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how about W520 with nvidia 2000m (2 gigs vram) versus the M17x R3 with gtx 460m (1.5 gigs vram) they are based on the same generation of GPU core.

 

You are trying too hard and I appreciate it. But you can get the Acer 3830TG with 2Gb and it's only a GT540M and a 13"3 laptop. Or the Lenovo Y470 can have 2Gb too with its GT550M... Both of which are on my list and of the same generation as the 2000M. If you find a 5010M then you'll win

This still stands, never seen a CAD laptop that has more memory than a top of the line gaming laptop.

 

OMG yes! I would love this!

 

It's a shame they stopped making the W420 equivalent. The last one was the T61p 14"1 4:3.

 

But they are not exactly the same as quadro 2000m is a GF 104, while the GT540 and GT550 are both based on GF 108, they are similar but not the same. Also, another thing is that you asked for an example where the CAD cards have more ram than the gaming card. Or is your definition of 'any' is 5010m?

Also, your beloved quadro 5010m is coming on the Precision m4600 within the next 3 weeks.

Finally, the 14.1 inch T61p Nvidia GPU has only half of the vram and half of the bus width, which makes it a crippled workstation laptop.

 

Well done! Elitebook 8760w has the 5010M too.
I don't actually care, was just fun to mess around with you. And it saves me time searching stuff. My best friend is searching for a big CAD laptop
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Back to the topic, Sony SA will have 6630M. It will be expensive (~$2500), but probably the best 13"3 around.

 

And then? Why are you talking about that? 14"1 T43p was not crippled. The fact that T61p version was doesn't mean W4x0 series would have been. 14"1 T61p was just the last incarnation of a now dead lineage. Was just stating a fact. There's no room for improvement if people assume everything like you do.

 

Actually, the T61p 14.1 inch was an once off, the T60p were offered only with 15/15.4 inch and T4xp with only 15 inch LCD.

There is no point Lenovo making limited batch of anything unless it can make enough money from it and ensure that it doesn't cannablise sales from its other product models. The business model that Lenovo employed for the T61 and R61 was not sustainable.

 

T41ps came in a 14" flavor.

 

They stopped making the 14"1 because they were switching to widescreen and drop the 14" class. It's not true, I had a 14"1 T60p. Actually I only had 14" thinkpads from T42p to T60p. The T61p was the only 15"6 I have ever had and never again. That's why I'm desperate right now.

It was not a good seller obviously but I can't see what a W420 would canibalise in the thinkpad lineup. Thank god they replaced the R series, so bulky it was embarassing. But with the ideapad lineup, there was no need for an R series anymore.

 

The Elitebook comes in a 14in workstation model I don't see why Lenovo can't bring that option out to compete.

 

Egggggggggxactly

 

You're right about the t61p being a one off, in that it was the only crippled 14 inch workstation from lenovo until that point. T40p, t41p, t42p, t42p, t60p were all available in 14" the p flavour. I've owned two of the 14 in p models in the past, and am someone who would gobble up a W420.

As for why they aren't making a W420, I assume it's not as much a lack of demand, but the increased cost associated with designing a smaller chassis that's able to push the heat these contemporary systems are generating. The GF108 cards have a tdp of 35w which is the same as the 880M. Maybe you could make the argument they could have jammed one of those in a 14inch body, however it looks like the 1000M is a 45w part while the 2000m is a 55w part so that's moot at the moment.

 

HP has made 14 inch workstations, but much to everyone's chagrin they've all had the lowest end 20w gpus. A point which begs to ask the question whether it's the manufacturers who are deciding not to put more powerful processors in smaller bodies, or Nvida themselves. If Nvidia says the 880M is a 15 inch part and the 380M is a 14 inch part, one wonders how much support they will give oems trying to blur those lines.