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    MXM-IV not good Anymore?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by phil823, Sep 23, 2007.

  1. phil823

    phil823 Notebook Consultant

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    ok well when i ordered my Clevo 570RU (sager5791) and it comes with MXM-IV, which seemed to be the greatest and best and had the most chance for possible upgrade. Now i was doing some searching and it appears that MXM-HE is out now. Eurocom.com has thier m570RU's with MXM-HE on them.

    with this being said, i would guess any new Geforce (possibly the 8800) wouldnt use the MXM-IV but rather would use the HE model. this kinda sucks ;(


    also in the future says 2 years or so, just talking in laptops general, is it possible to switch out motherboards like in desktops, as long as the dimensional spec's fit?
     
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Yes, but you might as well buy a new computer if you want to switch out mobos.
     
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    odin243 Notebook Prophet

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    Technically speaking, MXM-HE was out before MXM-IV. MXM-IV was introduced by Clevo, and appears to be nothing but a longer version of MXM-HE, however not too much is known at this point. I'm sure Ice-Tea could tell you more, but at this point it appears that any MXM-HE card will fit in an MXM-IV slot (though not necessarily the other way around). So if you have an MXM-IV slot, you have the best possible chance of getting an 8800 GPU eventually.
     
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    phil823 Notebook Consultant

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    ok....with that being said i look on good to get some spec

    http://www.mxm-upgrade.com/types.html


    Type Width Length
    MXM-I 70 mm 68mm
    MXM-II 73 mm 78mm
    MXM-III 82 mm 100 mm
    MXM-IV 82 mm 115 mm
    MXM-HE 82 mm 100 mm

    ok so i guess it would fit them, thanks for fast replys! ;)


    is it more cost effective to just buy a new one later if i feel the need?
     
    phil823, Sep 23, 2007
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