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    Does anyone have the decoder sheet for CF-52 model numbers?

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by gbrittenum, Sep 17, 2015.

  1. gbrittenum

    gbrittenum Notebook Geek

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    I have looked online without much luck. I have found list of what generation they are according to the first digit after the CF-52, but no information beyond that.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.
     
  2. Shawn

    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    gbrittenum Notebook Geek

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    Well what are you looking for?
    Video only has 2 options..Intel or ATI
    Intel is WXGA and ATI is WUGXA
    Not always, but many times the ATI /WUXGA has bluetooth.

    I have an extra CF52 with ATI/WUXGA. I would need to check it for bluetooth.
     
  5. safn1949

    safn1949 I'm sure I'm on the wrong planet

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    Post your full model number please.
     
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    Not sure but I think he is looking to buy one...my guess.
     
  7. safn1949

    safn1949 I'm sure I'm on the wrong planet

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    Oopsy....the 52G is the model you see the most along with the 52C,both have WXGA,WiFi. The 52A is a c2d 2.0 WUXGA,WiFi,52B also ,no WiFi.

    52E c2d 2.4 WiFi,Bluetooth,Gobi,WUXGA.
    52F no wifi. East to retrofit a WiFi card and Bluetooth.

    The 52E-s I have actually have Gobi 2000 cards in them.

    And 52GUN is the 13.3" touchscreen
     
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    But what is a CF52H? :)
     
  9. safn1949

    safn1949 I'm sure I'm on the wrong planet

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    Magic,pure magic...... :eek:

    I think the H is a WUXGA 2.4,other then that I'm unsure.
     
  10. gbrittenum

    gbrittenum Notebook Geek

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    I was looking at later models like the Mark 3 and Mark 4 models. I wanted to see what digit indicated discrete ATI video.
     
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    You are correct on the CF52H except it does not have wifi....

    It is trickier with the later models to determine what it is. The easiest way is look at the CPU speed..Only the fastest ones have ATI video.
    i3 models will never have ATI video. Only the faster version of i5's will...
    safn1949 may have what you want...PM him..
     
  12. ADOR

    ADOR Evil Mad Scientist

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    In the Mk1/Mk2 with ATI on the CF-52 models you can see in the bios the 512 video memory, but in the Mk3 up versions they don't have that in the bios any more. I have been wanting to come up with a list of it myself but I haven't had the time lately. With a little google search you may be able to figure out what number on the Mk3 up shows graphics. Mk3 has ATI 5650, Mk4 6750 Mk5 7750 cards in them. I think the Mk3 has the 2.53 i5 and the Mk4 has 2.6 i5 on that model but I haven't confirmed that yet. The 31 models also have the same ATI cards available.

    Other than those the new CF-54 also has ATI graphics, but it's the business card not the gaming card.

    Now between these cards 5650m,6750m and 7750m

    between the 5650m and 6750m the 6750m gets about 40% or more better benchmark score. The memory bus is the same but the 5650 is a GDDR3 card where as the 6750 is GDDR5 card with close to double the bandwith speed.

    between the 6750 and 7750 it's a much closer race. It's mainly the shaders, texture units and a small boost in bandwith making about a 25% boost in power.
     
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    I am going to develop a new product... :cool:
    The CF Decoder ring... :D
    It will make it easy for all of us....

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    gbrittenum Notebook Geek

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    I look forward to the secret decoder ring that would be perfect. When will you have that finished Shawn? I know the configurator sort of works that way. But I miss the whole list of codes that use to be available for the CF-29.

    That is great information ADOR, so all Mark 3s that have discrete video have the ATI 5650 and all Mark 4s have the 6750?

    I know in the Mark 3s I have not seen any CF-52Ps with discrete graphics, but have run across some CF-52Ns that do.

     
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    None of the CF52P have ATI..
    Some CF52N and some CF52M do.
     
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    ADOR Evil Mad Scientist

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    From what research I have done on them yes. I have been wanting a 52 or 31 with 6750 or 7750 myself but just haven't been able to do it yet with the car stuff I have going on right now. Trying to the the 52 Ford out and going full steam. I have thought about if I had the time trying a LOT of combos in the configerator, saving the results and making a spread sheet out of them.