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    Laptops with hybrid power (IGP+Discrete GPU)?

    I've seen some articles on nvidia's and AMD's hybrid solutions to graphics cards where they use an integrated chip and a discrete chip together for various advantages. The one I'm most interested in is in power saving, where the IGP is used for 2D and the discrete card for 3D. Do you guys know...
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    Intel 915 chipset, Sony VAIO FS640 and faster RAM

    Thanks to all for the information. Apparently, I missed an earlier THG article from January 2005 that introduced the 915 family of motherboards that discussed the DDR/DDR2 conflicts: http://www.tomshardware.com/mobile/20050119/sonoma_alviso-04.html It does seem that the VAIO FS640 is one...
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    Intel 915 chipset, Sony VAIO FS640 and faster RAM

    I was wondering if it is possible to upgrade the stock PC2700 RAM on the Sony VAIO FS640 which uses the new Intel 915 chipset from DDR333 to DDR2400 or DDR533. I see that, in general, the 915 chipset does support these higher speeds. Tom's Hardware review of the 915 does say that this capability...