable and well equipped notebook but it falls short in a few areas including battery life and mousepad usability. Lenovo IdeaPad V460 [...]
HP Pavilion dv6z Review: Quad Core at Bargain Price
The HP Pavilion dv6z represents a hard to achieve notebook package — a quad core processor, a large screen, durable body that is thin enough to slip into a backpack discrete switchable graphics for under $800. That’s not to say the HP dv6z is perfect but it does offer significant value and style. HP Pavilion [...]
HP Pavilion dv6z Hands On Video
As part of the most recent refresh to the popular Pavilion line of notebooks HP has released the HP Pavilion dv6z, an AMD powered notebook that includes a sleek looking metal alloy lid. The new HP Pavilion dv6z includes switchable graphics with an island style keyboard and starts at $579. HP loaned us a review [...]
Optimus Makes it Simple
Rene Haas is the General Manager of Notebooks at NVIDIA In the past, consumers were forced to prioritize notebook performance or battery life, as one feature typically suffers significantly in order to accommodate the other. You could have long battery life from an underpowered notebook, or all the GPU power you desired from a notebook [...]
ASUS UL30VT offers an “UnLimited” Notebook Experience
ASUS has just announced the ASUS UL30Vt, a sleek 13.3″ Notebook, that offers an impressive mobile computing experience in a less than an inch thick brushed aluminum shell.
