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Unreleased Alienware M17x spotted running next-gen Intel Sandy Bridge chip
Intel's full unveil of the next-gen Sandy Bridge processor line isn't due until January, but the products are already starting to leak out. The M17x is our second 17-incher (HP's dv7 being the first), and this time we've got in-the-wild shots and benchmarks to chew on. In 3DMark06 a 2GHz Core i7-2630QM machine running Intel's integrated graphics scored 15,940, while a 2.2GHz i7-2720QM with AMD Radeon HD 6900M graphics nailed a 20,155 mark, and a 2.3GHz i7-2820QM chip paired with a GeForce GTX 460M GPU did 16,957. Of course, these numbers are supremely preliminary, but it sounds like Intel's integrated graphics are (finally) starting to pull their weight, just like Intel keeps promising. Otherwise, the M17x looks to be mostly unchanged, which is probably good news for gamers, bad news for anyone hoping Alienware would pursue some new sort of "understated" design language in 2011. [Thanks, vikingrinn]
Ask TUAW: What the heck is up with my MacBook's graphics
Tom Kim is having an odd problem with his MacBook. It seems that the integrated graphics card on the motherboard is a little wonky. He gets odd attracting around menus and windows (as can been seen at the right). Sometimes when he wakes his MacBook from sleep the Dock is completely replaced with static.Having seen Tom's MacBook in person I recommended that he get himself to an Apple Store and have a Genius take a look (and most likely replace the entire machine or at least the motherboard).Anyone else seeing problems like this on their MacBooks? So far my MacBook (Janus is his name) has exhibited no odd behavior (other than being hot), but I would be interested to see if anyone else has graphics issues like Tom.
Apple KB Article: Final Cut Studio not supported on MacBook
This should really come as a shock to no one, but Final Cut Studio is not supported on the MacBook. Does this mean you can't install Final Cut on a MacBook? No, the install won't stop you, however, the experience won't be all that great. Since the MacBook sports an integrated video processor, which Apple says, doesn't support floating processing performance will be 'degraded' on a MacBook.Bottomline: if you're a video professional you should pony up the extra dough for a MacBook Pro.
