Advantages/Disadvantages of 15W and 28W TDP?

[Infohawk]

At the upper level of 15W you have HD5000 and I believe 28W gives you Iris 5000 and 5100 graphics. How much difference in performance is there between the two systems? Are there other considerations besides battery life? I don't feel like I need all the battery life these new systems are touting. I am usually not away from an outlet for more than 5 hours. Does that mean I should go with a 28W system?

 

[gus6464]

The problem is going to be finding an Iris based laptop that is not a MBP. Most PC manufacturers are on the Ultrabook bandwagon for the high-end.

 

[Infohawk]

The problem is going to be finding an Iris based laptop that is not a MBP. Most PC manufacturers are on the Ultrabook bandwagon for the high-end.

At the very least there will be the Zenbook Infinity 28W.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7012/...ell-with-iris-5100-graphics-2560-x-1440-panel

 

[R0H1T]

This should give you some idea at least as far as graphics performance is concerned ~

 

[PinchedNerve]

Here is a review of the Clevo w740su which has the Iris Pro 5200. I am seriously considering the Clevo w740su or the Clevo w230st (Has Nvidia GTX 765m) with some modifications as my next LT.

 

[Infohawk]

This should give you some idea at least as far as graphics performance is concerned ~

Thanks. Doesn't this make the HD4600 look better than the Iris 5100? The 5200 seems much better than the 5100.

 

[crashtestdummy]

Thanks. Doesn't this make the HD4600 look better than the Iris 5100? The 5200 seems much better than the 5100.

That's because the 5100 is for the 28W chip, while the other two are desktop chips. The 5100 may have a lot more processing units, but the 4600 has a lot more power poured into it.

 

[Infohawk]

That's because the 5100 is for the 28W chip, while the other two are desktop chips. The 5100 may have a lot more processing units, but the 4600 has a lot more power poured into it.

That makes sense then. Thanks for the explanation.

 

[Enigmoid]

This should give you some idea at least as far as graphics performance is concerned ~

You need to look at the actual game performance list on that site. Synthetic benchmarks are useless with intel IGPs (they do much better in synthetics than games).

 

[nForce2]

I don't feel like I need all the battery life these new systems are touting. I am usually not away from an outlet for more than 5 hours.

Often times, it isn't about how long you are away from an outlet. It matters how long you are away from the same outlet.

The reason being, there's a HUGE difference between just being able to cover the amount of time you need to be unplugged between locations, and actually being able to leave your charger behind. :thumbsup:


I don't think that answers your question at all... but it might be something to keep in mind depending on your usage.