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    mobility x2500

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by _radditz_, May 29, 2007.

  1. _radditz_

    _radditz_ Fallen to the Sith...

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    I found this laptop here with the x2500.

    Does anyone know much about this card and how it performs against the go8400's?

    Its priced just a bit more than the same laptop with the go8400G
     
    _radditz_, May 29, 2007
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  2. admlam

    admlam Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    It's not a DX10 card. ATI's DX10 cards have the HD 2X00 designation.

    This likely a rebranded x1400 or x1600, similar to the x2300 fiasco. If its the latter, then the x2500 would be a little better than the 8400G in gaming, although it'd lack DX10 support.
     
    admlam, May 29, 2007
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  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Probably a rebranded X1400. If we had 3dMark scores, we could tell you for sure.
     
    Greg, May 29, 2007
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    It doesn't say HD anywhere, so not dx10.
     
    link1313, May 29, 2007
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  5. _radditz_

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    Thats really crap how asus have taken the re-designed F3 (new webcam, fingerprint reader) and named it F3S like the go8400 models but not put a DX10 GPU!!
     
    _radditz_, May 29, 2007
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    Most likely a rebranded X1450.
     
    SymphonyX, May 29, 2007
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    Even worse how ATI is naming these DX10 wannabes, X2300 sounds so close to HD 2X00 it's bound to cause a lot of confusion and disappointment.
     
    DrewN, May 29, 2007
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  8. FREN

    FREN Hi, I'm a PC. NBR Reviewer

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    Well that is what ATI is hoping for. That's how far behind they are :\
     
    FREN, May 29, 2007
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  9. otispunkmeyer

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    well lets see

    HD2400 and HD2600 are dx10 parts, HD2300 is a rebranded part and is only DX9c

    there is no mention of HD2500 anywhere in ATi/AMDs press release.

    so it could be one of many things

    1) a typo
    2)castrated version of 2600
    3)rebadged X1600 (though that would be bad)

    here is what i dug up

    its from a french website, translated but basically they say

    1) as if you werent already confused enough...here is a new one
    2)X2300 is a pretender and not DX10 seeing as it is a rebadged X1450
    3)now there is another new part X2500...it sounds very DX10, but alas, is another rebadge... this time its a rebadged X1600SE.

    so it would appear it is option 3 on things it could of been
     
    otispunkmeyer, May 29, 2007
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  10. otispunkmeyer

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    thats the X2300
     
    otispunkmeyer, May 29, 2007
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  11. Charles P. Jefferies

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    There are two different 2300s - the X2300 (repackaged X1000 series part as you mention) and the HD 2300. The latter is DirectX 10. It's very confusing and definitely misleading.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, May 29, 2007
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    Spartanhockey, May 30, 2007
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