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    Gateway GTX480M

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by gselsidi, May 29, 2010.

  1. gselsidi

    gselsidi Notebook Evangelist

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    Does anybody know or read anything, if gateway will bringout a new fx series? with the gtx 480m?
     
    gselsidi, May 29, 2010
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    First question... very good possiblity

    Second question... not if the god of computer technology itself visited them and graced them with untold knowledge of electronics, just not going to happen
     
    Kamin_Majere, May 29, 2010
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    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    Ditto.........
     
    TANWare, May 30, 2010
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    Why wouldn't they release a 480m GPU?
     
    strife1013, May 30, 2010
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    MXM card, insanely expensive, top of the line, and oh yeah 100watt power draw

    The gateway cooling system would never be able to handle that kind of heat. Not even on its best day if they only sold it to people that lived in the north of canada.

    Barring a MASSIVE overhaul of their business model and note book releases to date, theres no way this card will ever end up in an FX notebook.

    Unless they ship them with zero warrenty and support, with a gigantic sticker that says buy this at your own risk... not responsible for nuclear detonations caused by the GPU staring fusion reactions on your lap, fire hazards, world war three, birth defects and occasional blindness. :p
     
    Kamin_Majere, May 30, 2010
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  6. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    Almost like KFC, it would be "Finger Melting good"........... :)
     
    TANWare, May 30, 2010
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  7. Quicklite

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    Doubt it anytime soon tbh.

    They normally use their own chassis - unlike the Clevo resellers - so to accommodate a 100w cpu, they'd need a new design.

    In addition there is nothing more powerful than 9800M GTS on their site - that card is SO old now, I just don't see them so quick to jumping to gun. They could have launched laptop with 280M, but they didn't AFAIK.
     
    Quicklite, May 30, 2010
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    They had a model with a 260m but it isn't on the site anymore I think(P-7908u FX) . Gateway has never released the "top of the line" gpu in the FX's so i really doubt we will ever see a gtx 480m in them. With best buy selling the asus g73 for $1199 Gateway is going to have to come up with something to stay in the game.
     
    xxERIKxx, May 30, 2010
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    makes sense, thanks.
     
    strife1013, May 30, 2010
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    Is Gateway still making the FX series of laptops?
     
    kosti, Jun 1, 2010
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    Still making - by this you mean extending its models specs? I am sure that it is a yes (still making) for Gateway.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jun 6, 2010
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