interesting Alienware-laptop feature

[VJ]

Now this approach might offer alternatives...

Equip a laptop with 2 video cards: a simple, power-friendly Intel and a powerfull, powerhungry nVidia. Then, just flick a switch to select which of the cards you want to use (reboot requried):

http://www.alienware.com/product_detail_pages/Area-51_m5500/area-51m_features.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-AREA51-M-5500&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT

So if you need more autonomy, go for the Intel. And if you need more power, go for the nVidia.


Nice thinking.... but
how much more power would that nVidia just showing a windows desktop compared to the Intel?
I wonder if we might see other features being swappable like that (HDD speed: 3500/4200/5400?). And perhaps even hotswap (no reboots)?


Jörg

[Jammrock]

Apparently enough to justify putting two video cards in a single laptop.

[VJ]

Apparently enough to justify putting two video cards in a single laptop.

Is it? I mean, it could just be a marketing idea...

(after all, I posted it here as 'interesting'...)




Jörg

[Jessterw]

Seems rather gimmicky. Now, give me a laptop with dual video cards of the same make/model that are capable of running at the same time in combination with video out... that would be something worthwhile.

[Mehen]

and give it a name way too fancy to be describing a computer like... I dunno... Crossfire or something