Gigabyte Booktop M1305 now comes with an amazing docking station
Category: notebook componentsBy: Raghav Kapoor
The docking station packs a Nvidia GeForce GT220 GPU along with various ports
Here is one for the gaming enthusiasts, Gigabyte Booktop M1305 CULV ultraportable looks good in white but what is more intriguing out here is the docking station. Don’t believe it? You got to; Gigabyte has just come out with a docking station that has got an Nvidia GeForce GT220 GPU fitted nicely into it, making it entirely more capable of pushing out 3D graphics or HD multimedia to connected displays. Gigabyte has got enough muscle power under the hood of the new docking station so as to create a buzz in the market and that is exactly what the company is looking for when launching a new product.
Just to refresh your memories the Gigabyte Booktop M1305 ultraportable has the following features:
- Intel’s ultra-low voltage core-2-duo processor
- 13.3-inch screen
- 320 GB HDD
- 4 GB RAM
- Bluetooth v2.1+EDR, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Ethernet
- 1.3MP webcam
- Multi-in-one card reader
- Fingerprint scanner
- eSATA, HDMI, and USB ports
- Windows 7 OS
Now, let us focus our attention on the docking station that is included, the features are as follows:
- Six USB 2.0 ports, VGA, HDMI, and DVI video outputs
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Audio in/out
- NVIDIA GeForce GT220 GPU with 1GB of virtual memory
- 6-cell 3,800mAh battery pack (which Gigabyte claims is good for up to 6.5hrs of runtime)
The GeForce GT 220M is a relabeled GeForce 9600M GT for OEM laptop sellers. It packs 48 processing cores into a compact power efficient design delivering up to 30x the performance of Intel integrated solutions! If you want to play popular games like World of Warcraft, Spore, Sims3, Left 4 Dead or Fallout3, the GeForce GT 220 is an essential addition to your PC. NVIDIA’s working closely with Microsoft on the development of Windows 7 has born fruits to ensure that its GPUs takes full advantage of the great new features and functionality of Windows 7.
- Links:
- www.engadget.com/2009/11/06/gigabyte-booktop-m1305-ultraportable-gains-external-geforce-gt22/
- www.engadget.com/2009/11/06/gigabyte-booktop-m1305-ultraportable-gains-external-geforce-gt22/
- www.engadget.com/2009/11/06/gigabyte-booktop-m1305-ultraportable-gains-external-geforce-gt22/
- www.dvhardware.net/article38978.html
- www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-220M.20054.0.html
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