LG P330 (i7 + Nvidia 555m!)

cant imagine they use the same 555m that the m14x uses, since it seems dell has an exclusive for that version for their xps 17 and m14x.

I think they would probably use the crippled 555m (alias 550m) also because of cooling.. if we are lucky they will use the 555m that the sager uses (ddr3/128-bit bandwidth)

anyways, i think this is coming out way too late, and the other LG P-model reviews that I have seen so far have massive overheating problems (the lg p430 for example)

I dont think this is one you can count on.. Im also guessing this will only be avaible in asian parts of the world..



I really wanted to get the p330, but at the ifa no one at LG could tell me about this, and Ive asked several times giving all the correct information (and i didnt give up easily, i even talked to the "boss" of that area)

Now I got the m14x with an i5 and im very happy with it, perfomance is honestly better than I expected (for a notebook) I run skyrim on Ultra and it runs absolutely fine (30 - 50 fps) but skyrim is maybe an exception because the ghz count is more important than the core count (maybe its more optimized for dualcore)


EDIT: Just check out this review of the LG P530 (its in german unfortunately)

also check out this picture, they said that during stresstesting the cpu reaches 100 degrees and downclocks massively.. also the surfaces are supposed to become very hot

http://www.notebookjournal.de/tests/laptop-review-lg-p530-k-ae31g-nkmw-1540/4

And remember, this is only the i7 2620m (dual core!), so this laptop has to have really bad cooling, it also doesnt have usb 3.0

The same goes for the lg p430

http://www.notebookjournal.de/tests/laptop-review-lg-p430-kan51g-nksz-1553/3

Just check out this picture

http://www.notebookjournal.de/storage/show/image/image4e721e1c89513

They both use the 520m GT (ddr3) which is a low end gpu

Seriously, these are from exactly the same series, just that they dont have a strong GPU like the lg p330 (which would create even more heat) Also if you check out the bottom side of the two notebooks above they look very similiar to the p330

LG P330

LG P530

LG P430


And I can confirm that an i5 runs cooler, since many m14x i7 users report temperatures from 85 to 95 degrees, the maximum i get during intensive games such as bfbc2, witcher 2 are 75 degrees, i was surprised myself!

 

not to me . Higher resolution than 1366 x 768 is a must!

 

Sorry I should have phrased that reply a bit better. Acceptable it is, but a higher res would be nice.

 

Each notebook builder propose different notebook categories.

I owned the LG P310 with the hot 9600M GT and it was perfectly fine after hours of playing borderland.
But at this time, you could only find this GPU in 15 inch...
I bought the lappy in Korea and I saw the whole range of Xnote from LG: they are really not the same. It s like the Sony Vaio...The Z cannot really compare to the other lappies.

The cooling system was really well done (I took the notebook appart several times).
Saying that the P330 (their highest business model in Korea) cooling will be bad because another model of LG is bad (a low end consuming) is irrelevent in imho.
It s like saying the cooling of M18x is bad because dell low end notebook are hot...
Of course I can be wrong and we have to wait a review but I can sure you that the P310 from 2 years ago achieved exactly what the P330 is claiming today.

 

that may be the case with the p310 but its known that the sb run hot in notebooks.. the combination with a strong gpu creates a serious amoubt of heat, thats why only bigger notebooks have them..

id be pleasantly surprised if the cooling is sufficient

btw many sony high end laptops also have major cooling or fan problems, si the notebook class or price doesnt always define the quality

 

Well, I ll let you know next week

 

The comparision with that picture I posted before isn't really valid anymore. They've changed the chassis for the P330. The exhaust on the P330 looks like a beast and there's nothing like it on the P530 or P430.

Natadiem are you getting the P330 next week?

 

I wanted to go to seoul next week end but i only find the i5 version in the yongsan shop websites... I want an i7.
According to the korean comments on website there is no ips screen offer either .
Strange that after 2 weeks there is no korean review on it either... I wonder why... It is on pre-order?

 

like I said, i would be pleasantly surprised if the p330 holds up to the promises so please say how it perfoms, and make sure to benchmark it with furmark + prime95 and check the temps!

my m14x was my second choice, so far the only negative thing about it is the looks, i like the sleek style on the p330 more.. Its a good notebook, the only thing that worries me is when i go to the university, the bling look is kinda negative

But I also got the m14x for a phenomal price (atleast for german prices) got it for 400 euro less with the 1600x900 screen and wireless 6205 upgrade

And please make a GPU-Z screenshot

Thanks in advance Natadiem, if this turn out to be as good as promised I might get the i5 version (if its affordable) Just dont know how I can get one to germany

Can you tell me how much it costs about in euro?

