Gigabyte Booktop M1035 Dock brings GeForce GT220 Graphics to the netbook – What is the point?
The 13.3-inch Gigabyte Booktop M1305 can now have NVidia GeForce GT220 DDR3 1GB discrete graphic chipset solution. However, it is there in the dock and is not being offered as an addon for the netbook itself.
Specifications:
- 13.3-inch display
- 1366 x 768 resolution
- a Core 2 Duo CULV processor
- 500GB HDD
- 4GB RAM
- GS45 chipset + GMA 4500MHD graphics (via dock)
- Wi-fi b/g
- Ethernet
- Windows 7 Home Premium
It comes with 3800mAh 6-cell battery.
Do we really need to have a graphic card in the dock? I’ve a rig at home for the times when I need graphic power.
[via softpedia]
Related Content
Sign up to the Gadgetmix Newsletter (free) for news and reviews mailed directly to your mailbox CLICK HERE
When I purchase my first Netbook (and first laptop) I’ll be using it for two core duties.
#1 Home Theatre machine (Movies, TV Shows, Web Access and Photos).
#2 Travel (Digital photo storage, Wireless web access)
Obviously for HT use, I want the graphics power. I can hard wire the network (or wireless) and use Bluetooth keyboard and Mouse from the couch. I’ll be running on mains power so battery life isn’t important.
For use as a true Netbook whilst travelling though, the battery power becomes very important, and graphical power is a very low priority.
With a high powered graphics Dock… I get the best of boths worlds, no? Not to mention the addition of extra ports (for portable HDDs) and DVD-ROM etc.
I think there’s a market for this approach. I’m a potential customer! Battery life and price will be interesting though. If it is too expensive, I’ll just get an ION like everyone else ;)
I agree with Naca.
At home(where power consumption does not matter) I will use it for home Theatre and games.
Travel I need it for web access etc. but I wish it could be a tablet with multi touch and between 10-12″ screen. (like the Acer 1820P)