[geeks] Integrated video and large displays

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Mark <md.benson at gmail.com>
>Date: 2008/02/04 Mon PM 12:24:22 CST
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] Integrated video and large displays

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>I used a Core Duo Mac mini with a GMA950 on a 20" CD at an Apple store  
>a couple of years back and i t was as smooth as you like. I'd imagine  
>the X3100 chip in the MacBook is even better. Make sure you buy with  
>plenty of system RAM though so you don't get your main RAM block  
>hijacked by the GMA chip.

The GMA 3100 chipset will throttle back the amount of RAM it "steals" based on the total amount of system memory - that said, I'd toss 4 Gigs in a MacBook just because I could, but your needs may vary...

Lionel