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    External Graphics Card?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by LIVEFRMNYC, Jan 16, 2007.

  1. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    I tried to Google it but there is no SOLID info on them.

    Would be nice to have one that I could attach to usb and that is as powerfull as the high end gamming card.

    Or maybe companies see this as bad business to do so.

    Anybody info on this? :confused:
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Jan 16, 2007
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  2. jtom

    jtom Notebook Evangelist

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    Thats actually a great idea. If you had an external video card you could get a really high end card attached to usb. Heat wouldnt be an issue because its outside the notebook.

    I think this could become a reality in a few years.
     
    jtom, Jan 16, 2007
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    klick Newbie

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    klick, Jan 16, 2007
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  4. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Gophn, Jan 16, 2007
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  5. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    Thanks for the links ..... That Asus XG is huge & looks like it doesn't do as good as a internal one yet. But it's a start. And it looks pretty too.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Jan 16, 2007
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    vassil_98 Notebook Deity

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    The question about external video cards shows up every 5-6 months, I guess. Each time, I think, we are getting closer to the answer "here it is" :).
     
    vassil_98, Jan 16, 2007
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    BaNZ Notebook Consultant

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    I just want a cheap usb external video card, we have about 5-6 sony laptops with dead video card!! We don't even need excellence performance on them.

    It's a pity that Sony laptop fails completely when their GPU fails. Unlike some desktop bios still runs without GPU.
     
    BaNZ, Jan 16, 2007
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    chrisyano Hall Monitor NBR Reviewer

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    chrisyano, Jan 16, 2007
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