You don't have to wait any longer if that's all you require.
Asus Transformer + Docking keyboard + Quick Office
But I still don't see the point of having one.
By your own logic, AMD could be back in gloom and doom mode in 2 years.
You might not see the point but for some people it might replace some of the netbooks they're using and it might not appeal to everybody. It has a longer battery life combined with the dock (16 hrs), now imagine one of this with a Tegra3 and it might start to replace some laptops as well.
this is VnG NOT ABOUT GADGET, PHONE OR TABLET. And this thread ABOUT PC AND LAPTOP GRAPHIC
Please I just want to enjoy the thread, without thread derailing.
if you don't have anything good to post then get off.
btw its really irony isn't it, two years ago amd market share is almost non existent and everyone talking about the doom of amd but now two years later amd have gained market share, its even surpass nvdia in laptop segment, its truely unbelieveable amd can do in 2 years
Most people don't upgrade anything in their computer. Most people buy a new component, or whole PC, when the one they have craps out. That has nothing to do with nVidia's shrinking market share. That effects all the manufacturers equally. That might make the market smaller, overall, but not for one company more so than any other.
It's because they're loosing the battle in the graphics market. People can try and make it unimportant, but it's not. It's their bread and butter core business.
That article is full of crap for all im concerned. Responding to JPR Market Figures is just another take at the ever useful "attacking is the best defence" angle.
Without an x86 license there is no way nVidia can compete with Intel and AMD with integrated offerings and will lose share..
Looks like GTX4xx and 5xx series sold well despite all the 'doom and gloom' we have heard on this forum since GTX4xx series launched 1 year ago. Of course AMD still has a significant lead in the mobile space.
I dont think you will be sold on Tablets. Your mind is made up. But that article didnt mention the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer. That tablet which goes for 399 has a dock option with a keyboard for another 149. ASUS's idea is just the beginning. Tablets will have dock options in the future for a full keyboard + USB devices and of course video out.
And eventually so will phones imo.
What? Did you even read the article? They didn't question JPR Market Figures. Instead they provided a more detailed breakdown of how the market share figures are split across the desktop and mobile discrete sectors, separate from integrated graphics. For people like us who pretty much only care about the desktop discrete market, having access to accurate discrete GPU market share numbers is anything but "full of crap" and "attacking" the numbers.
Looks to me like NV has a 51% market share in the combined desktop and notebook shipments, with 49% going to AMD with next to no change over the past two quarters. However, NV's market share is a whopping 59.4% in the desktop discrete GPU market (as far as us PC gamers are concerned, this is the most relevant market for us). Looks like GTX4xx and 5xx series sold well despite all the 'doom and gloom' we have heard on this forum since GTX4xx series launched 1 year ago. Of course AMD still has a significant lead in the mobile space.
Actually these numbers are better for comparing who's buying a GT430 vs AMD 5450.
When amd gets there Llano chips out and hopefully starts removing some of these lower class GPU's from the sales pipeline we'll actually get something that we can compare as far as gaming goes.
http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/videocard/Good point.
In the meantime, we can entertain ourselves with the Steam Hardware Survey to gauge gamers' hardware systems. Unless there is a better alternative that I am not aware of.
The key question is that will the rapid market share gains continue?
Given the high current share and Nvidia being a big player in this market as well, we believe that it is unlikely
Actually these numbers are better for comparing who's buying a GT430 vs AMD 5450.
When amd gets there Llano chips out and hopefully starts removing some of these lower class GPU's from the sales pipeline we'll actually get something that we can compare as far as gaming goes.
It's not "so what". So long as the integrated GPUs in the Fusion chips keep getting more and more powerful (which they will), AMD is going to continue to gain marketshare with nVidia (and Intel will as well).