From: "Rich Gauszka" 

MS seems to be saying one will need a 'discrete' card for laptops and the
AERO Glass 'experience'.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/hardware/vistahardware.m
spx#EFAA

When choosing a notebook today for use in Windows Vista, you may run into
the trade-off between better graphics or thinner and lighter ultra
portables. Exactly which chipsets for mobile PCs will end up fully
supported is still open at this point. However, if you are purchasing a
mobile PC today, and want to get AERO Glass experience, you will need a
discrete card. When buying a notebook today, ask your PC vendor for more
concrete information regarding graphics cards that would support WDDM.



"Dave Ings"  wrote in message
news:43eec08d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> What's all this about installing a "high end graphics card".
Into what?
>
> I thought (at least in North America) laptops passed desktops in sales
> sometime during the past 24 months. Certainly laptops have been standard
> issue in my company for several years now (which of course doesn't make it
> universally true). And I don't see too many college age students buying
> desktops ...
> --
> Regards,
> Dave Ings,
> Toronto, Canada
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:43ee3ac3{at}w3.nls.net...
>>I also don't see corporations buying extra graphics cards to upgrade to
>>Vista anytime soon.
>>
>> I'm sorry but a requirement to have a high end graphics card to run an OS
>> graphics interface is somewhat inane to me < and I'm one who like new
>> toys >
>>
>>
>> http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29633
>>
>>
>
>

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