Asus's 13.3'' Core Duo Laptop

[Elrond39]

Aright, so that's graphically intensive 3d games. I'm a very casual gamer. And not all that computer-savvy... so tell me, where does the memory for the IIG come from?

 

[contoursvt]

What the hell, what do you guys want (and I say that because I dont have a mac anymore)! You have now a notebook thats way faster than it was and you're complaining about the 3D capabilities (because you cant play games) yet before, when the mac was too slow for hardcore 3D gaming, everyone was like "oh this is a work machine, we're not going to play games and even if we were, we wouldnt buy a PeeCee anyway".. God I cant recall how many times I've seen statements that gaming is not even an issue for mac users. Dont even tell me you'll be using the notebook for Maya or something like that because thats just plain stupid. Heck even if you did get a kick butt video card in there, there would then be complaints that the battery life is no good (as a result of it) and if you were given a larger battery, then it would be too heavy. See where I'm going with this?

Its a fast notebook that does everything except hardcore gaming just fine (I know because I have an older Asus Centrino notebook with onboard graphics and its just fine). I can even play things like UT2003 and Quake3 and misc older games with very good framerates. Sure I cant play doom3 or FEAR but thats what my desktop is for. I'm ranting but it seems like you're complaining about things that dont matter on a laptop.

Please tell me how the integrated graphics will hold you back compared to an X1300 which would suck for new games anyway...

 

[contoursvt]

And the proof is here:
http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/04/24/intel_unleashes_dualcore_for_laptops_uk/page17.html

Choice quotes:
- If the results from the graphics benchmarks in PCMark05 suggest that the 945GM might be able to handle graphically-intensive 3D games, 3DMark05 patently deflates this false hope (compared to a lowly x300 solution).
- For productivity applications such as MS Word, Excel and Outlook, the added expense of a dual-core system, however, cannot be justified despite the marginal cost difference. Only those who run virus scans continuously in the background, and who regularly use multiple system services and more resource-intensive applications such as video editing or 3D rendering, are likely to appreciate the dual-core benefits.

Which begs the question: what's the point of having an expensive ninja CPU, combined with a poodle GFX (non) solution? Is this not the ultimate waste of money for consumers that every IT professional who knows their behinds from their elbows would advise against?

Right because you'd use this laptop to play FEAR, Quake4 and DOOM3 or maybe BF2 If you think you would be on any other laptop other than one that lasts 15 seconds on battery, then you're dreaming. Apple is completely on the right track. The notebook does everything including moderate gaming just perfectly with that hardware and it wipes the floor with the old one anyway for day to day tasks.

 

[alexstein]

I think those specs don't look to bad for starters. Who knows maybe Apple is going to through in a dedicated video card.

 

[xavier2k3]

just get them to bring out the damn macbook already!

regards
--marty