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To: SE who wrote (27013)	5/20/2002 11:15:34 AM
From: Nemer	Respond to of 110603

LOL ... these folks here have forgotten MORE than I know ....(ggggg) and will def have better answers than do I .... should've mentioned that I feel 256 meg of 800mz RAM is a must ..... as you know .. the last two desktops I've bought this year ---- one a Dell and one a Gateway --- have both proved very good ... either will make your bro a good unit .... the "complete care" or whatever the warranty is not a bad deal for the laptop, either ... costs a bit less than $200 it seems, and will replace/repair anything for three years..... have had a couple of screens cause me to chunk a couple of old laptops (pre PenIII) because the replacement was waaaaaaaaaay high when damage happens. the GPS dealie was about $130 delivered ....really a good buy and, as I said ... I LOVE IT ......gggggg

To: SE who wrote (27013)	5/20/2002 12:14:27 PM
From: Robert Graham	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110603

There are two types of video RAM. For a multimedia system, I would go with 32M of VRAM video RAM, but this is an expensive option. A card with 8M is what I consider "older" technology and unacceptable for a requirement of current technology that is to be used for a multimedia or gaming system. But this may be adequate for a business system. Video RAM is more important for gaming than it is to play DVDs. But I suspect he will also be playing games on his computer. Video RAM is used with the CPU on the video card to act as its own little computer system. This setup permits the card to offload the procecssing from the main CPU of the computer, and permits faster graphics. The graphics information can be generated on the card instead of being transfered from the main CPU to the video card. Video graphics does require allot of bandwidth and procecssing when supporting the current style of video games. This is not as much of an issue with playing DVD videos. On a related note, I would go with a high res video display. There are always tradeoffs to make with protables between processing power and battery life. And there are compramises with the video screen resulotion. The higher resolutions screens shorten the batter life. So for playing games or multimedia uses, a system that permits two batteries to be installed is a good solution. Bob Graham