Does it have integrated graphics to save battery? I'm a student and need something that can pull double duty.
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It does have a power saving mode which helps but this and almost all ROG laptops are not really meant for being not plugged in almost constantly.
1427359
I'm not a student but carry it around to coffee shops and work. Is not as light as the Air but light enough. It's a little slow though. Get the i5 version if you can...that's what I got and even then it's slower than I expected for a new laptop. Windows 8 takes getting used to. I've had it couple months and still not used to it.
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No, it doesn´t have. You´ll need to buy an external one, anyways most notebooks dont´have one anymore. Regards.
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It does indeed have a dedicated graphics card HOWEVER by default it uses the Intel Graphics for most video operations. You can configure particular applications to take advantage of the Radeon Card when dedicated graphics are desired, however for most lighter needs the Intel handles the workload to save power. It took me a little bit to wrap my head around how this all works, but it does work and it works well.
711678
I run CS 4 on it without a problem. When I try running programs that are more graphically intensive, it gets hot and the battery life is greatly reduced. It's not a high powered GPU. All that said, it's been a solid laptop. I've been pleased.
196647
Have not tried the integrated graphics, I have a dedicated graphics card and it does great with 1080p youtube video's!!
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Graphics on this Laptop are probably too limited. It is a nice, mid-size, LT, but the uses would be more for doing Power Point, Excel, database, email, et al. I do run Visio (for engineering) and it handles it acceptably well. If the games are not too graphically demanding it could work out. I would highly recommend getting the lit keyboard though. I had one, but the one I bought had stock keyboard and the front light from the display keeps the keys in the dark in less than optimum lighting. I had to break out my USB LED. I will probably change the keyboard. I am sorry to not know games to handle specific examples of what might work or not, but that is where you might not get what you want. Graphics on this Laptop are probably too limited. It is a nice, mid-size, LT, but the uses would be more for doing Power Point, Excel, database, email, et al. I do run Visio (for engineering) and it handles it acceptably well. If the games are not too graphically demanding it could work out. I would highly recommend getting the lit keyboard though. I had one, but the one I bought had stock keyboard and the front light from the display keeps the keys in the dark in less than optimum lighting. I had to break out my USB LED. I will probably change the keyboard. I am sorry to not know games to... » Read More Graphics on this Laptop are probably too limited. It is a nice, mid-size, LT, but the uses would be more for doing Power Point, Excel, database, email, et al. I do run Visio (for engineering) and it handles it acceptably well. If the games are not too graphically demanding it could work out. I would highly recommend getting the lit keyboard though. I had one, but the one I bought had stock keyboard and the front light from the display keeps the keys in the dark in less than optimum lighting. I had to break out my USB LED. I will probably change the keyboard. I am sorry to not know games to handle specific examples of what might work or not, but that is where you might not get what you want. « Show Less
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No, but that model also doesn't have integrated graphics so it shouldn't have the same issue this was designed to address.
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These boards have the invidia graphics chip and are refurbished units. I bought one, which lasted about six months and then completely fried itself. I would avoid and invest your money elsewhere.
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not that I found. My friend had one and I got to play with it. I bought it in June 2013 and I've been extremely happy with it. Although I would get the haswell just to get the better battery life. Although for me I have access to an outlet all the time. So, because of that I decided to save the money and went with this version.
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Nope. I regret getting it, but I was on a tight student loan budget. Now I still have to pay for a good laptop. I have to keep it plugged in like a desktop.
715665
Good question. this machine only has integrated HD4400 from Intel, and as such is only good for light to moderate gaming and will in no way substitute for a gaming notebook (that are double to triple this thing's weight) Personally, I've managed to get Sims3 or Simcity running on it without significant problems. when i'm traveling I can log on to MMOs such as Guild Wars 2, WoW, etc on the lowest graphic settings to get my achievements down. the laptop will handle the vast majority of modern games at low to medium settings if you set them to 1600x900 (half the full resolution of the screen). In short, it's good enough to handle my CASUAL gaming needs on the road when I get some downtime, but expect it to fail epically for any type of serious gaming.
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that is correct. My friend has one with the NVIDIA chipset built upon the board. It produces stunning graphics on screen and with Corel Photoshop it breezes right thru picture manipulation.
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It isn't just DDR. The UL50Vt has discrete nVidia 210M graphics, in addition to built in graphics. They are switchable, so you can turn off the discrete graphics when the battery begins to drain in order to work longer without having to find an outlet. The UL50A just has the built in graphics.
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yes...i'm mechanical engeneering student, and this laptop is working very good to me, i should use programs like autocad, solidworks, pro II, matlab, a lot of units converter, and others math apps..there are some things in windows 8 that i don't really like, but the laptop is too much functional in any work you need..also runs games like prince of persia, assasins creed (1,2,3), World Rally championship in high quality without problems...battery life is good (like 5 hours). I think that 4 cores up to 2.8 Ghz and an AMD radeon 7640G with 512 MB of Graphics memory are a good choice for any student.. yes...i'm mechanical engeneering student, and this laptop is working very good to me, i should use programs like autocad, solidworks, pro II, matlab, a lot of units converter, and others math apps..there are some things in windows 8 that i don't really like, but the laptop is too much functional in any work you need..also runs games like prince of persia, assasins creed (1,2,3), World Rally championship in high quality without problems...battery life is good (like 5 hours). I think that 4 cores up to 2.8 Ghz and an AMD radeon 7640G with 512 MB of Graphics memory are a good choice for any... » Read More yes...i'm mechanical engeneering student, and this laptop is working very good to me, i should use programs like autocad, solidworks, pro II, matlab, a lot of units converter, and others math apps..there are some things in windows 8 that i don't really like, but the laptop is too much functional in any work you need..also runs games like prince of persia, assasins creed (1,2,3), World Rally championship in high quality without problems...battery life is good (like 5 hours). I think that 4 cores up to 2.8 Ghz and an AMD radeon 7640G with 512 MB of Graphics memory are a good choice for any student.. « Show Less
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is a very good laptop, your battery does not last even two hours ..! / has very good screen / to my taste is very good
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There is no integrated graphics, probably should get a nvidia graphics card(or ATI) The processor handles 3D applications like a champ, also multiple applications at once really well. I did find one more processor for socket 775 that is a bit faster, I forget the model I want to say Q9650 I believe