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    Has anyone played with a Z330??

    Discussion in 'LG' started by ILOVENOTEBOOKS, Jan 13, 2012.

  1. ILOVENOTEBOOKS

    ILOVENOTEBOOKS Notebook Enthusiast

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    Seen these on display at the LG shop in Korea.
    Form factor is really nice and thin but not sure how it holds up spec wise to the
    P330 ????
     
    ILOVENOTEBOOKS, Jan 13, 2012
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  2. Convel

    Convel Notebook Deity

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    The Z330 is an ultrabook which pretty much translates to no dedicated GPU. It's good looking and all but it's not suited for gaming.
     
    Convel, Jan 13, 2012
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    I like the P220/P225 more. It even has an IPS screen for kicks. Only thing missing is a Thunderbolt for external GPU.
     
    crpcookie, Feb 10, 2012
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    Bronsky Wait and Hope.

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    Ultrabooks will come into their own once they get Ivy Bridge CPU's. They should have native thunderbolt support and easily support external GPUs.
     
    Bronsky, Feb 15, 2012
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    do you think there will be ivy ultrabooks with a dedicated gpu like the 555m in the p330?
     
    gamba66, Feb 15, 2012
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    Bronsky Wait and Hope.

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    A few Ivy ultrabooks are slated to have dedicated GPUs but I doubt very much that they will be competitive with the GT 555M. The Lenovo Thinkpad T430u will have a dedicated GPU as will the Timeline Ultra series but neither has released specs ATM. I doubt very much that they will equal or surpass the P330.

    But, with a decent onboard GPU and thunderbolt support, it will be easy to add serious graphics power once docked.
     
    Bronsky, Feb 15, 2012
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