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Sentia in 2005...

post #1 of 7
9/28/04 at 10:56pm
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I plan on getting my laptop in about April 2005... since the 'new' Pentium M will be out then is it possible for the Sentia to have a better Graphic Card Option than the Integrated one? What about that nVidia MXM Technology I got all hyped about that happens to be "old" news? Is it possible for that to come to an 'updated' version of the Sentia?
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post #2 of 7
9/28/04 at 11:02pm
Mike

The Sentia is not designed for gaming. Therefore we will probably not see anything more than an on-board type of power GPU. When you add a beafy video card, you eat up lots of battery life.

You should be looking at the A51m for gaming. The sentia is for the business traveler/student that needs internet, DVD viewing and Office aps.
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post #3 of 7
9/28/04 at 11:15pm
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Yeah, but I am only really into a few games, none of which are graphically intense. But I would be using the Sentia mostly for school, music, web surfing... all that good stuff
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post #4 of 7
9/29/04 at 12:32pm
I'm getting the feeling that the new Intel chips- Sonoma, I think- have been delayed again and may not make it to OEMs until Summer 2005.

I've been playing "Kohan II: Kings of War" and "Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War" with no problems on my Sentia 12.1"/2GB RAM/Intel 755 Chip (2Ghz).
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post #5 of 7
9/29/04 at 9:27pm
for the record hypersonic-pc.com has some sweet deals on pentium-m laptops with radeon 9700s... I believe its the Aviator CX5.. Good Luck.
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post #6 of 7
9/29/04 at 10:20pm
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Originally Posted by cewargamer
I'm getting the feeling that the new Intel chips- Sonoma, I think- have been delayed again and may not make it to OEMs until Summer 2005.

I've been playing "Kohan II: Kings of War" and "Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War" with no problems on my Sentia 12.1"/2GB RAM/Intel 755 Chip (2Ghz).

http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archi...0908corp_b.htm

This press release by intel says

"Available early next year, Sonoma will deliver Intel's best solution for entertainment on-the-go in notebooks and adheres to the company's Intel® Stable Image Platform Program, designed to help corporations manage their computer software image transitions."

And the Press release is dated Sept. 8, 2004
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post #7 of 7
9/29/04 at 10:33pm
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Mike

The Sentia is not designed for gaming. Therefore we will probably not see anything more than an on-board type of power GPU. When you add a beafy video card, you eat up lots of battery life.

You should be looking at the A51m for gaming. The sentia is for the business traveler/student that needs internet, DVD viewing and Office aps.
How come the cl 56 gets good battery life then?
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