Acer really have abandoned MXM by the looks of it.

http://img.hexus.net/v2/laptops/Acer/Aspire_D5745DG/Aspire_5745DG_04-big.jpg

From the hexus review of the 5745DG, note that the GT425M is available in MXM (unlike any HD5650) and yet here it is integrated.

Looks like they are going as slim as possible and dont want the extra height.

 

Yeah, that's one thing I gotta say about the 6920G: it's a thick little slab of awesome.
I still have thoughts in the back of my head that we are responsible for Acer's changeover from MXM.

 

You know I wonder that too.... They could be scared of this getting bigger.

Maybe the 9600M gt locks were the start.

 

1)MXM increases the thickness of the laptop, Acer can never have thin light powerful laptops if they stick to MXM.
2)Acer didn't design their laptops to be upgradable (not a priority).
3)Direct soldering is a cheaper way to integrate into their boards.

 

But it increases repair costs and reduces flexability (you have to make a series of motherboards for each GPU) and therefore increases time to market for new models.

What I don't get is why there is not a low profile MXM.

It would insert like normal but would fold down to the same level as the motherboard with small metal brackets that would screw down across the card and motherboard (you could use the existing board design).

Yes you would loose a small amount of motherboard space but the height would be the same.

 

Ahh, assuming it breaks down ever so often then implications of repair would matter, afaik soldered is more reliable than connectors assuming good quality solder is used.

You see a 13" laptop has a dimensional limit you can't have thin and small laptops with MXM, 15" maybe but then it wouldn't be standardised, remember thermal sink designs have to accommodate as well.

 

Acer 5943g.

First new design based off the soldered graphics.

It's thicker than my 5935g....

 

er, whats this we business, i blame you entirely
my 6920g is still great....

 

Aren't there non-Acer thin-and-light laptops that have MXM's on them? Hm. TehSuigi, I share your sentiment (although all I've done so far was peek into my ol' Extensa here) and I wouldn't be surprised if they did go out with a statement like that! (Imagine your ID appearing in an article somewhere from an anonymous Acer higher up: "That Acer Chaser guy and his band of techie-consumers....") LOL

IMO this is an entirely economical decision for Acer..it's entirely possible that regular end-consumers won't even have ideas about this, and Acer would charge them up for repairs (which we can do ourselves, given the knowledge) just as much as they'd charge for soldered-on cards. Probably they'd get a kick out of MXM repairs because of that. Manufacturing-wise, though, I think they'd even it out with the savings they'll be accumulating due to the thin formfactor.

I can almost say this to Acer:

"Acer, you know we love you, but MXM is just too darn good that you took it away from us and we love MXM and well, we can't take it anymore." HAHA. Break-ups ftw.

 

Well I just hope MXM-A lives on for some time so I can have some fun later on