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samsung is, has been, hit or miss with their notebooks. of the many models they have put out, a few come out well over the course of time. I personally would not buy one of their models that does not yet have a lot of real user reviews.
I'd pay up for the thinkpad. for students - I'd probably go with the older E-series thinkpad x130 or even x120/121 . x120e is a tough animal. and... man, to be fair, I was reading reviews yesterday on the thinkpad x230 that replaces the well-regarded x220 - they got issues. theyve taken a step backward in quality control apparently. 'tis a jungle out there -
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These reviews missed our ever watchful eyes.
For notebooks with A10-4600M APU:
Acer Aspire V3-551g
Review Acer Aspire V3 551g
Weak 15.6-inch mainstreamers with AMD Trinity Heart
The Acer Aspire 551g V3 is one of the first multimedia notebooks in our editorial which are equipped with AMD's new Trinity platform. Whether the combination of the mobile flagship A10-4600m can state with improved integrated graphics and the Radeon HD 7670M will answer our test.
Description
With the piano black Silbermix the plastic housing of the Acer Aspire V3 551g is certainly not for everyone. After a few days in our editorial, the reflective surfaces on the display cover and frame as well as the palm rest is covered in fingerprints. This, of course, something scratching at the classic and elegant look of the slim 15.6-incher. Except for the sizable chiclet keyboard and discreet speaker bar in the silver part of the base unit, Acer has in our opinion a little designet to the needs of customers over. The reflections in the mirror-smooth surfaces around the display and on the palm rest are quickly tiring for the eyes. The workmanship is fine, even if the chassis above the optical drive gives way a little. The gaps are small and uniform. The display lid is very flexible, but does not break as fast. The hinges are sturdy, but leave a whipping. This has given the highly reflective finish really disturbing. Even a slightly stronger playing while typing punishes the eyes with hard light reflections.
The input devices basically a load to longer texts or office work. The chiclet keyboard has a nice short stroke, crisp resistance and a clear pressure point. There is a separate numeric keypad and the ENTER key, Shift, Backspace, and the spacebar are very large. The slightly depressed left offset Multitouchpad has a rough surface and a tactile recognizable scrolling bar. Even multi-finger gestures are clearly recognized, however, we had not yet available for consumers Trinity driver update to fix occasional stuttering or freezing the mouse replacement. The mouse buttons rocker clicking noise and feature positive.
Regarding the connectivity one has the Acer Aspire V3 551g satisfied with the bare necessities. Only one of the three USB ports using the fast USB 3.0 standard. At the right edge of the case to find a VGA and an HDMI port and the Gigabit LAN port, and audio jacks for microphone and headphones. Wireless communication can be done via Wi-Fi 802.11 a / g / n and Bluetooth 4.0. The operating system is Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit is used. Acer provides a lot of pre-installed applications for data backup, recovery, media playback and management, as well as installations for Skype and a trial version of McAfee's security software.
Put to the test
The new mobile Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) flagship, AMD A10-4600m expects four "Piledriver" CPU cores and a clock speed of 2.3 GHz. By Turbo Core 3.0 technology can increase the clock frequency up to 3.2 GHz. APU is part of the integrated AMD Radeon HD 7660G graphics core with 384 Radeon cores and a maximum clock speed of 686 MHz. The integrated graphics unit is thanks AMD Dual Graphics technology over directly into the discrete AMD Radeon HD 7670M, the combined power roughly equivalent to a pairing of a Intel Core i3-2310M dual-core processor and an NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M graphics card. On board 8 GB DDR3 memory - the clock is 1333 MHz with integrated under the theoretical 1,600 MHz.
