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    Intergrated Video Card vs Separte Video Card

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by neil154, Mar 8, 2009.

  1. neil154

    neil154 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I will be buying a new laptop shortly (don't know if I will get XP Pro, Vista or Vista 64) and would like your thoughts on the importance or lack of importance of a separate video card versus many machine come with and intergrated video card and shared memory.

    I am not a gamer and I am not a CADD type user. I basically use the machine for all of the Office applications (heavy on email but use all the others), internet access, some small amout of picture editing, Adobe Acrobat Professional, buring CDs with Roxio and scanning docments with Scansoft Paperport.

    Please tell me how important the separtae video card is in your opinion. :)
     
    neil154, Mar 8, 2009
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    HerrKaputt Elite Notebook User

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    For those uses an integrated card is enough. You will get more battery life and a cooler system (less fan noise).
     
    HerrKaputt, Mar 8, 2009
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    afhstingray Notebook Prophet

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    you dont need a seperate video card. integrated would do fine, you can even play lots of older games on it, the current intel integrated cards are quite powerful compared to what integrated cards used to be
     
    afhstingray, Mar 8, 2009
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    neil154 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the responses, it sounds like everyone agrees that I can save the money on the video card
     
    neil154, Mar 8, 2009
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