m15x Intergrated Video Card

So I've been reading, and came across some mentions that every m15x has an intergrated video card. Is this true or is it mistakenwith the actually GPU of the system just downclocking during stealth mode.

If there is an intergrated videocard I was just curious of the specs of it and how you convert to it.

Thanks - Jamroxorz

 

The m15x does have integrated graphics. I'm not sure what the specs are on it, but if you push Fn 7 I think it will switch from your graphics card to the integrated graphics and require a restart and it is the same to switch back. The feature is called binary gfx

 

the IGP is a bog-standard intel media accelerator X3100.

 

Dam, you have to restart, thats kinda blah.... but I gues thats why you have Stealth mode, is the power cosummption much differrent from stealth mode, and the intergrated GPU?

 

Thanks Whizzo I just checked it out, it seems its pretty much useless for anything cept browsing, msn, and the sort, but I think it's still a cool feature and may come in handy.

 

The point is you use it when you want long battery on a flight or something, not when you want to game

Getting on a plane or something it's gotta be off anyway, so...

 

Yeah i know that, but I was still just wondering, cuase what if i'm too lazy to switch it back lol or something. But yeha it's still a cool feature, just for browsing and chatting, but the restarting is blah.

 

well take a look at the resaon for a latop....
portability, ease of use, simplified all-in-one product.
i very seriously doubt most people here that purchase laptops are willing or desire to have the product on 24/7.
so - compared to a desktop (of which i leave on 24/7) i think you are giving the restart issue a bad rep....

 

lol yeha I guess, but still restarting in any case is usually bothersome, and I don't mean turning it off, coming back 3 hours later and turning it on, just atm when you wanna due something and it tells you to restart lol.

 

Yea, but with a system as fast as the m15x your boot time can't be a long at all. Unless you're honestly so impatient that you can't wait for like one minute

 

i see your view. but i think i would rather restart and save the GPU from use when not really needed for less graphic intensive uses.
besides - the added benefit of the inergrated unit is if the (god forbid) GPU does go kaput (bad) then you still can utilize the laptop while a replacement is being taken care of.

 

Oh true! That's useful, but I doubt the GPU would break X.x that would suck.... lol.

And Miho, A minute is a really long time xD, you could be already playing ur game in a minute instead of waiting for a reboot lol, but nah, I guess it's not really that big of a deal.

 

its worth a reboot, you'll only use it when your running on battery only with no way of recharging probably. use it and watch your battery life double. that and dropping the brightness on the screen down to its lowest adds heaps of life.

intergrated was fine to run Civ4 at normal speed its not that bad. don't expect to run it and play Crysis though or something advanced.

Sam

 

lol If i expected it to run Crysis i wouldn't want to get the 8800M GTX on it xD, the extended battery life will come in handy though... but really you don't buy this kinda laptop to travel distant places without power outlets and browse stuff, but the feature is good for school, I'm guessing the intergrated videocard doesnt need the fans on to work?