The Trinity platform can enhance the performance and efficiency over its predecessor Llano suffers considerably, compared to Intel but still under low CPU performance. The marketing department of AMD encourages editors to trust in the evaluation of their products not only to synthetic benchmarks. In everyday life, should price the APU, the battery life and the powerful integrated graphics move the consumer to buy. For most users, the last performance of the AMD A10-4600m APU - surfing, email, office and multimedia without specific measurements no difference to Intel processors is clear. AMD tries to bring with software partners such as Adobe and Winzip the benefits of stronger integrated graphics to even better advantage. Photoshop CS6 Winzip 16.5 and OpenCL support the interface by which tasks that were previously calculated only by processors are now handled with the assistance of GPU. In practice this means, for example, accelerated calculation of blur in Photoshop, faster file compression using Winzip or real-time video enhancements with the VLC player. Who uses appropriate software gets so real value. The gaming performance of the Acer Aspire V3 551g can convince, we play Batman: Arkham City at a very high level of detail (though DX9) fluent in the native resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels. The peculiarities of the processors from Intel and AMD make it dependent on user behavior, which is a good solution. Are you one of the users who use more graphics-heavy software, the Trinity platform, with its multimedia performance is a good choice because it is low especially.
In the Acer Aspire V3 551g hard drive is built with 64.3 MB / s random read rate to the slower its kind on the 500 GB drive, but also larger music collections space. Listening to music from the grind and weak and speakers tend to be less fun. Also, the 15.6-inch glare-type display shows deficiencies in the multimedia capability. With an average brightness of 184 candelas per square meter you have been struggling to lighter in offices around the visibility of the screen content. A glossy finish simulates brighter colors and black levels, the maximum contrast ratio of 229:1 and a grayish black and help the display to no good rating.
Praiseworthy is the low power consumption and long battery life. At idle, needs the Acer Aspire V3 551g only 15 watts and runs a whole 7 hours and 40 minutes. In practice, with a consumption of 38 watts is still expected with 4 hours and 19 minutes running time. The cooling system is at 38 decibels (A) volume in this scenario in the acceptable range, the temperatures at the top and bottom of the chassis, however, are highly questionable. On average, we calculate 35 degrees Celsius at idle critical points remain as the touchpad above 30 degrees Celsius.
Summary
The mainstream and multimedia notebook Acer Aspire 551g V3 is with AMD's Trinity hardware especially worth a look for budget-conscious buyers. The performance has increased significantly compared to the AMD Llano platform is Intel competitor in terms of CPU performance, but still well ahead. Multimedia enthusiasts, who were more than just back and look back a YouTube video, but rather look around for alternatives with better display and sound system. The decor is ok but not great, so that the Acer is noticeably difficult to raise selling points.
Acer Aspire V3-551g in notebookjournal.de.
A korean review of the HP Pavillion g6.
A nice review of the HP m6 which makes it look like an amazing product.
Notebooks with A8-4500M APU:
Asus A55N-SX008 review - the notebook seems to be the K55DR of the rest of the world and it only costs 460.
HP Pavillion m6 with A8 APU
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I'm going to get a bit off topic right now but I think some of you might like these links nonetheless. Also, I didn't want to start a brand new thread just for this.
AMD at IFA 2012
In case you missed some of this stuff, here it is.
From AMD's Facebook: We had a fantastic week in San Francisco meeting with press and enjoying the beautiful weather. AMD loves thin tablets. Check out this mock-up design which shows how slim AMD-based tablets can be. And with Windows 8. YES, please!
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IFA 2012 AMD Private Meeting Highlights: Yes to Tablets, No to Ultrabook Alternative
Being one of those lucky enough to land a one-on-one briefing with AMD at IFA 2012, I got the inside scoop on quite a few things, from laptops to tablets and the processors used in them.
It was actually surprising to learn that AMD was going to focus on tablets during the meeting, rather than ultrathin laptops and notebooks.
Nevertheless, that is what happened. There are some things we cant talk about just yet, but we have free reign on just as many subjects, if not more.
To start off, AMD isnt going to follow the same pattern that the rest of the IT industry adopted in regards to the tablet market.
For those who dont know what we mean, many companies released a sort of test product before entering the segment, some after taking months to study marketing conditions.
