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PMDaly
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May 11, 2005, 02:06 PM
 
What's the most vid ram you can put in a powerbook? When i bought my pb i didn't realize i would be playing games on it so i just stuck with the 64mb card, but now i realize with WoW that it would be great to have more. So i just wanted to know what the biggest vid card is for a pb. Thanks.
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May 11, 2005, 02:39 PM
 
Sorry to break it to you, but the answer to your question is zero. Laptops have their video cards as integrated components on their motherboards.

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May 11, 2005, 03:24 PM
 
I wonder if Apple will ever let us upgrade the video in our PBs. I'm sticking with my rev A PB 12" and a lot of 2001 and 2002 games for the years to come! Like Payback, hehehehe

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May 11, 2005, 03:35 PM
 
You will never be able to upgrade the video in your Powerbook. The components are soldered onto the motherboard.

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May 11, 2005, 11:46 PM
 
Yes indeed. Take the 12" PBG4 logicboard for example:



There's no way that you're replacing that chip.
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May 12, 2005, 12:46 AM
 
That's why I went with the BTO on my 15"
     
   
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