 

Well, 1,000,000 won is around 650 euros so it should be between 850 and 1000 depending where you buy it.

The M14x is also my second choice. The P330 is my first but as I said I want the i7 in it. So far, I only see the i5 version...

In the thread about the LG P220 someone posted a link about this also new lg laptop. It seems that this korean website is reviewing all the new lg releases, so I think we will know soon enough. If the review is really positive, I ll go to seoul get it.

I am very cautious for the screen though...1366 res versus the nice 1600 panel on the M14x. I have to see in real but I am afraid they put an first entry panel.

If you worry about the look of the M14x in college, think about this: I will have to bring the lappy in meeting with Japanese salary men, they ll love it for sure, haha.

The 310 was sold in Germany I remember (but not in US or Japan ). So, there is a good chance that you can find it in the coming months .

 

The 310 was also sold in Canada. They're starting to stock the P210, P530 and P430's here as well so the P330 might be available in Canada soon.

I just hope it will be available in Hong Kong in time for Christmas.

 

There are always risks with such high performance laptops, but if the cooling is done properly, then this laptop could be very appealing to a lot of people. But cooling is definitely something to keep in mind here.

It has the fastest dual core processor out there, which is probably better for games than the quad core i7-2630qm in my Y470 right now. (Although it is less future proof as games are starting to make use of quad cores right now). The graphics card is undoubtedly very appealing, since it is a 13.3 inch laptop.


A lot of people desire a small, powerful laptop, but I realized that the need is usually unwarranted, because I am fine with carrying my 14 inch around every day in university. And added to the fact that this quad core with GT 550m was $820, versus $2000 for the P330. I think the niche for this laptop are mainly people who travel a lot (businessmen, perhaps once every 2 weeks) who also play games, and don't have a desktop, and also for people who purely have enough money to afford these things.



But I think it can't be compared to the M14x. It is a 14 inch laptop with a 15 inch sized body, and even being heavier than many 15 inchers out there. And many 15 inchers are equipped with at least a GTX 560M, and equal or faster processors. The price difference is very small, too, since Alienware tend to mark up their prices quite a bit (but you did say you got a huge discount, so I'm not sure).




Shoutouts to anyone looking for a cheap reasonable performance laptop, Y470

i7-2670qm
8GB RAM
750GB 5400rpm HDD
GT 550M
Blu-ray/DVD Combo

$879 on Lenovo Canada website, discounted from $1549

 

Well said but none of the 15 inch with gtx 560m have optimus or use integrated card.
I loved my p150hm but it s 3 hours battery max just doing excel...
Sometime the gpu fans kicks in for no reason and it s big no no in a meeting.
And the battery cable weight a ton.
There is no gtx range perf below 3.3 kgs, that s 600 grms above m14x.
If u use your lappy for lanparty, it s a waaaay better choice than m14x.
If only i had a prove that the p330 is sold in retail store in seoul i would check for everyone but so far it s only online...

 

My friend helped me confirm this with the help of her aunt (her family lives in Korea). Her aunt checked and said the P330 is available at LG stores. Just the i5 version though.

 

Thanks a lot! So, LG have its own retail stores in Korea?
So far I find no comment from Korean buyers on the Korean websites though. It should probably not be widely available immediately I guess.

 

The Y470 looks like a nice machine. Just wish it came with a 1600x900 screen.

 

For a nice price too.

But yeah, anything above 1366*768 and you will only be able to run stuff on medium

 

Depends on what games you're running. I use my laptop for 90% productivity and 10% gaming (maybe more towards 75/25 sometimes), so I'd prefer the larger desktop space.

 

Yep LG's got its own retail stores in Korea

Ya the Y470's price is very good. The LG is a bit pricy but I guess it's targetting a different crowd (like you said people who travel and want everything in a thin, light profile).

 

LG??, ?? ??? '???? P330' ?? - YouTube

 

judging from this video the screen looks more like a cheap 768p screen judging from the bright black !

LG_P330_blade.wmv - YouTube

 

Any release date has been announced ?

 

It was released almost a month ago. Still an eerie silence surrounding it though and I feel that not much new has come forth since then.

 

I hope that not true, because from the review I saw of the smaller P220, which also has an IPS display I was impressed.

 

i mean look at the video, it looks like a cheap tn panel.. The resolution also looks like 1366x768..

you can also the how the colors fade on the top of the screen, when the blue windows background is loaded but most importantly, you can see how the backlight makes the black of the screen looks grey, which is typical for tn panels also look at the colors of the windows logo when its booting *bad viewing angles

 

It having a 1366x768 resolution can be crossed of as fact since that is what all the spec sheets are saying. It's also pretty safe to say that it doesn't have an IPS panel since they probably would have made a big fuzz about it if it would.

