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Video Card Scam?

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Jimmy Guphanti

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Mar 29, 2011
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If you look at the MacBook Pro 17 inch:
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro?aid=AIC-WWW-NAUS-K2-BUYNOW-MACBOOKPRO-INDEX&cp=BUYNOW-MACBOOKPRO-INDEX

Notice that it has a AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 1GB GDDR5

Now look at the iMac entry model

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/imac/select?mco=MjIwNTQyNjE

Notice that it has a AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 512MB

This has the same video card chipset AMD Radeon HD 6750M. The only the difference is the VRAM. You would think that the same chipset would have the same VRAM. I think that Apple is somehow restricting the available VRAM on the iMac in their EFI or something that you may be able to modify to get the higher VRAM, to make you buy the high end model if you want the card. Maybe I just discovered something, or maybe that chipset comes in different sizes and I am an idiot. What do you guys think?
 
You're not an idiot, it simply comes with different amounts of VRAM. For example, last year's MBPs all had the same GT 330M, but the low and middle 15" had 256MB, while the high end had 512MB, and I believe all the 17" models had 512MB as well.
 
gpus have different amounts of ram all the time. it's just marketing.
 
This is a "scam" like Coca-Cola selling bottles and cans is a "scam".

It's product differentiation, mate. One does this, one does that. One costs x, one costs y.


Chillax, brother. The X Files finished years ago...
 
There's always Wikipedia...

... besides, it's a great show. If my 'wry aside' makes him check it out, I'll be happy with my work here.
 
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