M11x New Gpu Coming Soon!!!

You'll say the same thing if you had waited for the new GPUs. I doubt anything will come earlier than Q2 of next year to be honest. Usually, such upgrades are on a yearly rotation and the R2 is not that old.

Regardless, the increase in performance will be minimal.

 

I agree with this

 

Hmm for me the only logical upgrade for the M11x is the 445m (perhaps downclocked a bit to reduce the TDP). It is the only GPU to offer a meaningful real world performance boost. The 425 and 435m are good but not really a boost over the current 335m (thanks to the fact that the Fermi architecture seems to slower (shader) clock for clock than the GT200 series (of what the 335 is a derivative of)).

Maybe we might see a shift over to a ATI card (perhaps a 6xxx series mobile derivative).

 

I think that the 435 it's the best balance in performance, tdp, api support and the logical upgrade.
445M it's another planet in therms of permance but consume a lot more.
I don't think that Dell will switch to Ati, after all the work to implement optimus tecnology.

 

Might be the best thing they did to drop Optimus, it seems like nothing but hassle to me. Why was FN+F6 a problem again? Versus tons of glitches and crashes and performance issues with optimus.

 

IMHO we're going to see an m15x refresh before we see an m11x R3.

 

i really hope we hear something new for the M11x this ces 2011

i dont want to buy atm because i got a feeling something new is just around the corner

 

Yea id like to pick up a M11x after Christmas, any news on this ??

 

not yet.... common jan 6th !

i think theres some updates to the m17x for the ces but have heard nothing for m11x... yet

 

Yea i know about the M17x, but thats going to be a whole new design. the m11x wont be a new revision. I nice upgrade to the GPU would make me buy one

 

yeah me too... be nice if they designed working hinges as well... but that might be pushing it

would really like a new GPU though.. be great !

 

There won't be a GPU upgrade until they can get the 96+ shader chips (with a reasonable clock to not compromise on fill rates and bandwidth) to below 30W TDP (the GT335M is 27-28W). And that is unlikely to happen until they shrink to 32nm. At the moment, the GT435M (and above) is 32W (at best), and the newly announced GT540M is also 32W (according to leaked specs). And it's still debatable whether the 435M is much better than the 335M, despite having more shader units, given it's slower clock.

Maybe AMD will pull a rabbit out of a hat, but I doubt it.

The next m11x will likely be Sandy Bridge. Whether or not that also coincides with a 32nm GPU who knows, but I hope so. Either way, we're looking at Q3/Q4 2011, so don't hold your breath.

Edit: Maybe I'll be eating my words when CES roles around (I certainly hope so, but I doubt it).

 

I think their first priority before upgrading any components would be to solve their hinge issue. After that they can focus on designing the chassis to accommodate Sandy Bridge, DX 11 GPU, and USB 3.0.

 

sry this might be a noob question... i see sady bridge being mentioned all the time and i have no idea at all what it is !

sounds weird "sandy bridge" lol

i tried searching online to find out what it is but i still have no understanding at all.. lol

 

sandy bridge is intel's codename for the microarchitecture that will supersede the current nehalem technology. ie/it's intel's next gen processor.

 

There might not be any change on GPU of m11x for a while, but for CPU I hope they could bring the lastest 680UM into m11x around Q1 2011. Then probably in Summer or Q3, they'll announce R3!!?? Just cross ur fingers

 

I hope it comes soon cause my patient is running out :/
Also i do wish they could do something about the design. The R1 i had was making some strange sounds. It would be best if they did it like Apple out of a single aluminum but i doubt they will go that far for quality. Still this is the best laptop considering Size/performance/battery in the class.

 

I might be mistaken but ain't Sandy Bridge just a small bump compared to the larger gains in the 2011 Q4?

I remember reading that Sandy Bridges integrated graphics are weak compared to later revisions scheduled for 2012.

And thats how we can go on and on...


The current power output of the M11x is very impressive. It truly is. It will always be more, more, more, and never enough. In theory, Sandy Bridge is already outdated. Why wait for outdated hardware before it's even shipped? IMO looking at Intels roadmap is just depressing. Consumer will never win in that area.


That's why I think Screen, CPU bottleneck, and hinge are the real isssues of the laptop. But of course, more battery and power, while having lower heat and price would be amazing.

 

So true... the problem is every once in awhile they know what they are talking about. I suspect the GPU option to extend battery life will be the one used unless the above reasons hold true for them to not utilize the newer GPUs.

 

Well, most reps just make general statements that the caller wants to hear, too. I think its probably more of a coincidence when they end up being right.

General Dell Statement:

(Poor attempt at fragmented English) "Yes sir, I do see after doing some research I see that there in the coming months will be an upgrade to that part, sir."

 

The GeForce GT 335M is a remarkably powerful if lower clocked 72:24:8 mobile GPU. It's tough to replace even well into the 500M generation given the 24 texture mapping units. You'd have to hit the x45M for the 400M or 500M but that's a heat and battery life killer.

I do remember rumors of ATI providing real hot switchable graphics with the true 6000M Series and not the current 6500M (Mobility HD 5700).