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DigitalN.
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yay, so I guess now I have a sweeter laptop for school. does this laptop run Aperture? or am I going to have to go and get a Powermac G5 or something? thanks.
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lil
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The 12" PowerBook is the only PBook model that Apple says Apeture won't run on. I am not sure of the specifics, but it looks to be graphics card related; or the smaller screen resolution. Personally I don't see why it couldn't -- as it is Core Image compatible and hooking it up to a higher resolution screen may yield positive results.
But by going on what Apple says - they presently say no. You may find that in reality this is not the case.
Vicky
But by going on what Apple says - they presently say no. You may find that in reality this is not the case.
Vicky
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lil
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I guess so, the reviews I have read so far haven't enlightened the issue any further.
If I was still working at the Apple Store I could probably have tried it out for you.
Vicky
If I was still working at the Apple Store I could probably have tried it out for you.
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I have Aperture and it says on the box that it won't run on a 12" Powerbook due to the screen resolution. So, this begs the question of whether or not it will run on an external display.
Not sure.
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Nope. It does a test of the system upon installing to see whether you can install it or not, and if you somehow manage to get it onto your system it does a check when you open the application to see if your system is compatible
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DigitalN.
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****, I guess I will have to get a powermac 
oh well.
oh well.
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Having searched around it seems there is no reason why it won't run on The GeForce 5200FX Go in the PB 12"; however the ways of getting it to do so are on the wrong side of the law
Personally, that is a little disappointing, given that in the new year I am looking to get a high resolution LCD screen; and max out the memory. I wonder what the actual reasons for Apple not supporting Aperture on these models is.
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Personally, that is a little disappointing, given that in the new year I am looking to get a high resolution LCD screen; and max out the memory. I wonder what the actual reasons for Apple not supporting Aperture on these models is.
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The GeForce5200FX is an incredibly weak graphics card. Yes it supports Core Image but just barely.
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well it seems I've had to resort to cancelling this order. at least I am getting a Powermac or an iMac later on
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