Fujitsu showcases external graphics solution

Unlike desktops, notebooks are essentially stuck with whatever graphics engine is under the hood for its entire lifespan. At the recent launch of AMD's Puma platform, we were surprised when Fujitsu showcased its external graphics solution at the event.
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Hands-on with the Gigabyte M912

Official product images usually tend to make the devices look better than they are in real life. We know, because every time we take pictures of the same products, they just don't turn out as well. Worse if we were using a compact digital camera. After seeing the official images of the Gigabyte M912 recently, the ultraportable notebook finally made its appearance at Computex.

The specifications of the Gigabyte M912 (M912X) according to the product description on display:

Processor: Intel 1.6GHz Atom processor
Memory: SODIMMx1, DDR II 667, up to 1GB
Hard drive: 2.5-inch SATA in 120, 160 and 250GB capacities
Display: 8.9-inch 1,280 x 768-pixel touchscreen, swivel LED panel
Keyboard: 80-key keyboard with touchpad
Web cam: 1.3-megapixel CMOS camera
WLAN: 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0
Battery: 4,400mAh 7.4v, up to 4 hours
I/O: 3 USB ports, microphone and earpiece connectors, D-Sub, RJ-45 10/100M LAN, SD card reader, ExpressCard slot
Dimensions: 235 x 180 x 28-42mm
Weight: 1.2kg
Estimated retail price: US$656
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AMD's Puma ready to pounce

This time around, AMD is ready with a major product launch on schedule, and is enjoying a bit of good fortune as well.

Notebook makers of all stripes are getting ready to launch systems based on AMD's Puma notebook technology, which consists of a new processor, a mobile chipset, and wireless chips from AMD's partners. The official announcement is expected to come later Wednesday at the Computex tradeshow in Taiwan, and notebooks with the chips will be arriving over the next several weeks from companies like Acer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Toshiba, said Bahr Mahony, director of AMD's mobile business.

Assuming those notebooks ship without incident, Puma arrives in far better shape than Barcelona, the quad-core server processor that was a year late after running into major technical glitches. Puma also arrives at a time when Intel has suffered a rare--at least over the last two years--gaffe inside its notebook group: The company's Montevina notebook platform will be delayed several weeks with chipset problems, which could affect Intel's performance during the important back-to-school shopping season.
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Will the Classmate PC with Atom be better?

In the Intel showroom where the new Atom processor was on display, an Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) caught our attention. Nope, it's neither the popular Eee PC by ASUS, nor the Acer Aspire One or MSI Wind, but an OEM laptop by ECS named Classmate PC.

Most budget laptops seemed to follow Eee PC's rectangular design, which only makes the Classmate PC more eye-catching. It not only stands out with its curved, rounded edges, the leather handle makes it one of a kind in the UMPC arena.

ECS told us the leather is fixed onto the laptop using nylon velcro, and there are different shades to choose from so kids can interchange them. The Classmate PC is also shockproof to meet the rough handling that children may deliver to the machine.

Like the Eee PC, the Classmate PS is on the market already. On display is the latest unit utilizing the Atom processor, and somehow with that little Intel label on it, the UMPC looks more expensive.
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Nvidia bumps up laptop graphics to GForce 9M series

Laptop gamers usually have a pretty serious case of desktop envy when it comes to their graphics cards, especially since even midprice desktops can sport water-cooled SLI dual-card setups these days.

It's actually gotten a bit better lately, as laptop gamers have had access to Nvidia's GeForce 8800 technology--putting them in the same general ballpark as the desktop cards. But when desktop PCs got the latest GeForce 9800 cards a few months ago, we were again feeling a little left out.

Today at Computex, the computer tradeshow in Taiwan, Nvidia unveiled a new lineup of laptop GPUs called the GeForce 9M Series. The new chips run from the GeForce 9100M through 9600M GT (sorry, no 9800 yet), and offer many of the same benefits found on Nvidia's latest desktop offerings, including Hybrid SLI, which allows a discrete GPU and an integrated GPU to work together. Also worth noting: These cards aren't officially spec'd for DirectX 10.1. Nvidia says, "DirectX 10.1 is a collection of incremental feature additions beyond DirectX 10, some of which GeForce 8/9/200 Series GPUs already support, but not all."
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