Maybe you can, maybe you can't.  Most of the Dell XPS line does have
seperate replaceable video cards, but not neccesarily
changeable/upgradeable.  Oftentimes the sockets will be different from card
to card.  If you can change them out, often times you'll find you'll be
limited to what cards were originally offered in the machine.

Upgrading laptops isn't at all like upgrading desktop mahcines, altho
they're getting there.

Eric


On 2/11/07, Jerry Davis <jdawgaz@cox.net> wrote:
>
> On Sunday 11 February 2007 19:23, Josh Coffman wrote:
> > You can swap your vid card on your laptop?
>
> well. i'm thinking that I can. when i bought the laptop, I was asked if i
> wanted a nvidia or ati card in it at the time it was built. I said I
> didn't
> see the need and to just give me the intel 915GM card, which is what i
> have
> in it now.
>
> maybe i can't change it out now that it has been built?
>
> jerry
>
> > Anyway, I've heard the nvidia binares are better than the ati; I guess
> > there is also improved open source drivers for nvidia in the works. I
> read
> > mention of that in fedora discussion, but i can't remember the name of
> the
> > project.
> >
> > I've had no problems running the nvidia binaries other than my laptop
> card
> > is about lose support in the next version.
> >
> > So... you can swap out your vid card in your laptop?
> > Seriously, I didn't know that was possible. Just assumed it was built
> into
> > the board and I had to live with it.
> >
> > -j
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Jerry Davis <jdawgaz@cox.net>
> > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> > Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 10:26:05 AM
> > Subject: need a good graphics card for my laptop (kubuntu)
> >
> > I have found that some of the programs I want to run are excruciatingly
> > slow with kubuntu. Mandriva was not for some reason.
> >
> > Anyway, I like kubuntu, and would like to restore my laptop to its
> former
> > glory.
> >
> > What cards does kubuntu like? I am thinking a nvidia card, but maybe
> their
> > might be better ones.
> >
> > jerry
>
> --
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> Jerry
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