Asus launches its thinnest ever ZenBooks with discrete graphics

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ZenBook UX430 and UX 530 pack up to 7th Gen Intel Core i7 processors and GTX950 GPUs.

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Lost me at 940mx, why not stick a 6870HQ and run with the Iris Pro 580 graphics, simalar performance, better CPU performance (Quad vs Dual core) and hte GPU isnt constrained by only having 4x PCI-E lanes to the CPU.

Power draw on would be about 5 watts more with the 6870HQ but its a tider solution, PCB could be smaller so larger battery.

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Originally Posted by Platinum

Lost me at 940mx, why not stick a 6870HQ and run with the Iris Pro 580 graphics, simalar performance, better CPU performance (Quad vs Dual core) and hte GPU isnt constrained by only having 4x PCI-E lanes to the CPU.

Power draw on would be about 5 watts more with the 6870HQ but its a tider solution, PCB could be smaller so larger battery.

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simply because people (idiots) know certain component names i.e. gtx950 ok gaming card, i7 must be good etc

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Originally Posted by Platinum

Lost me at 940mx, why not stick a 6870HQ and run with the Iris Pro 580 graphics, simalar performance, better CPU performance (Quad vs Dual core) and hte GPU isnt constrained by only having 4x PCI-E lanes to the CPU.

Power draw on would be about 5 watts more with the 6870HQ but its a tider solution, PCB could be smaller so larger battery.

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Its the TDP / heat envelope! Not just the power!

Is 5 watts really a big deal, with the space they save in the machine a bigger battery could be fitted.

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Originally Posted by preter_s

Its the TDP / heat envelope! Not just the power!

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Heat is power consumption, unless they've managed to break conservation of energy