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Subject: External Graphics Card for Laptop

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Name: animous
Date: November 21, 2005 at 00:15:10 Pacific
Subject: External Graphics Card for Laptop
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: Penium 4 256 RAM

Comment:

I have a Toshiba 2100 satellite laptop and am wondering if there is such a thing as an external graphics card for my computer?
I'm asking because I'm moving to England for a year and am a big fan of the Sims 2. However, it won't run on my computer due to the type card.

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Response Number 1

Name: doug_brit
Date: November 21, 2005 at 03:21:22 Pacific
Subject: External Graphics Card for Laptop

Reply: (edit)

Simply put...no
Sorry

Windows Xp Pro x64
AMD Sempron 3000+ 1.8ghz
1 Gig Ram pc2700
Nforce 4 Motherboard
Radeon X700 256mb
Realtek Ac 97 Onboard Audio
Thermaltake 430W Power Supply

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Response Number 2

Name: jackbomb
Date: November 21, 2005 at 21:44:44 Pacific
Subject: External Graphics Card for Laptop

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Lol. a USB video card. Imagine how hard that would suck.
Drag around a "My Computer" window at a resolution above 800x600 and you can see the poor external video card re-drawing the window as you drag it around.
Kinda like on those old ISA cards. :)

FX-57 @ 3.1ghz
4GB of OCZ PC-4200
500GBx4 drive array
Sapphire X850 XT-PE
Fujitsu 1920x1080 projector

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Response Number 3

Name: lain
Date: December 1, 2005 at 23:07:45 Pacific
Subject: External Graphics Card for Laptop

Reply: (edit)

Hi.
There are external video cards which have come out in the last two months.
These are primarily for multi-monitor use for laptops. Basically usb2.0 interface to multiple monitors.
one that has been around for some time is the sidecar pcmia card - http://www.digitaltigers.com/sidecar.shtml
check it out.
btw If you really want something for ur pc..no matter how uncommon...u can find it, u just have to know where to look.
Lain.

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