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Bradley O'Hearne

Q: Is there any way to upgrade a Powerbook's video card for Aperture?

I presently have a 1.33GHz Powerbook G4 with an ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 / 64MB VRAM. Is there any way to upgrade my video card? After two days of testing with Aperture, the performance would allow one to play with Aperture, but its just too slow and chunky to use for productivity.

However, in discussions with someone that has another Powerbook config, it appears that his ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 / 128MB VRAM is working out just fine with Aperture and runs smoothly.

Is there any possible way to upgrade my Powerbook's video card? About 6 months ago I called AppleCare support and asked about this for a different reason and they told me I had to buy a new Powerbook if I wanted to new video card. Are there other options available now?

Thanks,

Brad

Powerbook 17, Mac OS X (10.4.2)

Posted on Dec 2, 2005 7:36 PM

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