if my laptop needs a video card do i have to get the same one that is in it or are there no specifics?

[Karla]

[jamie]

You do not have to get the same one. People upgrade their video cards all the time. You will want to make sure it is compatible with your computer though.


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[Starrysky]

The only way you will get a video card into most laptops is with an ax and a lot of duct tape. There is no card in most. There is only a video chip set that is soldered onto the motherboard. Only a few Asus, Dell, and Alienware models have tiny video cards wedged into the available space under the keyboard.
Here is a video card with DVI for the PCMCIA (54mm wide) slot: http://www.amazon.com/Vtbook-PCMCIA-Type...B000N2TDNA but no idea of performance.
There are many USB--to--VGA (or DVI or HDMI type) external video adapters for computers.
A few people have developed external video card boxes that link by the Expresscard slot (the 1.4 inch wide one in some laptops, not the 2.1 inch wide one). http://www.harmonicinversion.com/index.p...1&Itemid=6
And you need a power supply for the card, as the laptop will not power it.