[P1] VRAM (Was: Second iBook)

[Joe Jones]

Indeed they are, for reasons of space, heat and data paths in the 
confined space of the iBook's chassis. That hot spot that appears on 
the left hand side about a third of the way down from the back of the 
iBook that roasts your leg if you have it on your lap for too long is 
the GPU.

Joe

On Saturday, Sep 13, 2003, at 03:55 Europe/London, Joost van de Griek 
wrote:

> On 2003-09-13 04:50, William L Carr wrote:
>
>> Just to confirm this:   it's impossible to update a 600 Mhz iBook to a
>> larger VRAM card?
>
> Impossible, indeed. "Card" is not the correct term; the GPU and VRAM 
> are
> soldered directly to the main logic board.
>
> ,xtG
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