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Somewhere Over the Atlantic
*Video subsystem--The Macbook 2.0 uses an integrated graphics chipset (Intel GMA 950 with 64M shared memory), while the Dell and the Macbook Pro use add-on video cards with vastly greatly memory and horsepower. The Dell model uses an NVidia model with 512 M video memory, while the Pro uses a more-modest ATI Radeon with 128 MB. This is more than
Ok I just clued into this talking to my friend - the memory on the MacBook is shared, as it would be on my HP. Only 64 MB here, my HP would have 288 MB of shared video memory.
Am I missing something or am I getting a lot less computer for the extra $400? 40GB less on harddrive, 228 MB less video memory, no lightscribe DVD burner... only real negative with my HP is Vista (ugh!).