Fujitsu Siemens' Lasso external graphics card get spotted, should hit retail soon
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
thedesolate1 @ Jul 5th 2008 11:28AM
But will it run every emulator you throw at it?
NoAndThen @ Jul 5th 2008 2:03PM
I don't see why not, thedesolate1, most integrated graphics can do that anyhow...
That being said though, I've been waiting for the for SOOOO long, i'd love to get a tiny graphically-underpowered notebook for cheap and beef it up with this thing. How long until we see this tech in other notebooks, I wonder?
Can you upgrade the graphics card in it? Although you'd still have bus bandwidth bottlenecks.. Hmm.
Joe H @ Jul 5th 2008 2:55PM
From what I read, the laptop has to have a special port on it in order to connect this to, doesn't it? I could've sworn that I read XGP has a proprietary port.
meh @ Jul 5th 2008 7:16PM
sadsa
meh @ Jul 5th 2008 6:51PM
..so when will this fucking thing stop sending confirmation emails?...
GatgetMan @ Jul 6th 2008 12:18AM
When you type in your password...
HINT: It's IN one of the confirmation e-mails...
meh @ Jul 5th 2008 7:17PM
dsdsadas
GatgetMan @ Jul 6th 2008 12:27AM
At least we can see why he's so adamant about remembering his password... Who would want to loose a screen name like "meh"?
meh @ Jul 5th 2008 7:21PM
old pw test
GatgetMan @ Jul 6th 2008 12:22AM
SUCCESS!
You have officially passed the "Old Panty Waste" test!
Congratulation!
meh @ Jul 5th 2008 7:21PM
engadget devs cant code...?
GatgetMan @ Jul 6th 2008 12:25AM
Welcome to Engadget Jepoardy!
Answer: "This Engadget User, who is an Old Panty Waste who should hold his breath until he passes out, once said this:"
(See above)
tekdroid @ Jul 6th 2008 1:42AM
what a snoozefest:
1) proprietary connector AMD/ATI has exclusive use of for one year and apparently many (?) will use from then on? I doubt it.
2) you can use an external monitor, not your laptop's LCD.
3) let me guess: it'll be priced 60% that of an entry-level or mainstream laptop, nobody will use it and/or it'll be riddled with bugs and poor compatibility/ support, and it'll be forgotten.
NoAndThen @ Jul 6th 2008 11:12AM
sounds about right, especially with only being able to use an external monitor, how effin weak.
Frank @ Jul 6th 2008 11:47PM
1) Correct, one year of use then they will open it up.
2) When i was talking to one of the project managers about this they stated that it could be used on the laptop's LCD, but I could have misunderstood him.
3) The cost will be around $475.00 for the box with a high end 3000 series Radeon card.
The XGP won't just be for graphics, but manufacterers can put just about anything inside the box. AMD basically provides driver/hardware support for the connector and the technology and the laptop manufacturer designs and decided how it will be used.
I can see this type of technology replacing docking stations in the future.
Frank @ Jul 7th 2008 12:07AM
This will be up to the manufacturer. AMD/ATI is just providing the support for the drivers/hardware technology. This is Fujitsu's version of the box, whoever makes the others will decide what capabilities it has and what it looks like.
Frank @ Jul 7th 2008 12:09AM
AMD/ATI will hold the technology for 1 year from August, then will open it up to other companies to use. For now the laptop will have to be powered by AMD/ATI.