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    Asus N10 Series -Benefits of dedicated graphics

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by hxh_killua, Nov 30, 2008.

  1. hxh_killua

    hxh_killua Newbie

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    Hi,

    I have been looking at reviews of the N10 series and the CPU is what's holding back the performance of the graphics card. This begs the question, when would one want to pay the premium to get the graphics card?

    On another note, if I do purchase the N10, I'm planning to hook it up to to a 19'' WS, how would that perform with/without the graphics card? And while playing 720p videos?

    Thanks,
    Killua
     
    hxh_killua, Nov 30, 2008
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  2. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    The CPU is good enough for any basic task and light multi-tasking. You only need the graphics card if you plan on doing some casual gaming. Having a dedicated graphics card won't really help in playing 720p videos since it's the CPU that does most of the HD decoding/encoding. In other words, you can still play 720p videos without the GPU on your 19" external monitor without any issues. :)
     
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    hxh_killua Newbie

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    Thanks for the prompt response, David. :)

    I haven't had much experience with remote desktop but will the N10 handle it similarly to other laptops of the same class? With my experience, I guess the better question would be, how well does it handle remote desktop?
     
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    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    Remote desktop as a client runs fine... I haven't tried it as a host.
     
    ALLurGroceries, Nov 30, 2008
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    That's false... PureVideo HD in the 9300M coprocesses H.264, MPEG-2, WMV, etc and does greatly help ease the poor Atom's load
     
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