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    Macbook to get an 8400gs?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by thekatt, Feb 17, 2008.

  1. thekatt

    thekatt Notebook Enthusiast

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    will it ever happen, or is it just wishful thinking. pretty much the only reason i dont own one now.
     
    thekatt, Feb 17, 2008
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  2. Leon

    Leon Notebook Deity

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    Highly, highly doubt it.
     
    Leon, Feb 17, 2008
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    get a pc if you want specific hardware
     
    icecone, Feb 17, 2008
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    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    hehe, we're in the same boat. Bought a laptop for my bro a while back, was going to get him a Macbook but the Inspiron had an 8400 so I got it instead. I would love to see some kind of dedicated card in the Macbook, but it's doubtful. Macbook is kind of the low-end mac notebook... so I don't think they'll do something like stick dedicated graphics in it. That spots probably reserved for the pro. Hopefully I'm wrong.
     
    Arquis, Feb 17, 2008
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  5. kgeier82

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    itll NEVER happen.

    the MB is TOO MUCH like the pro already, given its got the same CPU as the base MBP, which i think is foolish.
     
    kgeier82, Feb 17, 2008
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    thnksfrthmmrs Notebook Evangelist

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    I highly doubt Apple would do something like this. They want to distinguish their two products. Otherwise the MB and the MBP would be too similar.
     
    thnksfrthmmrs, Feb 17, 2008
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  7. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    If anything, it would most likely have been included into the "13.3-inch MacBook Pro"...but with the MacBook Air, that certainly wasn't the case...so I wouldn't expect it now.
     
    Sam, Feb 17, 2008
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    Personally, I would want it with one. I prefer the X3100.
     
    RogueMonk, Feb 17, 2008
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    Syrc Notebook Consultant

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    I doubt that Apple would put a dedicated video card into the Macbook. It would require a pretty big internal redesign to accommodate the extra heat etc. Also a discrete video card is one of the major price point differences between the MB and the MBP.

    Like Sam said if you're looking for a 13.3 inch Apple laptop with a dedicated video card you will most likely have to wait until they release a 13.3 inch MBP (which may or may not happen, so I wouldn't hold off purchasing something for it).
     
    Syrc, Feb 17, 2008
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  10. stealthsniper96

    stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?

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    Add me to the list of people who doubt it'll happen.
     
    stealthsniper96, Feb 17, 2008
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  11. kgeier82

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    itll happen.

    when apple merges with MS :)
     
    kgeier82, Feb 18, 2008
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  12. Arquis

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    But by that time we won't need the entertainment of a dedicated card, because we'll be having so much fun skating over the frozen lava pit of hell and riding on the back of flying pigs :(
     
    Arquis, Feb 18, 2008
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    imagine it now. Vista and Leopard mate, and form.....

    Look, up in the sky, its a bird...its a plane....its....

    Vistard :) Dummed down for everyone , and now available in 18 versions, ahah...all the security nightmares of Vista, coupled along with all the R&D of OSX. get it, Vista-RD :)

    yea, itll never happen. MB are a good entry level computer, and I would never want a Dedcard in them.

    give me a break , i was trying to be funny :) i havent had lunch yet.
     
    kgeier82, Feb 18, 2008
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