Graphics card...do they matter to you?

[Tallest Skil]

Did you read the part that says "so far"? I haven't had the need for it YET, because I haven't managed to get Windows to work properly so no games and I just like to buy things that can keep me a bit more futureproof.

Future-proofing is impossible. Use it now while it is the best available or you've wasted it.

 

[panzer06]

I bought a Vaio before I got the MBP. It was a great laptop, but the videocard really isn't any faster than the one in the MBP (in fact, the nvidia is slightly faster) and using fullHD resolution will make it slower then when gaming at the mbp native resolution.

BluRay was tempting, but I really did not use it at all, I also have a large BluRay collection but I really wonder who really watches full movies on a (battery powered) laptop ran from the drive. You'd be better off ripping the bluray to the harddrive then.

The MBP does get hotter and more loud when gaming though.

The HD3650 is better than the 8600 was in my former MBP 2.2. The new 9600 maybe slightly better, however, the 1440x900 screen is too low res for my taste. I never use my laptops on battery unless I'm in the car at a rest area making a quick change to a document. Movies and games are at the hotel after a long day at work. Each Hyatt Place has a 42" LCD with HDMI connections and my Sony is perfect connected to it.

If I want to go back to having an Apple for my combo unit I'd have to go a 17" MBP.

Way too expensive and still no Blu-ray.

Cheers,

 

[gothamm]

The X3100 video cards don't have hardware acceleration for these type of movies. Thats why you're getting poor performance while the newer systems are getting better performance.

yes, but neither does the 9600.

which is why i wonder, if it is even worth it.