The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    W7J with x1400 and core 2 duo, can someone confirm this?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by silverwolf0, Aug 28, 2006.

  1. silverwolf0

    silverwolf0 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    42
    Messages:
    325
    Likes Received:
    32
    Trophy Points:
    41
    I just saw on the front page of notebookreview that the w7j wasn't just getting a core upgrade, but also getting the gpu swapped from a 7400go to an x1400. Can someone confirm this, maybe a dealer? Is it a typo? And what would compel them to do this? Less heat, more battery life, cheaper price? I would think that since AMD and ATI merged, we would see less intel+ATI combinations floating around.
     
    silverwolf0, Aug 28, 2006
    #1
  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    2,319
    Messages:
    14,119
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    455
    The 7400 = x1400, so either way, its almost the same GPU.

    I never heard of it til now, so its quite interesting.
     
    coriolis, Aug 28, 2006
    #2
  3. Geared2play.com

    Geared2play.com Company Representative

    Reputations:
    691
    Messages:
    4,770
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Not only is this notebook and other asus notebooks a concept but yes you are right about ati and amd. I would be weary of any forecasts at this time. Merom is scheduled (delayed once already) for release in the states in small numbers in oct. Asus will integrate the chips a few months later at best.
     
    Geared2play.com, Aug 28, 2006
    #3
  4. ltcommander_data

    ltcommander_data Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    408
    Messages:
    1,398
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    ltcommander_data, Aug 28, 2006
    #4
  5. Mikeoo17

    Mikeoo17 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    261
    Messages:
    731
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I'm not sure which one I'd even prefer :confused:
     
    Mikeoo17, Aug 29, 2006
    #5
  6. silverwolf0

    silverwolf0 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    42
    Messages:
    325
    Likes Received:
    32
    Trophy Points:
    41
    I was under the impression ATI mobile chips run cooler and used less power in general, although I definitely have no proof. If they did modify the graphics chip, they might have modified a few other things or fixed a few quirks or miscalculations to make the w7j run cooler and prolong battery life. Wishful thinking I guess.
     
    silverwolf0, Aug 29, 2006
    #6