AMD took its time not because it didnt believe in the idea, but because it wanted to be sure it could make an impact, which means that they will push fast and hard. Bulldoze the segment as it were.
Of course, it remains to be seen if they succeed in entering the sweet spot of the tablet market from the start. Our guess is that they will, because Trinity, and the work on the part of the HSA Foundation, is significant in its thoroughness. Besides, APUs have always been about performance at a low price and reduced power draw, and reports have been roaming the web about a certain Hondo low-power 40nm chip with 4.5W power draw.
Setting aside what we know right now, some, like Fudzilla, think this is the next-generation mobile chip, while others still believe Hondo to have been cancelled a while ago.
That said, AMD talked about the ultrathin notebook segment and what plans it has for it. It turns out that there wont be an ultrabook alternative in the strictest sense. I asked them if they thought about a counter-brand, and they said that they dont see a need for it, especially since the normal term ultrathin defines the same sort of product but is not as restrictive (the screen size can go above that of ultrabooks, the feature set can vary more, etc.).
Verily, it may even be a good idea to go this route for a very uncanny reason: promoting something as an alternative to ultrabooks would immediately cause prospective buyers to think the AMD-based devices are just as unimpressive and/or not worth buying as them.
We arent saying that ultrabooks are bad. The Acer Aspire S7 would have our hide if we did. Nevertheless, all market analyst firms are in agreement that sales have consistently failed to impress. Thus, it might be good for AMD to have nothing to do with a product type that is dragging its feet one year after it was supposed to win back the consumer base stolen by tablets.
On that note, HP is, at this point, the only PC maker with a special brand for AMD ultrathins (Sleekbook).
IFA 2012: Fun Times With Notebooks and Trinity at AMD's Booth
Even for people like us, who strive to be as practical as possible, AMD's booth at the IFA 2012 trade show, taking place in Berlin, Germany, was and is a fun place to be.
Laptops decorated the wall (literally) and there was a whole bunch of them on display too, from a variety of manufacturers.
We saw Lenovo, Acer, ASUS and HP, just to name a few of the brands that are and will sell Trinity-based noteboks.
Even the HP Sleekbooks were represented. For those who don't know, Sleekbook is a name that the top PC maker chose for the super-thin AMD-based notebooks that would have been called Ultrabooks if Intel hadn't trademarked the word.
But the A-Series wasn't the only product lineup that we found there. In fact, there was a three-display, EyeFinity-using gaming system there as well, powered by the FX 8150 8-core Buldozer central processor.
We know, we know, the idea of 8-core AMD FX processors crashed and burned because of too low performance and an unfortunate mishap (or two) related to the way transistors were counted, which led to inconsistent official numbers.
Still, the system ran games just fine and we would have stayed behind for a race or two if we weren't on a tight schedule.
But here is the beauty of our time here: though we only spent a short time at the booth, mostly taken up by photo shots of the various PCs, we can and will do something better.
We have a one-on-one meeting scheduled for later today, where we'll learn all there is to know about Trinity, and probably something more besides. There will probably be an NDA involved, so we might not be allowed to disclose everything we learn there for a while, but we suspect that some disclosures will still be permissible.
Until we have an update on that front, check out the images below and don't feel too reserved about the idea of buying one of the notebooks. You may also want to consider keeping your eyes and ears peeled for AMD ultrathin designs if you're in the market for an ultrabook instead of a normal laptop. After all, HP isn't likely to remain the only supplier of "sleekbooks" forever.
In other news...
Here's some interesting reading material that may be of interest.
13-inch Trinity ultraportable slips under $700
AMD's 17W Trinity APUs are slowly making their way into more ultra-slim systems. In June, HP introduced the Envy Sleekbook 6 with an A6-4455M APU. The system is just 0.78" thick, but its 15.6" screen is a little on the large size for an ultraportable. Now, you can buy a 13-incher with the same APU. The Samsung Series 5 535 wraps up the A6-4455M in a 13.3" chassis no thicker than 0.69". Total weight: just 3.35 lbs.
