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Garphics card
Name: jackattack Date: December 23, 2008 at 22:37:15 Pacific OS: msxp CPU/Ram: 2GHz/1GB Product: Gateway / M280
Comment:
HELP
My son has a m280 Gateway convertible Laptop
as you know gateway is in Chapter 11 -- no tech support
my son loves gaming--- what graphics card will support his passion and work with the gateway form factor
Name: jam Date: December 24, 2008 at 05:25:43 Pacific
Reply:
Sorry to tell you but your son's laptop is not a gaming machine & nothing can be done to turn it into one. The graphics are built into the motherboard & are NOT upgradeable. And external graphics solutions are a waste of money.
If you wanna be able to play games & play them well, you'll need to replace the old Gateway with a new gaming laptop. Lower end models start at about $1000.
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