[hausii]

Hello

I want to be me a new Macbook Pro Laptop and I was wondering for wich one i should go...
I don't play games on my computer I'm using it only for office work, a bit image editing with Aperture and all the media stuff like watching movies etc.

I'm using a 30 inch ACD as external display where I want to hook up the laptop.

Do you guys have any suggestions if the 256 mb version is worth the extra money? Is there a performance gain on big screens with more vram? I heared that vram is only important for gaming and 128 are more then enough even for a 30 inch display.

Thanks in advance for your comments
Hannes

[mduell]

VRAM is important for... apps that use a lot of VRAM. Most games don't need a lot, but a few do for textures (Doom 3 has some 'ultimate' or similar texture level that needs 512MB VRAM). Most pro apps (Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, etc) don't need a lot, but a few do (Aperture and Motion come to mind). Watching movies or viewing photos doesn't need much VRAM.

With a 30" and Aperture, I'd go with the 256MB option. If you use virtual desktops (finally appearing in Leopard), that will also increase your need for VRAM.

[CatOne]

Because you mentioned Aperture, I'd say yes, the VRAM upgrade is worth it.