Of course, AMD has to make some concessions to squeeze Trinity into a 17W thermal envelope. The A6-4455M has just a single Piledriver CPU module, whose dual cores are clocked at 2.1GHz with a 2.6GHz Turbo peak. That CPU module shares its die with Radeon HD 7500G integrated graphics that feature 256 ALUs, 128 ALUs short of the fastest Trinity graphics implementations. The integrated Radeon only has to drive a display resolution of 1366x768, though.
Before you sneer at the relatively low pixel density, note that the display has a matte screen coating. Also, keep in mind that the Series 5 535 costs less than $700 right now. The configuration selling at Amazon comes with 4GB of RAM, 500GB of 5,400-RPM mechanical storage, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, and USB 3.0. Seven hours of battery life are promised from the four-cell battery, which mostly matches the run times claimed by comparable ultrabooks.
If you happen to be living north of the border, Future Shop has an even snazzier version on sale for $550. The Canadian config appears to be identical to the US version apart from an additional 2GB of RAM. A couple of local Future Shop locations have the Series 5 in stock right now. I may have to head out on a scouting mission to see what it's like.
Intels Haswell is an unprecedented threat to Nvidia, AMD
Intels next-generation architecture, codenamed Haswell, isnt just another tock in Intels tick/tock cadence; its a serious threat to both AMD and Nvidia. For the first time, Intel is poised to challenge both companies in the mainstream graphics market while simultaneously eroding Nvidias edge in the GPGPU business. Its low-power, 10W TDP ULV parts will challenge the price/performance ratio of AMDs second-generation Brazos SoC (codenamed Kabini) as well as any ARM-based Windows 8 notebooks that companies like Qualcomm might bring to market.
Lets take a look at the architecture, starting with the CPU.
Wider, deeper, faster
Haswell is a logical extension of the microarchtectural improvements Intel first introduced in Sandy Bridge. The new chip adds support for Intels second-generation Advanced Vector eXtensions (AVX2), which doubles the cores peak FPU throughput. L1 and L2 bandwidth have been doubled to ensure the execution units stay fed, and the integer and FPU register files have all been enlarged. Branch prediction efficiency also gets a boost. Haswells real-world single-threaded performance in unoptimized code is expected to improve by 10-15%. In optimized, AVX2 code, the leap will be much larger; AVX2 includes support for integer vectorization that AVX lacks.
The increased FPU capability and additional AVX2 functionality make a huge difference in Haswells floating-point performance. The CPU is capable of up to 32 single-precision and 16 double-precision floating point operations per core. Thats twice what Sandy Bridge could achieve; a theoretical eight-core Haswell clocked at 3.8GHz will offer 972.8 gigaflops of SP and 486.4 gigaflops of DP performance. While its true that current GPUs exceed these levels, x86 compatibility is one heck of a carrot. Intels good enough argument sank the big iron RISC vendors of the 1990s and early 2000s, and its a real threat to Nvidias GPGPU momentum. The chips L1/L2 cache bandwidth is vastly increased from current levels; the L1 bus is twice as wide as well. The massive amounts of additional bandwidth are what the chip needs to keep the AVX2 units busy; Haswell should be able to hit a relatively high percentage of its peak theoretical gigaflops rate in real-world scenarios.
While Team Green will likely retain the overall performance advantage, a quad-core Haswell with a 4GHz Turbo mode will offer 256 gigaflops of double-precision floating point (512 gigaflops single-precision). That level of single-precision performance is right in the neighborhood of Nvidias GT 640. Because Nvidia has historically hobbled double-precision performance on consumer cards, quad-core Haswell could well outperform Nvidias GTX 680 and possibly pace the GTX 580 in DP operations.
