The latter downsizes to a 14.1-inch display, keeps the AMD CPU and ATI graphics chipset, plus 3GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and the aforementioned wireless and HDMI support.

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There's a VIA VN896 chipset for integrated graphics, WiFi and gigabit Ethernet, but it's only certified for Vista Basic, so don't plan on squeezing much Aero action out of this unit.

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Speculation about the cause has focused on the power-hungry LED-backlit Retina display, the new A5X processor with its quad core graphics, the 4G LTE chipset present in some of the flavors offered and the new, larger battery pack.

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The smaller models of the Digital Studio series use a built-in graphics adapter in the Intel 810 chipset, the circuitry that is normally used to control other components of the motherboard such as the PCI bus, and the serial and parallel ports.

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Along with a microprocessor that serves as a PC's core calculating engine, Spider includes graphics technology for serving up the advanced graphics beloved by gamers and a chipset that ties those elements together and connects them to other resources such as the main memory.

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Huang's talking up the Renegade's graphics engine, the nForce 4 SLI X16 chipset.

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Equipped with a mobile processor that combines a chipset, a processor, and graphics smarts, Hoff demonstrated lush visuals on a machine that will have a cut-rate price.

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Depending on the model, the laptops will come with an Intel GM965 or PM965 chipset, along with X3100 integrated graphics -- though it's likely a dedicated graphics choice will be offered as well.

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