ok so my uncle is getting a new dell laptop which is a better graphics card....256 mb 8600M GT or the 512mb quadro fx360?
also does the 8600m gt give u the modify full screen video option.... i know the quadro fx 360 doesn't I will tell him to get the 8600M gt if it does, for what he wants to do.
I just found out that the new 8 series geforce cards don't have the modify full screen option..... and i think the reason has something to do with vista.
If I recall correctly, the Quadro cards have programmable shaders and have different rendering behaviors made for CG and design. If your uncle just needs surf the web and play some occasional games, go with the 8600M.
The NVIDIA Quadro cards are designed for professional 3D work. That means they have software optimizations for those 3D applications. They use the same GPU as regular GeForce cards, just comes with those software optimizations and of course, a hefty price tag. So, unless your uncle does 3D rendering work on his laptop, go with the GeForce 8600M GT. If he just uses it to surf the Internet and do some spreadsheets, heck, you don't even need the GeForce card. You will do just fine with integrated graphics.