Nvidia could win the battle at the high end, only to lose the war at other price points if Intel chooses to make an issue of it. Worse, theres the fact that every single Nvidia-equipped HPC system comes with an Intel solution by default. Make no mistake, Intel is playing up the potential Xeon Phi connection; three of the companys IDF seminars addressed vectorization for both Haswell and Xeon Phi.
Haswells GPU turns the screws on Nvidia, AMD
Haswells GPU is a tweaked version of the cores currently deployed in Ivy Bridge. Whats really changing is the shader loadout; Intel will offer Haswell in 10, 20, and 40-shader flavors (GT1, GT2, and GT3). The chip will also be offered in variants that include up to 128MB in on-package RAM, a feature that provides the GPU with a small dedicated pool of memory. Intel isnt talking much about the GPU changes, but the company has stated that the new GT3 configuration offers up to 2x the performance of Ivy Bridges HD 4000 graphics.
Even a conservative take on that promise spells trouble for AMD and Nvidia. According to figures from Anandtech, Trinitys GPU is an average of 18% faster than Llanos across a range of 15 popular titles. Compared to Sandy Bridge, Trinity was almost 80% faster. Against Ivy Bridge, its just 20% faster. Given what we know of Haswells GPU shader counts and performance targets, it shouldnt be hard for Intel to deliver a 30-50% performance boost in real-world games. If it does, Trinity goes from the fastest integrated GPU on the market to an also-ran, and AMD loses the superior graphics hole card its been playing since it launched the AMD 780G chipset four years ago.
Sunnyvale has virtually no room to maneuver. The companys 28nm Kaveri APU, with its next-generation graphics core based on the HD Radeon 7000 and the new Steamroller CPU reportedly has yet to tape-out. That means it could be the tail end of 2013 before we see the chips, assuming that production goes smoothly. AMD will likely offer a Trinity 2.0″ update to stem off Haswells onslaught, but slightly higher clocks arent going to be enough to keep Intel from matching AMDs performance.
AMDs last bastions are the markets Intel doesnt really want. Its an unsustainable position for any company that dreams of challenging the market leader; AMD literally cant afford the R&D it would take to catch up to its erstwhile rival. You wont find Nvidia gloating well, not much. Intels literature makes it plain that the company absolutely intends to minimize the value of separate GPUs by incorporating performance where it can and driving the adoption of ever-smaller form factors where it cant.
Barring a major screw-up, itll be Haswell, not Kaveri, that crosses the good enough for enthusiasts line first. The chips 10W power envelope wont directly compete with any potential Tegra 4-based tablets thats what Bay Trail, Intels out-of-order 22nm Atom SoC is for.
No, Haswell wont drive AMD out of business or frighten Nvidia into dumping Tesla but unless Intel completely blows its roadmap, itll drive both companies further towards the margins of computing. For AMD, that move is very literal; the company is being forced into the low-end products that Intel doesnt want to bother with. For Nvidia, it means scrambling to convince OEMs to allocate space for discrete GPUs at a time when Intels marketing dollars and consumer preferences are aligned against it. Enthusiast preferences, Intels historically weak driver support, and Nvidias own brand recognition will help, but the IT industry is littered with the bones of companies that treated their brand as an unassailable bulwark rather than a sand castle. Enthusiasts that care about performance tend to follow it, wherever it goes.
AMD "Hondo" APUs May Not Be Too Linux Friendly
Posted by Michael Larabel on September 14, 2012
Just one day after hearing Intel isn't planning "Clover Trail" Atom support under Linux due to targeting this low-powered processor towards Windows 8 tablets, similar information has now come out of AMD. The next-generation "Hondo" Fusion APUs are initially being targeted towards Windows 8 tablets rather than Linux/Android.
While the AMD "Trinity" APUs are out there now for notebooks, Hondo is AMD's upcoming Fusion APUs targeting tablets that carry a sub-4.5 Watt envelope while packing one or two processing cores and integrated Radeon graphics. Like Intel's Clover Trail, Hondo should be hitting around the time Windows 8 arrives and various hardware vendors are already working on new Hondo-powered tablets, but only using the new Microsoft OS.
