8800 go version

any idea when we will see a mobile version of the 8800 because i am going to wait to get a lappy until this bad boy is out

Don't have a clue. Not for a long time though I would guess. Imagine getting one of those into a laptop, not to mention the power requirements 8O

30 minute battery life anyone?

im thinking 15 min TOPS

xbox 360 power adapter anyone?

Original GFGO 8 series release timeframe was Q1 '07, but that was when they were saying that nV would launch all GF8 (including mid range) would be launched in Sept, so since they've pushed back the midrange and are rushing to get the high end here by Nov, I don't suspect we'll see GO models until Q2 '07 (ie April timeframe).

As for power consumption, yeah anything near the desktop GTS or GTX would likely require a 200Wh battery to get anything more than 20 mins game time out of it, plus probably a 250+ W power brick.

Then you don't want a GFGO 8800 you want something that will likely be called the GFGO8600 or GFGO8200/8300.

We'll know more after Xmas IMO, or maybe shortly after the launch of the desktop part, but don't expect anything until the spring IMO.

Have you considered ATI's offerings? Though I'm not sure if the lower end stuff is DX10...

Actually there's alot of word on it. First thing first, the GFGO8800 will not be equivalent to it's desktop brethren breaking the recent tradition of parity between desktop an mobile. It will likely fall somewhere between a GF8800GTS and GF8600GT in configuration, this will also likely wind up as the chip that is used for the 256bit midrange everyone has been waiting for as a GF8800GS style offering for the desktop. It's a 65nm part supposedly and so should be much more power efficient than the GF8800 desktop series, but there's been mention of 22W which seem sunrealistic for full working load of anything more powerful than a GF8FGO8600, so the rumours still seem strange.

There's alot of info out there on it, but the main thing is that it won't be here until well into summer.

If you want more info, go check Fudzilla and a few other sources, or even the Beyond3D forums.