 

Is there anything on the horizon that encompases what we all want? I have the Vaio Z1 and I really was looking forward to the Z2. Unfortunately, the cooling sucks and the external video card apparently has bandwidth issues and doesn't work very well. I want a premium screen on a 13 inch, lightweight machine with a great video card. A true mobile gamer. Doesn't need an amazing video card, but something like a GOOD 555m would be great. I don't expect to play everything on high settings on an ultra light, but it'd be nice to get close

 

The P330 will probably have the same screen type as the released P430 and P530.

From what I hear, the screen is pretty good with decent viewing angles and is somewhat semi-glossy.
If you live in Canada you can just go to Future Shop to take a look at them (Though they may only be in the big stores, the one near me doesn't have them).

 

Well isn't the smaller P220 and IPS display, why wouldn't the larger model with the better specs also not come with it?

 

That wouldn't apply to the larger P430 and the P530 who are from the same generation, still lacking IPS panels, so it feels a bit nonsensical to think like that.

I would LOVE an IPS panel in this one but right now that is pure wishful thinking since no one has found anything pointing to it having one, neither the manual nor the korean webpages says anything about an IPS panel (edit: And it clearly hasn't one in all the videos as well).

 

At that screen size, no. You will have to go up to 14 inch to get a quad-core processor, and 15 inch to get reasonable GPU performance.

The Vaio Z2's external GPU will most likely still need to plug into a wall, and even then, the performance of a 6650M is still lower than cards like the GT 550M in my laptop.

 

How thick is this laptop? In millimeters and inches please.
I wonder why they didn't make it a 15 inch or gave it a 1080p screen. With a graphic card such as a GT555M and a 1080p screen they could have more sales.

 

Because there's already a bunch of 15" laptops with GT 555m. It's all about maximizing performance to size.

 

LG X-Note P330 Laptop Specs:
- 13.3-inch LED screen with 1366 X 768
- Sandy Bridge Processor with a choice of Core i3, i5 or i7
- GeForce GT555M
- There are 2 choices of memory storage, 4GB and 8GB
- WiFi 802. 11bgn, HDMI, USB 3.0
- 6 cell battery
- Has a weight of 1.72 pounds with dimensions of 315 X 215 X 21mm

On the Korean LG site it said hat it has both 64GB SDD and 750GB HDD. From what I see they somehow manage to add these two drives in this thin laptop. But I'm not sure from the small info I got. Someone help me out!


Just found my laptop for 2012

 

Don't know too much about the P330, but I'm willing to bet that that's an mSATA SSD + conventional 2.5" HDD arrangement (which the Lenovo Thinkpad X220, among a few other ultraportables, also supports).

 

The SSD in the P330 is a mSATA SSD. The 64GB SSD and 750GB HDD arrangement is only for the UE70K i7 Version which seems to be about $800 USD more expensive according to the MSRP, the one available now only has a 640GB HDD and 4GB Express Cache.

 

Finally, instead of going to Korea I found someone who will kindly buy and ship to me in Japan.
If everything goes well (hope customs won t be trouble), i might be able to review this "vaporware notebook" within 2 weeks .

 

Fantastic, keep us updated.
So what are the specs going to be and how much did you pay if you don't mind me asking?
As soon as you get it we need pics and a review

 

congratulations Natadiem, I wish you that the notebook is what we expect

 

Unfortunately, the IPS models do not have an ETA.

I'm Korean, I know....

They only have the TN models right now, and the i5 model is priced around $1250~1300, while the i7 model is priced at a staggering $1900~2000.

 

i have it notebook 2 week. buy from Korea around 1290usd .
LG p330UE40K ( LG P330 UE70K - not sell , only after 25dec )

buy SSD 256gb crutical m4 - but LG p330 - not accept it ! i think need wait new BIOS .

 

galim68, can share the GPU-Z screenshot?

 

photo in attach

 

Thanks galim - this means the P330 has the GT 555M based on the GF116.

Different Versions of GT 555M

Meaning the lowest Clocks but at least the 144 Shader Version...

Could u add in some photos of the notebook and the way you feel about build quality(including keyboard)?

 

It doesn't accept the m4? Oh wow.

 

Sorry I'm an amateur at this...so will is this card a LOT slower than the one in M14x?

 

I don't think that it will be 'a lot' slower. It might only be the smallest/second smallest version of the GT 555 but it still beats the GT 540.

If galim could benchmark(3DMark Vantage) his laptop I think we might be a little wiser

Hope he succeeds with the change of the HDD.

 

see photo . crutical m4-256gb (version 0009)- real not work .

 

another photo

 

Okay at least it beats the 540 lol...does it beat a 550?

galim thanks for the photos!