AMD's Steve Belt confirmed to The Inquirer that initially this ultra low-power APU will be a Windows-only product. Linux/Android support isn't being ruled out entirely, but they are giving Microsoft exclusive rights at launch. Aside from The INQ, I've heard this Hondo-is-for-Windows information elsewhere. If querying the Linux kernel commit history you will see nothing that references Hondo. (Update: For clarification, the INQ source does indicate, "However unlike Intel, AMD said there is nothing stopping people from running Linux on its Hondo processor.")
AMD's Hondo APUs may end up working fine under Linux since they are x86_64-based after all and using Radeon graphics. With the Catalyst driver consisting of largely shared code between platforms, there will hopefully be support within the Linux driver and for the graphics driver on the open-source side it will hopefully come down to sprinkling in the new PCI IDs. But the Linux support may come up short when it comes to the power management/performance and other optimizations. We'll have to wait and see in the coming months.
Like Clover Trail, Hondo will hopefully be a one-off stint with Microsoft. In 2013 we will see new 28nm Fusion APUs out of AMD that should be more interesting anyways, but what will be interesting to see is how the battery life and performance-per-Watt compares between Windows 8 and (non-Android) Linux on next-generation tablets.
The other positive takeaway is that with these announcements of Clover Trail and Hondo support not coming to Linux, it's generating mainstream interest on other sites, compared to it being an announcement in the past when a product is supported on Linux.
APU AMD Hondo initially bear only Windows 8
The amd apu Hondo will be launched on dates close to the launch of Microsoft Windows 8 operating system , and will become an alternative to Intel Atom microprocessors Cloverview in the segment of ultra-economic notebooks and tablets.
During the event IDF2012 Intel gave back to Linux, announcing that Cloverview not develop drivers for that operating system . Done that aroused the curiosity of The Inquirer, who contacted AMD to know regarding the policy would support Linux for Hondo APU.
AMDs response was that the Hondo APU will be compatible only with Windows 8 at the time of its launch, but says its software engineers are working on Linux support, so that at a later date to the launch of Windows 8, is expect the first drivers for Linux Hondo APUs.
AMD hopes that Windows 8-based tablets will soon reach between 15 to 20% of the market, so you see the Windows 8 support a priority on support for other operating systems, although not intended as neglecting any market characteristics their Hondo APU support OpenCL as can be appreciated in other segments such as low-power servers.
AMD invests in cloud-based gaming firm CiiNOW
Posted on Tuesday, September 11 2012 @ 19:03:15 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
AMD announced it has invested an undisclosed sum in CiiNOW, a provider of cloud-based gaming. The company's service sounds a lot like OnLive and Gaikai, with the key difference that it's providing its technology to game publishers and service providers, rather than directly to the end-user. In return for the investment, CiiNOW has made AMD's Radeon HD graphics card the basis for its cloud gaming servers.
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced an investment in CiiNOW, a provider of cloud gaming technology that enables game publishers, retailers and carriers to tap into the growing video game market expected to reach $81 billion by 20161. AMD, through AMD Ventures, has invested in an innovative software company serving a large and growing market that can create better end-user experiences by taking advantage of AMD technologies. With the investment and strategic collaboration facilitated by AMD Ventures, AMD and CiiNOW will work jointly to enable the best online gaming experience possible through a vibrant worldwide developer ecosystem and differentiated hardware.
The cloud gaming industry, which was once thought of as technologically impossible, is now disrupting the gaming market for both consumers and game publishers as more and more casual and hardcore gamers are making the jump to playing games online. CiiNOW addresses this trend with the first cloud gaming solution powered by AMD Radeon graphics that offers a cost-effective, end-to-end solution that includes the full suite of required hardware and software components. CiiNOW delivers a high-speed, low latency, streaming solution with up to eight HD streams per server blade, and up to 272 HD streams per server rack for HD quality game streaming instantly from the cloud for ubiquitous game streaming across all subscribers, devices and access technologies.
