We got a new laptop a couple months ago and it is a great computer. The only problem is that I have become a bit of a gamer. Specifically World of War craft. It runs the game just fine but I have to have the graphics turned WAY down and I would really like to be able to completely experience the game. Is it even possible to but a new one in a lap top since this one is intergrated?|||No, there is no way to upgrade the graphics in a laptop, at least most laptops. The reason is that the laptops that do have a dedicated card are custom made. The cards are designed for each laptop and custom designed to fit inside the case, they are also hardwired to the motherboard so there is no way to remove them.
Higher end laptops such as those made by Alienware and Dell (the XPS line) can have their cards upgraded. But not by an off the shelf card, it would have to be sent back to the manufacturer for it to be upgraded, again, due to the custom form factor. If you want a dedicated card in a laptop you have to buy one with it already such as the HP Pavilion dv4000 or zd8000 wich can be equipped with a Mobility Radeon x700 128MB or Mobility Radeon x600 256MB respectively.
Do you mean that you have a 64MB dedicated card or 64MB integrated card? Either way you can't upgrade it. Not on Acer anyway. I don't know what this other guy is talking about but it can't be done on standard laptops. As I said, higher end Dell laptops and Alienware laptops can be upgraded but only by the manufacturer NO OTHER laptop can have the graphics upgraded (save for any other high-end ones).|||Yea you can get a new video card, but it's more or less a video CHIP. Depending on the make of your laptop you can get OEM video upgrades. If you have a Dell for example you can send your laptop in to them and they will mod it for you. I am an avid WoW player as well and I wouldn't recommend anything less than a good 128mb video card with 1gig of ram. Are you alliance or horde? =)
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