Question on videocard memory

[como]

I will be buying a laptop, and I'm looking at one with a x700 256MB video card. In the specifications, the specs for the video card are ATI MOBILITYTM RADEON® X700 (M26) external video memory 256MB Flexible frame buffer DDR SDRAM memory. My question is... is external video memory another way of saying shared memory?

Here is a link for reference: http://www.ibuypower.com/ibp/store/configurator.aspx?mid=144 (specifications are accessed through a small wrench icon)

Thanks

 

[muckshifter]

I will be buying a laptop, and I'm looking at one with a x700 256MB video card. In the specifications, the specs for the video card are ATI MOBILITYTM RADEON® X700 (M26) external video memory 256MB Flexible frame buffer DDR SDRAM memory. My question is... is external video memory another way of saying shared memory?

Here is a link for reference: http://www.ibuypower.com/ibp/store/configurator.aspx?mid=144 (specifications are accessed through a small wrench icon)

Thanks

In this instance, no, it is not shared, it is its own.

It means that it is true 'video memory' not just shared 'system' memory.

That is why the price looks steep.

 

[floppybootstomp]

That's good video specs for a laptop.

Price seems reasonable to this UK guy as well.