Thank you for the explanations everyone.

Is this 'feature' obvious when playing around with a netbook in a shop or clearly stated in the specs, i.e. is it easy to avoid or do you take pot luck?

Originally Posted By: mlord


Another issue is that the Nvidia GPU is usually still powered on, despite being unusable. Which really shortens battery life.


Awesome!

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