Comment Re:NVidia "Optimus" laptops without hardware mux (Score 1) 484
That's my point, the newer NVidia chips are defective here. The 940MX didn't hijack the external ports to save ¢2 on the BOM of a $2K machine
(my i7 is the gen 7, yours is probably gen 6 based on its being matched with the 940MX, plus Lenovo didn't see fit to sell the proper T460p with the real quad core i7 around here (France) — I'd have gone ugly machine (lenovo) if it was in the race at all, but it wasn't. Buying out of state is/was a no-no in this case (keyboard layout, warranty, tax status [work machine], etc.).
(next time, ... I'll see what the market delivers, but will probably be more willing to trade raw performance for less clunk. Still weeping my 2012 Samsung 900, it's a shame they exited the market. Still a notch above today's zenbooks in terms of form factor and finish.
(my i7 is the gen 7, yours is probably gen 6 based on its being matched with the 940MX, plus Lenovo didn't see fit to sell the proper T460p with the real quad core i7 around here (France) — I'd have gone ugly machine (lenovo) if it was in the race at all, but it wasn't. Buying out of state is/was a no-no in this case (keyboard layout, warranty, tax status [work machine], etc.).
(next time,