Graphics power is key to playing HD videos on a PC

Published on July 28, 2006 to Digital Entertainment Miscellaneous

Games may not be the only applications anymore that create an incentive for buying a faster graphics card. HD DVD and Blu-ray videos require enormous processing power to decode codecs and overwhelm virtually all CPUs available today. So, how much does it take to make HD look good on a PC screen? TG Daily got a first impression at an exclusive meeting with Nvidia. Read more

Graphics Boost: Dell Inspiron 8600 Gets ATI MR 9600 Turbo

Published on April 21, 2004 to Notebooks and Laptops

What more can Dell add to its fast and furious Dell Inspiron 8600 notebook with a 15.4" wide screen display, 7200 rpm hard drive and Pentium-M 1.7 GHz CPU? The answer is ATI's MR 9600 Pro Turbo graphics processor. So does this notebook's 3D graphics capabilities get any better? Read more

Two High-End Graphics Notebooks Compared

Published on June 25, 2007 to Notebooks and Laptops

Two notebooks from two vendors (Eurocom and M-Tech), same chassis, different inards for different users, way different performance. Read more

Desktop Graphics Ambitions: ATi Mobile Radeon 9800

Published on July 27, 2004 to Notebooks and Laptops

ATi's high-end mobile graphics processor, the Mobility Radeon 9800 (M18), on paper, offers superior specs on all fronts. With eight pixel pipelines and a 256 bit memory interface, will ATi's latest close the performance gap between laptop and desktop 3D graphics? Read more

Mobile Graphics: DX9 on the Go

Published on March 24, 2003 to Notebooks and Laptops

In recent weeks, ATI and NVIDIA have been flooding the world with announcements of new 3D chips in the desktop segment. At CeBIT, in a change of tactics, we saw both companies come up notebook versions of their desktop behemoths with ATI's Mobility Radeon 9600 and NVIDIA's GeForce FX G05600/5200. Desktop DirectX 9 acceleration is coming to laptops, and we take a restricted early look at this sea change in mobile graphics. Read more

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

GeForce Go 6800 Reaches For Desktop Graphics Performance

Published on November 8, 2004 to Notebooks and Laptops

NVIDIA's latest mobile graphics chip comes with a plethora of features including twelve pixel pipes, DirectX 9c Shader 3.0 support, and a programmable video processor. The GeForce Go 6800 is thus not only powerful, but innovative. Will it finally be able to compete with desktop graphics? Read more

On The Tech Edge: Understanding Mobile Graphics Workstations

Published on May 25, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

What do you know about mobile graphics workstations? We explain them in our review of HP's powerful Compaq NW8240 computer. Read more

Firefox 3: Speed, Stability, Security

Published on June 19, 2008 to Software Companies

Speed, stability and security are the hallmarks of Mozilla's new Firefox 3. Dramatic improvements, sure, but features are still missing. Read more

Coming Attractions: Gaming Notebooks Morph Into Full-On Graphics Workstations

Published on May 12, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

Some gaming notebook vendors responded very positively to Barry Gerber's challenge to send their products to MobilityGuru. In the process Gerber learned that some vendors are repurposing their gaming notebooks as full-on graphics workstations. MobilityGuru has scheduled reviews of these technologically sizzling mobile computers. Read more

HP DV1000T Is Happy In The Office Or The Den

Published on April 10, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

MobilityGuru takes its first look at a mobile computer with Intel's GMA 950 integrated graphics processor, HP's Core Duo DV1000T laptop. How does the GMA 950 compare with the older GMA 900 technology? And, what's the DV1000T like? Read more

DIY HD HTPC Extravaganza - Part 3: Tuners, Graphics, & Putting It All Together

Published on March 7, 2006 to Home Theater

In our final installment, Siggy surveys quiet graphics cards, TV tuner cards and products for multimedia control and display. And we finally show the details of both our test builds. 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

ATI Mobilizes Radeon X1600 Graphics

Published on December 5, 2005 to Notebooks and Laptops

ATI has been the leading discrete mobile graphics chip manufacturer for the past ten quarters, and for good reason. Their latest creation, the ATI Mobility Radeon X1600, has now graced our labs, packaged in an Asus A7G notebook. This new graphics processor is an average of 40% faster than the previous generation, the ATI Radeon Mobility X700. Read more

Four Graphics Capable Notebooks Ready For Business

Published on August 2, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

A business notebook computer is not simply a relabeled version of a consumer notebook. Learn the differences between business and consumer notebooks and find out how well four prominent business notebooks did in our labs and subjective evaluations. Read more