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    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by pradeep, Jul 25, 2005.

  1. pradeep

    pradeep Notebook Enthusiast

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    Previous vaio s series used 915 PM chipset where as the new vaio s series (eg:- s470,460,etc) uses 915 GM chipset . So I want to know which one is better ?
     
    pradeep, Jul 25, 2005
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  2. Skyshade

    Skyshade Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    The difference between 915 PM & GM (I am not sure which one is which) is that one is designed to work with a dedicated video card while the other has the Intel integrated video chip. They are the same otherwise.
     
    Skyshade, Jul 25, 2005
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    KrispyKreme50 Notebook Evangelist

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    Actually, the previous VAIO S series used the 855 chipset, because the ATI 9700 video card is AGP only and the 915 chipset only supports PCI Express video cards.
     
    KrispyKreme50, Jul 26, 2005
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