Apple Petition to Switch back to Dedicated Graphics Chips

ntrsfrml

Dear Friends,

I have just read and signed the online petition:

"Dedicated graphics chips on new macs"

hosted on the web by PetitionOnline.com, the free online petition
service, at:

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/nogma/

I personally agree with what this petition says, and I think you might
agree, too. If you can spare a moment, please take a look, and consider
signing yourself.

Best wishes,

notoriousformula

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Commodus

I hate to say it, but I wouldn't sign the petition myself.

I'm all in favour of a dedicated graphics chipset in the higher-end MacBooks. However, I don't think it would be fair to insist that dedicated graphics come in across the board. The Intel Mac mini had its price increase by $100 US even with GMA950; adding dedicated graphics would boost the price by even more, assuming that hardware can fit in the current architecture to begin with.

JPL

Not me, I wouldn't sign that. I find nothing wrong with my iMac Intel, the limited number of games I play seem to run very well and it a small part of my usage. Gamers use PCs or a dedicated gaming machine, which are much better and cheaper if games are what you want.

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Atroz

It's all about trade offs. If you want the dedicated chip, buy the MacBook Pro. If you expect it in a MacBook, be prepared to pay extra. Maybe Apple does need a MacBook+ that comes with the dedicated chip/RAM for another $200. Catch is, it's making it hard for them to differentiate with the Pro's feature wise. About the only difference right now is the case and screen and of course the video chip/RAM.

BTW, The petition is not well worded.

Mac models do ship with dedicated graphics chips. I think they meant future Mac Mini and MacBook, or, perhaps they should have said "ship future Mac models with ONLY dedicated graphics chips.

Just to stir the pot a bit, how much RAM should be dedicated on future MacBooks? Should Apple ship with 64 Megs? 128? 256? Many current and of course future games are looking for 128 or 256 with more to come. Some of the current performance issues are likely due to the 64 meg of Video RAM.

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gozer

an online petition! it can't possibly fail!

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shane3547

Hrmm, don't the iMac Intel's come with dedicated video memory ... WHY YES THEY DO.

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ender78

How many $1000-$1200 notebooks have the features that the MacBook has? The MacBook is very well priced for what it can do.

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TripleX

This petition is just plain silly. As an Apple consumer you have a CHOICE, no one, least of all Apple is forcing anyone to buy a particular machine. The hardware included with each product is clearly defined. If you want a dedicated video chip in a laptop, buy a MBP. Some people have way too much free time.

SINC

My MBP runs any game I want to play to date, and one hell of a lot better than my Al Powerbook ever did. No need to sign anything that I can see.

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bandersnatch

I can't speak for the mini's but I suspect the real reason why Apple went with Intel intergrated graphics for the macbook is if the macbook had its own dedicated video card, the vast majority of buyers would pass up the MBP for the macbook, hurting Apple financially.