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    SONY VAIO SR unboxed, lots of photos!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by eddieaus, Jul 19, 2008.

  1. silverwolf0

    silverwolf0 Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for the replies. As far as portableone goes, they list the SR with:

    - ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3470 (890MB) VRAM

    on the first model. Now is this some kind of turbocache addon or does it really have that much? Because both Newegg and sonystyle say 128MB.
     
    silverwolf0, Jul 21, 2008
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  2. Phil

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    It's probably the maximum shared memory.

    Dedicated memory is 128MB.
     
    Phil, Jul 21, 2008
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  3. Keeperian

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    Total available graphics memory of Approx. 1400MB* with dedicated Video Memory of 128MB
     
    Keeperian, Jul 21, 2008
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    marcosdjcm Notebook Guru

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    Am i right in thinking the Intel graphics are not as good as the Ati graphics on the SR?

    Trying to spec one now on P1 but the base/cheapest model has Ati graphics which doesnt make sense to me :confused:
     
    marcosdjcm, Jul 22, 2008
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    I'm doing the same, and yeah, the SR129 and SR130 are the same price and identical except for the fact that the 129 has discrete graphics :confused:
     
    mizu_iro, Jul 22, 2008
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  6. goldenhk

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    compare thie ati 3470 - how much different is it to NV 9300m ?
     
    goldenhk, Jul 22, 2008
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  7. marcosdjcm

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    What does Discrete mean in graphics?
     
    marcosdjcm, Jul 22, 2008
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  8. Phil

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    It means the GPU has dedicated memory as opposed to integrated graphics that uses the internal memory.
     
    Phil, Jul 22, 2008
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  9. marcosdjcm

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    Ah right, thanks, didnt know they had a name for it nowadays

    So the Ati is the better graphics right? Despite being cheapest at P1
     
    marcosdjcm, Jul 22, 2008
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  10. Phil

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    Yes it is better for gaming and 3d performance.

    It does take a little bit more power than the Intel though, so little bit less battery life.
     
    Phil, Jul 22, 2008
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  11. marcosdjcm

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    Dont you think its strange that its cheaper than the intel one? :confused:
     
    marcosdjcm, Jul 22, 2008
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  12. Phil

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    Very strange. It makes it a very easy choice though.

    But isn't the X4500 supposed to be shipping later? That's what I heard anyway.
     
    Phil, Jul 22, 2008
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  13. marcosdjcm

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    Hmm...i am a bit hesitant to go for a 1st gen SR, there could be major problems, and i could wait and get a better spec.

    X4500 in the SR?
     
    marcosdjcm, Jul 22, 2008
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  14. Phil

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    Yes I heard all laptops with X4500 were supposed to ship later because of some problems.
     
    Phil, Jul 22, 2008
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