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    Confusing Sony VAIO A-series specs....

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by DarkDTSHD, Apr 25, 2005.

  1. DarkDTSHD

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    Can some one please tell me what they mean when they say..."...includes an ATI Radeon 9200 and a separate 64MB Video RAM..."?? Notice they used the word "separate"! This was on their "Features" webpage under "ATI". Does this mean you get a 128MB Radeon 9200 PLUS "a separate 64MB Video RAM"?? Or, that you only get "64MB of Video RAM total"? I'd bet it's the former...being they did say "separate"...

    I e-mailed Sonystyle.ca twice. No one so far has been smart enough to give me an answer. They even gave me an answer for some other question. Both times they didn't bother to read my e-mail question. They either need retraining or to find an easier job. Maybe flipping burgers at McD's...

    Any how any replies would be appreciated! :)
     
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    hello,

    for that particular VAIO A it would most certainly be 64MB of dedicated Video RAM end of story (meaning, it's not 128MB + 64MB, it's just 64MB). With the 9200 you won't see many (any?) manufacturers putting in 128MB of dedicated video, they'd step up to the next graphics card offering (such as the 9700) before throwing more dedicated memory at a low-end card.



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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by abaxter
     
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