Inexpensive daily use, laptop selection

[denim]

Ok, for $79 more, I took both of your suggestions. Hahahaha.

This little guy is on the way: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834310645

It has the A10-4600M & the dual GPU's, 7640 and 7660!

This is hobby is crazy, don't want to know how much it has cost over the years. Anyway, huge thank you, and I am very happy I was able to merge both suggestions into one laptop. So it has a strong quad core and the pair of GPU's. Yippie!

[DrPop]

Er...uh...Denim, my friend, I really don't want to be the messenger on this, but I think that one you just bought has only 1 GPU - the one that is bundled with the A10. The A10 comes with the 7660G on die. Sorry to be the bearer of the news, I think it's a fine looking laptop, but - well, someone correct me if I'm wrong here please...

[denim]

Er...uh...Denim, my friend, I really don't want to be the messenger on this, but I think that one you just bought has only 1 GPU - the one that is bundled with the A10. The A10 comes with the 7660G on die. Sorry to be the bearer of the news, I think it's a fine looking laptop, but - well, someone correct me if I'm wrong here please...

As per this review: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-...k.83889.0.html

I thought it is supposed to have dual GPU's like the version with the A8 chip. They make is seem as all versions of the Z585 have dual GPU's.

[kmanley57]

The review is a European one, so it might be available there. That was a translated page/review if you did not notice.

[Fire$torm]

Sorry DP & K but denim is getting two GPUs ---> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834312434

Equipped w/ 2GB AMD Radeon HD7670M

M = Mobile (Discrete Card)

[kmanley57]

Then that is the wrong link to his laptop, as the other says it comes with the extra card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834312434

Notice different Item #


So I hope he did not order the wrong one.

[denim]

Sorry DP & K but denim is getting two GPUs ---> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834312434


M = Mobile (Discrete Card)

I didn't order that one as the model with the A8 was out of stock when I was ready to order.

[denim]

Then that is the wrong link to his laptop, as the other says it comes with the extra card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834312434

Notice different Item #


So I hope he did not order the wrong one.

Here is the exact model I ordered, per newegg.com order history: lenovo IdeaPad Z585 (59345759) AMD A-Series A10-4600M(2.30GHz) 15.6" 6GB Memory 1TB HDD AMD Radeon HD 7660G Notebook

If I screwed up seeing that this one does not have the "M" model GPU, I feel fairly stupid as I based it on a review of a similar model, but not too bad as I get a decent GPU and a strong APU that Dr Pop suggested. If I did luck out and get a second, integrated GPU, then that's a bonus.

[DrPop]

Well, I will keep my fingers crossed for you! The thing is that the 7660G is the on-die GPU that is built into the A10 CPU/GPU chip.

So you might luck out and you have an added GPU card, but I'm not so sure, because if the 7660G is all they are quoting, then it seems redundant to me, given it's onboard the chip already. I'll be rooting for you either way, and hope it works out in your favor.

[Fire$torm]

Damn it.... Sorry about the mix up.

The models

lenovo IdeaPad Z585 (59345759) w/A10 APU - no discrete GPU ---> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834310645
lenovo IdeaPad Z585 (59363062) w/A8 APU - w/Discrete GPU ---> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834312434

So the unit you ordered doesn't have 2nd GPU but will have longer run time before recharge. I do not know, in BOINC terms, which APU crunches CPU work better.