only 64mb ATI 9600

[nazariteguitar]

I'm in the market for a high end laptop I was concidering the new hp zd7000 17" notebook with a 3.2ghz processer and 128mg FX5600.

My question is does anyone see apple giving the option of a 128 9600 vidio card in the future (in all honestly 64meg is pretty sad for current top of the line notebooks).

Just to give you some background, I am a college student that would like a notebook for school work and personal use.
I am into 3D animation (which is why I need a fast processer and video ram), and other forms of interactive media.

I am really having a hard time with sticking it out untill the G5 powerbook. I am so confused .

If I had the money I would also get a powermac, but I don't.

Well at least Panther is coming out midnight oct 23rd .

 

[beefcake]

I'm pretty sure it has been said before, but a faster processor and more vram will increase performance, but kill battery life and burn your lap. If this is true, I can't see Apple compromising the mobility of their notebook line for a modest power increase.

 

[QCassidy352]

at this point, there just aren't many things that actually use more than 64 VRAM... it's mostly marketing hype. In your case you may actually need it, but I don't think we'll see a 128 VRAM card in a mac notebook until there are more apps that it will actually matter for.