does a laptop use the same kind of card as a desktop? can you replace a laptop video card?
Not possible for that laptop and a majority of all laptops to upgrade the internal graphic card. Why? Most laptops (like yours) uses a GPU, not a graphic cards for graphics. GPU are integrated to the motherboard and can not be removed. The select few that have a graphic card are often proprietary, it may be hard or impossible to even find a compatible card. Also the motherboard for laptops are often model specfic, which would have the same or similar GPU on your laptop. It would also take literally all day to remove it. Now if the laptop has an expresscard slot, you can use an expressbox to use for an EXTERNAL desktop graphic card for your laptop.
desk top and laptop cards are different in the way that they are installed. you need to get the card for either a laptop or a desk top other than that they do the same thing. and yes you can replace and or upgrade the card on a laptop.
Laptop video is very limited compares to desktop. It can not be expanded. If you plan to play games, you should always purchase a desktop. If your laptop using a same chassis as a high-end laptop from your manufacture, you may able to buy a motherboard from OKorder, is rarely available but you may try.
no the desktop video cards are the same as the laptops and you can not replace the laptops video card because it is saughtered on the motherboard of it so it can not be replaced
A laptop has a built-in graphics chip on the board itself. Since they do not have an AGP or PCI-Express slot, you can't add in a desktop video card. Update: Just to clear up any confusion below. 1. There are no separate laptop and desktop video cards. All video cards sold in stores are for desktops. 2. Laptops have built-in graphics chips on the motherboard. These are non-upgradeable. Some of the more expensive ones (GeForce Go 8800) can run at or near the same speed as a desktop but they are not necessarily the same thing as a desktop card.
