2008-08-05, 02:48 PM
madanthony Wrote:It's not so much that my desktop is losing functionality, it still runs just as well as when I got it. I just want some mobility on campus. Well, and the ability to torrent/virus scan/Maple/iTunes/open browser window simultaneously... one can hope. Wait... this was directed at Rusty wasn't it?
Thanks for the heads-up on the Nvidia cards @_@
@Katz: I'll be in engineering.
I'm pretty sure I looked at a slightly beefier version of that laptop at Best Buy for something like $900. Duly noted on the awesomeness, although it falls under Yoorah's Nvidia warning.
What's it cost to get an equivalent/better video card and is installing it more difficult in a laptop than a PC?
Yeah, I was replying to Rusty. lol And generally, you cannot upgrade laptop graphics cards. Some models would let you, but it's not a common thing -- or at least it didn't use to be. It's something that might have changed recently, I'm not sure.
Hypermug Wrote:Dammit, what about an 8800?
The 8800M is a G92M core. Only G84's and G86's are affected, so I think you should be fine. You can read more about the mess here.