CiiNOW is on the cutting-edge of online game streaming technology, and its clear we share the same vision to drive the cloud gaming industry forward and ultimately provide the best gaming experience, said Manju Hegde, corporate vice president, Heterogeneous Applications and Developer Solutions at AMD. AMDs investment signifies our mutual drive to liberate gamers from todays constraints and move us to the next era of digital content.
To further advance cloud gaming, CiiNOW announced today the general availability of its gaming solution which provides a new, high speed platform powered by AMD Radeon graphics. The companys patent-pending hardware and server management technology have been architected for scale, cost and ease of service deployment, making it easier than ever for game publishers and service providers to meet consumer demand for high-quality online multimedia services and entertainment.
The combination of CiiNOWs turnkey cloud platforms powered by AMDs best-in-class GPU hardware makes AMD an ideal technology partner for CiiNOW, said Ron Haberman, chief executive officer and co-founder of CiiNOW. Game publishers, retailers and carriers now have a technology solution they can employ to deliver a best-in-class cloud gaming solution as the industry continues to transition from physical media to digital distribution.Last edited by a moderator: May 12, 2015 -
Hi,
I bought the Samsung NP355V5C-A05UK from Amazon for £279 with an A6-4400m in it and dropped an A10-4600m into it as a straight swap. They both use the same u-PGA socket and have the same TDP so I thought 'Why not ?' Turns out it works a treat. Bios recognised it straight away with no problem. I also added 8GB of Cas 9 DDR3-1600 and a 128GB Samsung 830 SSD. Obviously this has killed my warranty, but given how the thing works and how much it cost I think it was worth it
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Honestly that's exactly what I would've done. Its very similar to what I did with my E425. I seen your videos and it seems like you've got a fantastic little notebook there. :thumbsup: Trinity is great for gaming indeed but you're right, in every day use you can't really tell what kind of processor is inside. I'd like to add some of those videos to the OP so others interested in the NP355V5C can see them. I've read reports that the display on this Samsung sucks and isn't very bright. From those videos i just seen I thought it looked great plus I prefer my displays more dimmed than bright as high brightness hurts my eyes after a few hours! I really like the matte finish too. I guess one shouldn't expect so much out of a notebook that costs so little. Anyways, thanks again!
I wanted to post this for others to know how inexpensive it can be (if you don't mind):
I bought the A10 and memory from ebay. A10 was £110, mem (8GB 9-9-9-27) was £40. I got the samsung 830 128GB SSD from amazon for £80. The laptop cost me £270 from Amazon as a basic A6 version and I just swapped out the bits. If I can get £75 for the parts I removed it will have cost about £425.
It's kind of my DIY version of an 'Ultra'
Haawser in reply to Aaronage1 2 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
I agree, the display technology is a welcome feature. But there really wasn't any news or exciting things being shown at IFA 2012 by AMD. While I would've loved to have seen more from AMD and their partners, I guess Intel and Apple were the buzz of the internet this last week with their highly anticipated keynotes.
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Short review with benchmarks of the A10-4600M+7970M MSI GX60 are in (Chinese)! Backlit keyboard swap is possible thanks to connector being present.
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@ solitario07777
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The NP535 uses soldered APUs, so that's not going to happen unless you were to de-solder and re-solder another APU in its place. I have always wanted to learn how to reball and soldered those type of processors.
Awesome find! Downloading and will be testing this in a little bit. I'll report back with my findings. I hope it increases Dual Graphics performance in my case too (as well as other Llano and Trinity Dual Graphics users).
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There already exists a partnership, with the HSA Foundation at least. Which to be honest, could be a great advantage. There was talk of AMD being bought by Qualcomm or Samsung. The NP535U3/4C & the NP355V5C could both use more options like higher res displays, backlit KBs, the entire APU line up (where applicable), SATA III mSATA SSD
The only one at the moment is the MSI GX60. What is "a video out mux too...?"
