2.4 Whitebook Late '08...graphics question..

[Prekesh]

Right. i have a late 2008 Whitebook, 2.4 GHz C2D 2gb ram and 160gb hdd.

i bought it 10 days before the alum ones came out (yea that bugged me) but now i've seen all the problems (i don't like the screen although it wouldn't bother me) i don't mind that i have the whitebook.

now, today i seen that the whitebook has the 9400M graphics card (the main reason i would want an aluminium) would anyone know if i can upgrade the card inside my macbook from the intel to the nvidia, i mean if i could it would be so awesome.

thanks :)

[skinniezinho]

Right. i have a late 2008 Whitebook, 2.4 GHz C2D 2gb ram and 160gb hdd.

i bought it 10 days before the alum ones came out (yea that bugged me) but now i've seen all the problems (i don't like the screen although it wouldn't bother me) i don't mind that i have the whitebook.

now, today i seen that the whitebook has the 9400M graphics card (the main reason i would want an aluminium) would anyone know if i can upgrade the card inside my macbook from the intel to the nvidia, i mean if i could it would be so awesome.

thanks :)

no you can't.

[Prekesh]

:(

[Primejimbo]

Right. i have a late 2008 Whitebook, 2.4 GHz C2D 2gb ram and 160gb hdd.

i bought it 10 days before the alum ones came out (yea that bugged me) but now i've seen all the problems (i don't like the screen although it wouldn't bother me) i don't mind that i have the whitebook.

now, today i seen that the whitebook has the 9400M graphics card (the main reason i would want an aluminium) would anyone know if i can upgrade the card inside my macbook from the intel to the nvidia, i mean if i could it would be so awesome.

thanks :)
You should have swapped it out for an alum one. You had 14 days for that.

[NewMacbookPlz]

Unfortunately, the GFX in these laptops aren't on "cards" like desktops. They're integrated into the motherboard (Logic-board).

[cathyy]

In the event that your logic board fails and they have to replace a new one, do you think it's possible to use Nvidia's Ion platform instead?

[timestoby]

Unfortunately, the GFX in these laptops aren't on "cards" like desktops. They're integrated into the motherboard (Logic-board).

DUH, but the 9400 is like a low end dedicated card but still way better than the x3100

[whitebook]

DUH, but the 9400 is like a low end dedicated card but still way better than the x3100

whats with the DUH???

[Prekesh]

right, i talked to apple on the live chat today, they said they don't sell the motherboards (duh), but the assistant told me to ring apple care and ask them, she said that they will most likely offer an upgrade. (she also said that they have had a lot of these 'requests' since the release of the newer whitebook)

now im trying to ring apple care, but they won't pick up. so i'll try in about 20-30mins lol.

[NewMacbookPlz]

DUH, but the 9400 is like a low end dedicated card but still way better than the x3100

Why the "DUH?" Some laptops in fact do have removable GFX cards, so if that's the point you were trying to make, you failed there.

[gamer2502]

No you can't upgrade it unfortunately but if you really want the new white macbook and you have a little bit of cash to burn you could go sell your current macbook for around $800-900 maybe even $1000 and then go buy the new macbook. Here is a tip some people will buy your macbook for about what the updated whitebook costs because they have no need for more graphics power and only care about the extra 400mhz but the new one if just as fast if not faster than the new one because it has more fsb.:apple:

[acfusion29]

right, i talked to apple on the live chat today, they said they don't sell the motherboards (duh), but the assistant told me to ring apple care and ask them, she said that they will most likely offer an upgrade. (she also said that they have had a lot of these 'requests' since the release of the newer whitebook)

now im trying to ring apple care, but they won't pick up. so i'll try in about 20-30mins lol.

I highly doubt Apple will upgrade. I would assume that the LOGICBOARD* (not motherboard) is shaped differently and therefore they wouldn't be able to do such a thing.

[SnowLeopard2008]

of course you can't. some laptops do have removable graphics cards, but those are rare.