On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 16:42:54 -0400, you wrote:
>I believe that nearly all machines you get from the big names - Dell,
>Compaq, etc, etc - work this way. If you buy your own video card at some
>point, you should be able to go into the BIOS and turn off the on-board
>adapter, then all the system RAM would be available to the OS.
I bought a HP Pavilion a640n last September which came with a nVidia (I think)
card
with 128MB of memory. You might be able to find a good price on a system which
includes a video card. I suppose shared video would be fine for homework but I'm
not certain about gaming. I suspect I have much more computing power than I
"really" need, but I like it. :-)
Assuming the system is new, can it be returned within 30 days if you aren't
happy
with the performance? I suppose a restocking fee might be prohibitive. Perhaps
some of the system builders on the list have a thought or two...
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cheers, Stephen
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