Just bought a used Gateway M680 desktop replacement

[RedBeard]

I just got a used M680 desktop replacement off eBay.

It is a second generation DTR, meaning it uses the Pentium M as opposed to the Pentium 4. It is pretty heavy (just under 8 lbs) but it is much thinner than the Inspiron 9100 series. Under 2" thick. Pretty sleek. I has been a while since I used a GateWay and I am pretty satisfied.

Very solid laptop, it has a ATI mobility X700 w/ 128mb. Scored almost 2700 of 3dmark 2005. Runs wow flawlessly at 1440x900. (native res for the 17"). The keyboard flexes a bit but of that that I am very happy with it.
2.0 ghz Pentium M
1gb Ram

I really hate ATI naming scheme. Most ATI X1400's get about 1500 in 3dmark05. The X700 gets a considerably higher score but is half the model number. Why do Nvidia and ATI have to make their laptop parts so confusing?

 

[fbrdphreak]

You cannot compare model names from different generations. The MR X700 is from the X### series. The MR X1400 is from the MR X1### series. The MR X1400 is essentially a souped up MR X600, same physical configuration. However an MR X700 has 8 pixel shaders while the MR X1600 (current equivalent) has 12 pixel shaders. While the MR X700 I believe had 8 full pixel pipelines, the MR X1600 only has like 5 ROP's so there are not 12 complete pixel pipelines.

With NVIDIA's new Go 7700 80nm with full 12 pixel pipelines, ATI's got a stiff competitor in the mid-range notebook GPU segment now.