Speaking of high-end graphics, AMD has one further trick up its sleeve.
HP's most versatile Mobile Workstation combines powerful processing with high-end professional graphics in a chiseled design.
Q.A few years ago I took several high-end graphics and photo-editing courses and saved tons of data on Zip disks.
When Mr. Jobs first bought Pixar, the company was a manufacturer of specialized high-end graphics computers and software.
From the R700 family, XFX only produced high-end and enthusiast-level graphics cards.
But even for high-end graphics, the 'art' of software rendering hasn't completely died out.
You know- there are a fair number of people who don't need high-end graphics in their workstation (I'll start with audio guys and move on to programmers).
I use a 24" iMac for high-end graphics and compositing work with no problems.
And then there's the simple fact that making games with high-end graphics becomes increasingly more expensive the higher-end those graphics get.
This standard was designed for high-end graphics.