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Sam
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:10 am Post subject:
ATI Radeon x300 video card |
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I am thinking about purchasing a laptop and can get a good deal right
now through my company but it will only come with a 64mb ATI Radeon
x300 video card. The laptop would be for personal use and I would more
than likely only use it for very basic solidworks tasks, like trying
out new stuff in new releases, I would not be doing any new projects.
Anybody have any comments about this card or about the fact that it
is only 64mb? I think it would be ok but wanted to check.
Thanks,
Sam
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Wayne Tiffany
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:10 am Post subject:
Re: ATI Radeon x300 video card |
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Personally, I shy away from Radeon for SW. Search this NG for that term and
read all the comments, then decide if it's still a deal that you can't live
without.
WT
"Sam" <neverchecked40@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I am thinking about purchasing a laptop and can get a good deal right
now through my company but it will only come with a 64mb ATI Radeon
x300 video card. The laptop would be for personal use and I would more
than likely only use it for very basic solidworks tasks, like trying
out new stuff in new releases, I would not be doing any new projects.
Anybody have any comments about this card or about the fact that it
is only 64mb? I think it would be ok but wanted to check.
Thanks,
Sam
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jsong123@yahoo.com
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:10 am Post subject:
Re: ATI Radeon x300 video card |
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Yes the Radeon x300 might work for small jobs, but be sure to have at
least 1 mb of computer memory.
Try
http://www.trimech.com/solutions/acrobat/hardware-recom.pdf
They give an honest opinion on hardware and they say avoid ATI Radeon.
ATI has the Fire GL card which is on the Dell M20 and I think on the HP
nw8240.
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IDAssociates LLC
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 7:39 am Post subject:
Re: ATI Radeon x300 video card |
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For what its worth - I am running a Pentium D 2.8 w/ 2 GB and an ATI X300
with 128 desktop. This is used for single solid bodies with few if any
assemblies. I have swapped out the video card for the x700 and a GeForce
6600 GT and promptly returned both. There was little if any difference. It
isnt the fastest card in the world but for simpler work it seems to be
acceptable.
"Sam" <neverchecked40@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1132264421.331228.307860@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | I am thinking about purchasing a laptop and can get a good deal right
now through my company but it will only come with a 64mb ATI Radeon
x300 video card. The laptop would be for personal use and I would more
than likely only use it for very basic solidworks tasks, like trying
out new stuff in new releases, I would not be doing any new projects.
Anybody have any comments about this card or about the fact that it
is only 64mb? I think it would be ok but wanted to check.
Thanks,
Sam
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