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Q1FY10 Core i7 Laptop Roundup
A survey of Core i7 laptops as of FY2010 Q1. All models employ quad-core 1.6--2.8GHz Core i7's and CUDA-capable GPU's.
| Base | Vendor | Price | LCD | Res | Video | SBr | DRAM | RAMbw | SATA | RPM | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asus G51JX-A1 | NewEgg | $1499 + $19.01 | 15.6" | 1920x1080 | GTS360M | HM55 | 6GB | 1066 MHz | 500GB | 7200 | |
| PowerNotebooks | $1481 + ? | 15.6" | 1920x1080 | GTS360M | PM55 | 6GB | 1333 MHz | 500GB | 7200 | Intel 5300 | |
| xoticpc | $1736 + ? | 15.6" | 1920x1080 | GTS360M | HM55 | 8GB | 1333 MHz | 500GB | 7200 | Intel 5300 | |
| Asus G51JX-X1 | NewEgg | $1299 + $15.95 | 15.6" | 1920x1080 | GTS360M | HM55 | 4GB | 1066 MHz | 500GB | 7200 | |
| Clevo W860 | xoticpc | $1569 + ? | 15.6" | 1600x900
1920x1080 (+$60) |
GTX285M | PM55 | 4GB
6GB (+$160) |
1333 MHz | 320GB
500GB (+$40) |
7200 | |
| HP DV6-2190 | NewEgg | $949 | 15.6" | 1366x768 | GT230M | 4GB | 500GB | 7200 | |||
| HP DV7-3080 | NewEgg | $1349 + $15.37 | 17.3" | 1600x900 | GT230M | 6GB | 500GB | 7200 | Intel 5100 | ||
| HP DV7-3180 | NewEgg | $1449 + $15.37 | 17.3" | 1600x900 | GT230M | 6GB | 640GB | 5400 | |||
| HP DV8-3030 | hp.com | $1349 + ? | 18.4" | 1920x1080 | GT230M | 6GB | 500GB | 7200 | Intel | ||
| Lenovo Y550P | NewEgg | $999 | 15.6" | 1366x768 | GT240M | PM55 | 4GB | 1066 MHz | 500GB | 5400 | Intel 5300 |
| MSI-1656 | PowerNotebooks | $1465 + ??? | 15.4" | 1680x1050 | GTS250M | PM55 | 4GB | 1333 MHz | 500GB | 7200 | Intel 5300 |
| MSI-1727 | PowerNotebooks | $1545 + ??? | 17" | 1680x1050 | GTS250M | PM55 | 4GB | 1333 MHz | 500GB | 7200 | Intel 5300 |
| xoticpc | $1461 + ??? | 17" | 1680x1050 | GTS250M | PM55 | 4GB | 1333 MHz | 500GB | 7200 | Intel 5300 | |
| Sony VPCF112 | NewEgg | $1199 + $14.83 | 16.4" | 1600x900 | GeForce 310M | 4GB | 1333 MHz | 500GB | 7200 | Atheros | |
| Sony VPCF113 | NewEgg | $1299 + $14.83 | 16.4" | 1600x900 | GeForce 310M | 6GB | 1333 MHz | 500GB | 5400 | Atheros | |
| Sony VPCF114 | NewEgg | $1349 + $14.83 | 16.4" | 1600x900 | GeForce 310M | 6GB | 1333 MHz | 500GB | 7200 | Atheros | |
| Sony VPCF116 | NewEgg | $1349 + $14.83 | 16.4" | 1920x1080 | GT330M | 4GB | 1333 MHz | 500GB | 7200 | Atheros | |
| Toshiba Satellite A505-S6035 | NewEgg | $999 + $14.83 | 16" | 1366x768 | GT330M | HM55 | 4GB | 1066 MHz | 500GB | 5400 | |
| Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q870 | NewEgg | $1499 | 18.4" | 1680x945 | GTS360M | PM55 | 4GB | 1066 MHz | 500GB | 7200 | |
| Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q875 | NewEgg | $1729 | 18.4" | 1680x945 | GTS360M | PM55 | 6GB | 1066 MHz | 320GB | 7200 |
- Sony laptops indicate color via /B (black) vs /H (grey) suffixes
- MSI laptops include subwoofers
Linux support for the GTS 360M
X support on the GTS 360M is, at this time, an ongoing endeavor.
nvidia proprietary drivers
The 195.36.08 beta drivers introduced support for the GTS 360M, according to the 2010-03-04 changelog. These drivers were, however, pulled by nvidia:
We believe recent NVIDIA UNIX graphics drivers are affected by a recently reported fan speed issue in 195.36.08 and 195.36.03. Until the problem is resolved, we recommend that UNIX users revert to the 190.53 web release, or the 195.30 public beta.
X starts, but is not yet usable. CUDA is fully supported. The framebuffer console is usable, but low resolution by default.
nouveau drivers
Using the nouveau 2.6 tree (booting as 2.6.32 and change) and the 0.0.16 userspace, X starts, but is not yet usable. The framebuffer console (nouveaufb as supplied by the nouveau driver itself) is high resolution by default.