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In other news (great) news... AMD is developing competitors to Intel's Wireless Display technology (WIDI), and Thunderbolt (called Lighting Bolt). How did I miss this? Better late than never I suppose. Very interesting ideas that I think AMD SHOULD DO and further develop making them practical & useful! I think AMD stands a greater chance with these implemented and if done right & can beat Intel at its own game. What do you guys think? I think this is overdue and AMD can actually pull it off easily (with what the technology they already have).
AMD is Catching Up in the Wireless Display Game
AWD, stands for AMD Wireless Display in this case...
http://semiaccurate.com/2012/09/05/amd-is-catching-up-in-the-wireless-display-game/
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The Magic of AMDs Lightning Bolt
A little bit of thunder and a whole lot of flash....
http://semiaccurate.com/2012/09/04/the-magic-of-amds-lighting-bolt/
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AMDs CFO Thomas Seifert is out
Another in a long line of executive exits
http://semiaccurate.com/2012/09/17/amds-cfo-thomas-seifert-is-out/
Sep 17, 2012 in analysis, Finance, Microprocessors, Opinion, Rumors
by Charlie Demerjian
It looks like another high profile CxO is out at AMD, this time it is Thomas Seifert. With the departure of the CFO, there are not too many of the old school managers left in Austin.
SemiAccurate has long heard rumors of this transition, so we are leaning toward this being a planned transition, but the full story is not out yet. The most complete information we can find is the usual vague hug-fest that says nothing important. More if and when we get it.S|A -
AMD may be 'catching up' (sometime in 2013...), but that doesn't mean Intel is standing still either.
See:
Intel's New Wireless Display 3.5 Will Support Miracast
Competition is good...
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I'm really interested in the 14" Sleekbook! Did you notice the heat vent is now on the left side of the noteboook instead of at the rear under the lid? This is going to be a good alternative to the Lenovo IdeaPad S405 IMO. I hope the keyboard remains backlit and is made more tactile. Too bad the res remains at 1366x768, and glossy finish. Can't wait!
The HP Pavilion Sleekbook 14 carries an MSRP of $499.99,
Awesome discussion on Trinity 2.0, just before Kaveri
AMD to update Trinity to Trinity 2.0
Updated: Not a delay to Kaveri, but it looks that way -
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Just watched vid... Enjoyed it, tx for sharing.... I didnt expect the A10 wei in cpu/graphics to be so close to my A8 4500m/7640g... Picked up a 17in Toshiba few weeks back for $479 US....
Staples Link..... Toshiba Satellite L875D-S7232 17.3" Laptop | Staples®
Below is WEI out of box...
CPU 6.7
RAM 7.1
Aero 6.7
Grapics 6.7
HDD 5.9
Not bad at all for under 500 us.....
Just ordered
120gb OCZ agility 3 ssd
Newegg.com - OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
16gb 1600 corsair vengeance ram
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8G) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Laptop Memory Model CMSX16GX3M2A1600C10
for 150 after promo code through newegg... Will be one hell of a system under 700 when its all set up... Just waiting on my package now...
Blows my mind that we can pick up a 16gb set and solid 120gb ssd for 150 bucks these days... It wasn't too long ago that the ram alone was $400 plus....
Still debating on putting original hdd in optical w/caddy or just picking up an aluminum usb 3.0 enclosure for 15 bucks to make hdd portable...
I do recommend spending 20 bucks on a 160mm cooler master cooling pad for anyone using these for desktop replacement like me or for long gaming sessions...
cooling pad link... Newegg.com - Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim Ultra Slim Laptop Notebook Cooling Pad, up to 17" (160mm Fan)
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The Ultimate AMD Trinity Notebook List
Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by davidricardo86, Jul 10, 2012.
