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Geek Culture / Is there a external (or other) attachment to a laptop that supports a video card?

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Ooska
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Is there some sort of attatchment that will connect to a laptop, that has a slot for a graphics card? Or am I just dreaming about what a some-what reliable source has told me?

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The CodeSmith
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You can get a docking port that allows you to hook a laptop up to different hardware. My dock allows me to connect it to a monitor and a video card.

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Ooska
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Cool. Whats it called? Does it have a website?

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The CodeSmith
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I have an IBM thinkpad, so the dock is made specifically for it, so unless you have an IBM this one won't work for you. But I'm sure that a quick google search could turn something up...

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Ooska
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Posted: 5th Jan 2006 05:16 Edited at: 5th Jan 2006 05:17
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Ive searched a lot. Problem is I don't know what the thing I'm looking for is called. I have been searching things like "mobile video card" and "video card laptop"

(umm what are they called? Docking ports?)

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The CodeSmith
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"Docking stations" should turn up something.
(without the quotes obviously)

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Phaelax
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Posted: 5th Jan 2006 06:03 Edited at: 5th Jan 2006 06:05
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just buy a powerbook, comes with a 128mb radeon 9700


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Oddmind
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-_-...

Mobile RADEON = lot of cash... I think youd be better off selling your compy on ebay then saving a few extra dollars to hit that mark of good gfx card with laptop.

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JoelJ
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Posted: 5th Jan 2006 09:53
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if you want a nice and somewhat cheap vid card, get a desktop, laptops for gaming are way to expensive...

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