Is Dell's XPS M1710 The Fastest Graphics Notebook Ever? Part II

Published on May 2, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

In Part I we talked about the features, ergonomics and basic performance of Dell's XPS M1710. This time we open the case and peak at the notebook's components and cooling systems. We also look at the M1710's temperature management capabilities, its display quality, battery life and gaming performance. Read more

Is Dell's XPS M1710 The Fastest Graphics Notebook Ever? Part I

Published on April 18, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

Dell's super cool XPS M1710 features a range of components designed to make it a graphics notebook superstar. In Parts I and II MobilityGuru pulls back the curtains on the M1710 to see if it is indeed the fastest graphics notebook ever. Read more

Intel Chipset Shootout! 945GM vs. 915GM

Published on April 24, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

Intel's dual core Napa (Centrino Duo) platform features the 945GM chipset, the first chipset with integrated graphics for Core Duo mobile CPUs. We used two Asus W5 laptops to compare the 945GM and the older Sonoma (Centrino) platform's 915GM to see if the former is really faster and more energy efficient. Read more

ATi's Radeon IGP320M Chipset A New Chance For Athlon Notebooks

Published on May 16, 2002 to Notebooks and Laptops

While other markets are shrinking, the notebook market is still standing strong and generating handsome profits. AMD's slice of the mobile cake used to be based on inexpensive low-end consumer stuff that was rather uninspiring from a performance point of view. ATi's new notebook chipset for AMD's recently introduced "Thoroughbred" Mobile Athlon XP could possibly change that. Radeon IGP320M allows AMD-based laptops the chance to compete with notebooks using Intel's Mobile Pentium 4 processor. Read more