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2nd monitor on MB
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Yep. You'll just need to buy an adapter for mini-dvi to either dvi or vga, whichever your external display is 
Is the CPU usage the same or does it just work the integrated video just a little harder with 2 displays running?
You can set it up so that the monitor mirrors the macbook. OR you can set it up so that the monitor is an extention of the macbook. You can also set it up so that the monitor is the main screen and the macbook becomes the second monitor (whichever is the main display will have the menu bar and the dock and the other screen will be blank).
The video card can handle it. However, I did notice some slowdown with the RSS visualizer screensaver because of the shared video ram and crappy video card i guess.
The video card can handle it. However, I did notice some slowdown with the RSS visualizer screensaver because of the shared video ram and crappy video card i guess.
1.the mouse cursor will simply change screens as though they are one big screen so moving your mouse to the right will go on to the next screen, not two cursors.
2. i don't now whether it works the card harder but, i guess it must do by the fact that there was no slowdown when using with a 40" lcd tv.
2. i don't now whether it works the card harder but, i guess it must do by the fact that there was no slowdown when using with a 40" lcd tv.
You can mirror the displays so they show the same image, or extend the displays, which means the cursor can travel between the two displays.
CPU usage is more or less the same, but it does tax the GPU a bit more.
aslong as a massive tv/monitor doesnt have a really high resolution i doubt that you would notice a big slow down. it would run pretty good.