nVidia Announces MXM for Notebooks

Giant_Panda writes "NVIDIA just announced a new mobile graphics interface for PCI Express based notebooks (PR here). NVIDIA is calling the interface MXM (Mobile PCI eXpress Module), and they seem to have the support of the Taiwanese notebook ODMs on this one. HotHardware has a few pictures and details on the technology - it looks like MXM is a royalty-free standard too, so other mobile GPU manufactures like ATi may even make MXM modules. (More MXM Info - HardOCP, Tweaktown)"

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what does Intel think ?

[johnjones]

ok 2 questions that none of this touch apon

the PCI Express spec would not have anything to say about this kind thing ?

Intel is BIG in the graphics area what will they be shipping ?

regards

John Jones

Missed opportunity?

[Ianoo]

I won't deny this is a great idea for graphics, but surely with a little more work, adding internal connectors for communications and audio, this could be turned into a generalised standard that would finally replace those horrendous semi-proprietary mini-PCI cards you find inside laptops?

Imagine the possible combinations of devices you could fit into a laptop with two of these slots accessible externally so they could specify their own connectors, or alternatively wired up on the motherboard to USB, FireWire, RJ-45, RJ-12, a few Jack plugs and the video ports on the outside of the macine, all available through a 250-pin connector?

Re:Upgrade video card!

[bhtooefr]

Wait a sec... you said PPro?

What was THIS monster (FOR ITS TIME)?

Re:You'll also need..

[unborracho]

For those that don't have any idea what this post's parent is talking about: http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjE0 An article on the (ridiculous) power requirements of the new nVidia cards. If I had mod points, i would mod parent up.