I am thinking of pulling the trigger on a Sony Vaio Z series for reasons other than gaming. But I stumbled across some videos of Xenoblade running on Dolphin in HD (720p or 1080p) and I was floored. Curious if the laptop will run Xenoblade in playable speeds at 720p resolution with the integrated GPU (Intel HD 4000) or the optional external GPU (AMD 6650M). For those who may not be aware Sony has an optional external "media dock" that adds an AMD 6650M GPU to the laptop. Most of the posts I've searched basically indicate integrated GPU will take you nowhere so what about the AMD?
Not the most cost effective solution but if you know of a better performing and still light in weight ultra portable let me know. I only know of the MacBook Pro 15" and its twice the weight.
Specs of the laptop are below:
Processor Type : Intel® Core™ i7-3612QM
Processor Technology : Quad Core
Processor Speed : 2.10GHz1 with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.10GHz2
Processor Cache : 6MB
Memory
Installed Memory : 8GB (4GB x 2 Fixed Onboard)
Memory Type/Speed : DDR3/1600MHz
Max. Memory : 8GB
Not the most cost effective solution but if you know of a better performing and still light in weight ultra portable let me know. I only know of the MacBook Pro 15" and its twice the weight.
Specs of the laptop are below:
Processor Type : Intel® Core™ i7-3612QM
Processor Technology : Quad Core
Processor Speed : 2.10GHz1 with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.10GHz2
Processor Cache : 6MB
Memory
Installed Memory : 8GB (4GB x 2 Fixed Onboard)
Memory Type/Speed : DDR3/1600MHz
Max. Memory : 8GB