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>Hey guys i'm wondering about these great laptops and >their functionality. One question that i have is about >laptop video RAM. >I found a FOSA laptop that is apparently up to par >with he ashton model. However, it advertises a >whooping 32MB of video which is adjustable since it >uses the system RAM via its motherboard redirection >feature (this apparently means that it takes RAM >memory from the computer to use it as video) >I find this perplexing, because in reviews they say >that the embedded video is not as good as geforce >cards (read best PC video card) but they never compare >it to ati RAGE 8MB or Savage 8mb video cards, which is >more or less standard for top end laptops. So >conventional math tells me that dedicating 32 MB of >memory into video is better than having a card that is >only 8MB capable, but this assumption could be >entirely wrong and i would hate to buy something i'm >not satisfied with. > >a)So my question is, which is better, this 630 chip >with is capable of 32MB video or a traditional 8mb >card? >b)Where are the laptop(S) with 16 mb video cards? >c)Which things am i supposed to look for if i want my >laptop to be able to (name the PORT) > 1. be hooked up to a TV to display my beautiful >windows wallpaper.(tech term for tv out) > 2. display the image received from a console (tech >term for tv in? to connect my N64 to the laptop and >view it on the 15 TFT screen) > 3. tech term for a laptop sound card that supports >TRUE 3D surround sound. (i have DT2550 surround sound >speakers that has two cables, front in and rear in. >however my laptop only has one audio-in slot. Because >i only connect the front (green) cable, the quality is >not even close to what it is supposed to be). I want >two holes ;) > >d) Does the ashton maximate 420 or passport 2000 >support all three points in item c? what about the >FOSA paragon or the FOSA 340S2? >e) With is better, VRAM or SGRAM? >f) finally, what is your opinion in reliability in the >Ashton and FOSA laptops discussed before in D?

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