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    any decent switchable graphics?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by niffcreature, Mar 2, 2009.

  1. niffcreature

    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    im not up on all the different types of nvidia and atis option to turn dedicated graphics off to conserve battery life. most of what ive seen on the thinkpads, its not really that useful cause the cards are all like 3400 series anyways. what others are there?
     
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  2. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    .Macbook Pro with 9600M GT + 9400M
     
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  3. notyou

    notyou Notebook Deity

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    M15x, X3100 + 9800m Gt(s?)
     
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    That is the T400 line. T500/W500 is 36xx (and comparative business version V57xx).
     
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    I was under the impression that the T500's are not switchable. Are they? If so, that's awesome.
     
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I don't own one, but from what I've read in the Lenovo forum is that the T500 and W500 are both switchable.
     
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    avanish11 Panda! ^_^

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    Toshiba Qosmio x307-q706 with SLI 9800GTS's and 9400m.
     
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    Scrubjay Notebook Guru

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    The T400/T500 are switchable. If you are running XP you need to switch it at boot-up in the BIOS. If you are running Vista, then you can switch in real time. However there are problems with the real time switching in Vista. I run XP, so for me it works quite well.
     
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    Yes, it is switchable between the ATI Radeon 3650 and Intel GMA 4500. In Vista, all I have to do is right-click and icon and choose which graphics to use - for me, it works flawlessly, and saves a significant amount of battery.
     
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