GeForce 7800 Go Notebook Benchmarks - tech
(hx) 11:00 PM CEST - Sep,28 2005
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The chaps over at
Bit-Tech take a look at one of the first notebooks powered by a 7800 Go
mobile chip from Nvidia. They have tested a Pentium M based notebook with the
mobile chip against a Pentium M based desktop system with a full 7800 GTX to see
whether or not the mobile part really is as fast as the desktop:
The Evesham laptop: This laptop is something of a stunner. It's form
factor is the best we've seen for 17" mobile PCs, and the battery life we
obtained was pretty damn impressive. We like the fact that hardcore gamers - and
let's face it, who else is going to buy this thing? - can have a DVI output for
a secondary display. However, the most amazing thing about this laptop is the
price. The 2.0GHz model comes in at £1349, which for the graphics power you are
getting, is absolutely outrageous. Even with the extra processor speed, the
uprated display and the faster hard drive, it's still only £1700 - which for the
amount of PC under the hood, is brilliant, in this form factor. Our only quibble
is with the design - we would really like something a little racier.
We've said we didn't have enough time with the machine to test it fully, and so
we can't call this a review and give it an award. However, we can wholeheartedly
suggest you check out this machine if you're in the market for a gaming
notebook.
The GeForce Go 7800: Frankly, we didn't believe NVIDIA when it told us
that this mobile chip was going to be as fast as the desktop chip. However,
leaving aside the fact that desktop enthusiast mainboards and chips are faster
than laptops, the graphics chip itself appears to be almost exactly as fast as
the 7800 GTX - that's an incredible feat.
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