Radeon 4100

[Docmhz]

Does anyone know anything about this chip? It's in a laptop that I am considering and I haven't been able to find anything out about it. Is it better than the 3200?

Here are the two laptops, I know they won't be gaming powerhouses, but better than the Intel 4500 which would be the alternative.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9553896&type=product&id=1218123211002

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9548643&type=product&id=1218122584574

I posted something similar in the Mobile forum, but I'm not getting much response and since it is the graphics that I am interested in, I posted it here as well.

Thanks

 

[Shadowssong]

Yes it would be better than the intel but the 4200/4100 (assuming the 4100 is just a slight step down in clock speed) are really not that much better than the 3200. The chipset is the 785G for the HD4200, I'm sure you could find some better reviews of it (for desktops).

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/2889/onboard_graphics_shootout_amd_790gx_vs_785g/index.html

 

[Docmhz]

Ok, wasn't sure which chipset it was derived from, makes sense. I'm open to suggestions if anyone has any.

 

[Shadowssong]

For onboard? HD4200/3200 is about as good as you can get unless you can get like the 9400M, but I don't know if thats even onboard anymore or just a discrete card. Avoid the intel onboard if you want to do ANYTHING 3D, not to say the 4/3200 is great at 3d, but compared, it blows it out of the water.

 

[Docmhz]

Sounds good to me, discrete moves it out of my price range and I have a desktop to play serious games.

Thanks