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    OEM Adoption of 9800M GS?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Matrinix, Nov 19, 2008.

  1. Matrinix

    Matrinix Notebook Consultant

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    Now that NVIDIA had made the GeForce 9800M GS official ( see here), what are the chances of more OEMs than ASUS and MSI (the MSI offering has yet to come out) to adopt it (and if so when would be a probable time to see them start to pop up)?

    I would really like to see a 15.4"/15.6"/16" from HP (maybe a new HDX 16) or Dell (maybe the XPS Studio 16) [or Toshiba, etc.] with one of these. Since I will not have any money to get another notebook for at least a year or two after buying a notebook, I would really like to get one that has a 9800M GS in it so that I can afford it but at the same time it should last me awhile. What would really be amazing is if a manufacturer like HP, Dell, Toshiba, etc. offered a 15.4"/15.6"/16" with one of these and Hybrid SLI (HybridPower). I was considering the ASUS G50VT, but I don't really perfer it, the keypad is useless to me with it's non-standard configuration, and from the problems I've heard of it, I want to stay away; I also do not like the looks of it. I am also considering the MSI but it is not out yet and no price has been detailed so I am not sure about it, and I also do not like how it has two backslash keys, how some of the keys are shrunk to fit the keypad on (which I don't really need a keypad), and that the vent is on the right side of the notebook. I have had really good experiences with HP and Dell computers and I can also get discounts with HP and Dell through my university.