rgbled, usb 3 (10x the speed) as well as a 32nm I7 (they should have hit 2.53 with the extreme I7, imo) are all reasons to give time for a "tweak" design, imo.
USB 3.0 (at least 2 ports from a bridge chip but built into Intel would be better)
this is 5-10x the speed of USB 2 and uses less CPU resources AND offers 2x the power to the ports. Big upgrade
I7 includes a memory controller that...
First half of the year are 40nm 9800 derivatives.
Second half (late second half probably) you'll get 40nm 200 series derivatives.
Meanwhile ATI is offering 4xxx series @ 55nm now and 40nm by Apr/May.
Think the green team is going...
http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/m...pport-them-in/
just do a google search on ms not supporting hybrid sli
As for problems with Nvidia chipsets - they are many and have continued for every generation. Go ask OCZ or Corsair...
Right move and a long time in coming. Notebooks are going to be a decent market for ATI and NV going forward. This shows a long awaited commitment to folks after the sale.
Given that it's used, no warranty, and what new machines cost of similar power, 500-700 is your more realistic range. That will drop with every month that passes, and worse if a newer gen of cards comes out that makes that video older.
Nice looking design and nice to see mobile quad core with a SLI config. But a Nvidia chipset? Hybrid SLI which MS officially says is "unstable and will not be supported in Vista or Win 7"?
I wouldn't touch a Nvidia desktop...
