Best Buy has the 14 day return policy. I work in the Geek Squad, just yesterday we had a customer bring in her computer she purchased a bit over 3 weeks ago. Couldn't connect to the internet in any form after some diagnostics. The PCHO (Personal computing/home office) manager was fine exchanging her computer for a brand new computer.
Originally posted by: Garlic
Another warning.
These toshiba L25 models do NOT support dual channel memory operationeven though Toshibas specs say they do.
Proof
Northbridge chip used in all L25 models is the rs410m (a variant of the Xpress 200m) and does NOT support dual channel.
Sucks becuase it would have REALLY helped out the integrated graphics.
Another Toshiba scam
Dual channel would not REALLY help out the integrated graphics that much. The performance gain is minimum on desktops and probably about the same for laptops if not worse.
If you doubt me you must be reading up on sites stating how good dual channel is, but the fact is if you have memory that matches or exceeds your bus, then dual channel will not give you significant performance gains.
If you care about dual channel argue with Toshiba. I might do that later, but first I want to confirm that my particular laptop is 100% no dual channel capable.
So far CPU-Z doesn't show much proof about single channel or dual channel. It is just blank.
Originally posted by: Trikat
Originally posted by: Garlic
Another warning.
These toshiba L25 models do NOT support dual channel memory operation
Proof
Northbridge chip used in all L25 models is the rs410m (a variant of the Xpress 200m) and does NOT support dual channel.
Sucks becuase it would have REALLY helped out the integrated graphics.
Another Toshiba scam
Dual channel would not REALLY help out the integrated graphics that much. The performance gain is minimum on desktops and probably about the same for laptops if not worse.
If you doubt me you must be reading up on sites stating how good dual channel is, but the fact is if you have memory that matches or exceeds your bus, then dual channel will not give you significant performance gains.
If you care about dual channel argue with Toshiba. I might do that later, but first I want to confirm that my particular laptop is 100% no dual channel capable.
So far CPU-Z doesn't show much proof about single channel or dual channel. It is just blank.
Oh, I dont think you understand. I'm talking about when you run 3D games. Dual channel will give you a HUGE improvement in fps because of the extra memory bandwidth which is what the integrated graphics is hungry for when you run 3D. Benchmarks confirm.
Originally posted by: Garlic
Originally posted by: Trikat
Originally posted by: Garlic
Another warning.
These toshiba L25 models do NOT support dual channel memory operation
Proof
Northbridge chip used in all L25 models is the rs410m (a variant of the Xpress 200m) and does NOT support dual channel.
Sucks becuase it would have REALLY helped out the integrated graphics.
Another Toshiba scam
Dual channel would not REALLY help out the integrated graphics that much. The performance gain is minimum on desktops and probably about the same for laptops if not worse.
If you doubt me you must be reading up on sites stating how good dual channel is, but the fact is if you have memory that matches or exceeds your bus, then dual channel will not give you significant performance gains.
If you care about dual channel argue with Toshiba. I might do that later, but first I want to confirm that my particular laptop is 100% no dual channel capable.
So far CPU-Z doesn't show much proof about single channel or dual channel. It is just blank.
Oh, I dont think you understand. I'm talking about when you run 3D games. Dual channel will give you a HUGE improvement in fps because of the extra memory bandwidth which is what the integrated graphics is hungry for when you run 3D. Benchmarks confirm.
As though someone would buy a lower end laptop with integrated graphics to play the latest games anyway... NON ISSUE.
Try Everest
and no dual channel according to :
http://www.lavalys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1065
and no dual channel according to :
http://www.lavalys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1065
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp...=7628819&type=product&id=1130986703579
I found a problem with the display, click on the pic of the laptop to make it bigger, apparently they're running Mac OSX on it lmao.
I found a problem with the display, click on the pic of the laptop to make it bigger, apparently they're running Mac OSX on it lmao.
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This link shows benchmark results for the same applications and same chipsets when using single- and dual-channel memory configurations: http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/nforce2-1vs2channels/
Scroll down about 2/3rds of the way to the 3dMark and game benchmarks. For separate/dedicated graphics, dual channel memory really doesn't do much at all (about 5% at best in most cases), but for integrated graphics it can have a very large impact on 3D performance since the CPU and the graphics card have to share the bandwidth of the main system memory bus. In some of the benchmarks shown on that link, dual channel results in performance increases of as much as 40% or more in games and other 3D applications.
Scroll down about 2/3rds of the way to the 3dMark and game benchmarks. For separate/dedicated graphics, dual channel memory really doesn't do much at all (about 5% at best in most cases), but for integrated graphics it can have a very large impact on 3D performance since the CPU and the graphics card have to share the bandwidth of the main system memory bus. In some of the benchmarks shown on that link, dual channel results in performance increases of as much as 40% or more in games and other 3D applications.
well, it does look like it made a big difference with the nvidia igp.
we dont know for sure if the ati would fare the same, of course... but thats a good reason to run 533 fsb on the tosh!
we dont know for sure if the ati would fare the same, of course... but thats a good reason to run 533 fsb on the tosh!
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