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    Dell 600m battery life and video card

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by DanMN, Jun 3, 2004.

  1. DanMN

    DanMN Notebook Enthusiast

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    Will the battery life on a Dell 600m with a 32m graphics card be longer than the same computer with a 64m graphics card?

    Thanks,
    Dan
     
    DanMN, Jun 3, 2004
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    srdhkl Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    There should not be a battery life difference with the 2 video cards.
     
    srdhkl, Jun 3, 2004
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    Actually, in appllications using the graphics card extensively, the additional video ram will actually extend the battery life. More onboard RAM means fewer accesses to the system ram, meaning less power consumption. This is the same reason why Intel put 2mb of cache on the new Dothan chips.
     
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    Good point, Andrew. Thanks for clarifying.
     
    srdhkl, Jun 4, 2004
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