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Dell Dumping Nvidia Based Products?
AMDZone Frontpage — The Inquirer believes that Nvidia has been dumped from much of the Dell lineup except a few laptops, and high end gaming boxes. The lone remaining desktop Dells with Nvidia graphics are in the high end XPS line and some All-In-One (AIW) models. The AIWs and laptops have a lot in common. They have longer design cycles, and Dell can't just swap out graphics parts when things go pear shaped with a particular supplier. What the systems were designed for years earlier is what they have to be shipped with, and what those models will stay with until they are replaced.

Dell dropping Nvidia video cards altogether?
TechSpot — ... , though this was not widely known about until recently. All those troubles have apparently worn Dell out. Without official confirmation it's still largely a rumor, but it appears that Nvidia's time with Dell might be over – at least temporarily. On their desktop lineups, Dell seems to be phasing out Nvidia hardware, with only certain XPS and AIO models showing their cards as options. Newer models appearing on their site have a wider selection of AMD-based cards as well, indicating that as existing models are replaced, their successors may lack Nvidia options altogether. ...

Thursday Shortbread
The Tech Report: News — ... of netbook vs. notebook PC World reports Asus G51 gaming laptop due in US by July TG Daily reports Apple upgrades MacBook with faster processor, larger hard drive bit-tech reports Intel P55 and Lynnfield to launch on September 1st and Intel to discontinue Core i7 920 & 940 CPUs Bright Side of News: Gainward and Palit blast AMD for their GPU product policy and AMD and anti-competitive practices The Inquirer reports Nvidia is out at Dell and AMD to get DX11 cards out this year Matbe on the shortage of HD ...