ss max
Broken In
As far as i know the update is for windows only and i think that switching will not thus work for ubuntu.
the HP dv6-6017tx, 6121tx, 6140tx and dv6-6165tx thread
As far as i know the update is for windows only and i think that switching will not thus work for ubuntu.
skeletor
Chosen of the Omnissiah
The only answer to this would be trying Ubuntu out. I do remember reading on Phoronix that AMD has incorporated support for Dynamic Switching in Catalyst for Linux. Don't know how it works though.
Thanks...I am still a bit confused on whether to get the 6121tx or the Dell XPS 15 which has similar features and more or less the same price point (with corporate discount)
For me the webcam clarity is significant as I do a lot of online video chat. Plus I would need a system that will help me multitask effectively without getting too hot and noisy..
Also for audio, Dell XPS wins hands down I think...
Has anyone worked on the Lenovo Y570 ? Has very similar config..
Astro
aniket.cain
Padawan
If your primary requirement is not gaming, and if you are getting Dell XPS 15 at the same price, you should go for the Dell.
arsenalfan001
Arsenal Fan
Get a HP 6140 at 48-49 and add a 2MP webcam. Does not get hot while not gaming.
Both multi tasking issue and webcam clarity issue solved. And the total cost will be lower than Dell XPS 15 / HP 6121.
Both multi tasking issue and webcam clarity issue solved. And the total cost will be lower than Dell XPS 15 / HP 6121.
I had found out about these issues with the z570.. so decided against it..
And IMO, the higher the resolution of the webcam, the more the lag during video calls and other stuff for which you use the cam. the cam on 6140tx/6121tx is good enough and you will have all your other issues solved as well
The OpenGL and Switchable Graphics issue has been completely fixed now. But I would definitely recommend anyone thinking to buy this laptop, to go out and try this laptop before buying. And by try I mean all possible graphical use cases, that is pics, movies and image editing. The color quality of the display is real bad, its not a True color 24-bit display rather 18-bit... And mostly you will notice this when looking at color gradients.
Ishu Gupta
Manchester United
1 & 2) Yes.
sarathsnair
Journeyman
i hav a 6121tx. but when i am playng games like nfs carbon, fifa 08 etc using internal graphics it wil be on low resolution. i cant play the game in fulscreen. how can i play these games in fulscreen. ?
shailesh vishwakarma
Broken In
I want to know that whether the i7 2630qm processor on hp 6121tx is locked or not. i.e. to say how can I know when it goes to turbo-boost mode i.e. upto 2.9 GHz. from base 2.00 Ghz as when I was playing HALO 2 there was a message saying " your processor is set to low it can be upgraded etc".
please reply
please reply
Ishu Gupta
Manchester United
Dell 1080p > HP 1080p
And forget gaming for more than a year on those two graphic cards.
Many people opened up their HP and Dell laptops to compare the quality of motherboards?
Yeah happens on my laptop too. Never found a solution.
Why aren't you using th 6770M?
sarathsnair
Journeyman
why the need of 6770m for this simple games that can handle by the intel gpu ?
also the battery backup decreases as fast
pranav0091
I am not an Owl
Its because the game thinks it cannot be handled by the Intel GPU and therefore runs at lowersettings. there might be a settings file in the installation folder which you can tweak. but i think, when the game starts again, it "corrects" itself..
Ishu Gupta
Manchester United
If you think that the iGPU can handle the games, then run them on native resolution.
kabir mahlotra
Right off the assembly line
hi all a very important issue come to my notice.
i manage to compare the display of these dv6- series 6006tu,6119tx,6170tx,6121tx,
they all have same display 15.6" High-Definition LED HP Bright View Display 1366x768, i notice that some of these display were showing different colors from others despite all were at intel hd graphics .
to test this turn off your laptop have the display at normal view angle (at little over 90 degree the usual viewing angle) now turn it on & notice that whether display is black or blueish/pinkish black in the side & around hp logo that comes into the display, you can check till the window logo appear.i saw few of the model have blueish/pinkish black & some have complete black, can be said a little greyish black. but very very different from pinkish black.
{what i mean by blueish/pinkish black, is it was quiet different from the black it got mix color even when the dislay should be complete black there was some coloring}
if any one check this & tell his view. that will be good.
& then i tell you which are actually poor display among the two black or blueish/pinkish black. & i am sure some smart people will already know the answer. but tell your view.
thanks
kabir
i manage to compare the display of these dv6- series 6006tu,6119tx,6170tx,6121tx,
they all have same display 15.6" High-Definition LED HP Bright View Display 1366x768, i notice that some of these display were showing different colors from others despite all were at intel hd graphics .
to test this turn off your laptop have the display at normal view angle (at little over 90 degree the usual viewing angle) now turn it on & notice that whether display is black or blueish/pinkish black in the side & around hp logo that comes into the display, you can check till the window logo appear.i saw few of the model have blueish/pinkish black & some have complete black, can be said a little greyish black. but very very different from pinkish black.
{what i mean by blueish/pinkish black, is it was quiet different from the black it got mix color even when the dislay should be complete black there was some coloring}
if any one check this & tell his view. that will be good.
& then i tell you which are actually poor display among the two black or blueish/pinkish black. & i am sure some smart people will already know the answer. but tell your view.
thanks
kabir
shailesh vishwakarma
Broken In
Yes I do have a kind of bluish patch in the bottom right corner & behind that we have the glowing hp logo...