Does Aperture run on MacBook 2.0GHz model without graphics card?

I'm considering buying a MacBook and wondered if Aperture runs on the 2.0GHz version or not since it does not have a graphics card.
Thanks,

While I haven't use it if you check out Apple's Aperture page you'll see that according to Apple you can "Enjoy Aperture on any current Mac desktop — Mac mini, iMac, or Mac Pro — or laptop — MacBook or MacBook Pro."
So yes you can run Aperture just fine on a MacBook. It's really too bad that the onboard video gets such a bad rap. If you're working in a 2D environment it's most likely more than capable of doing what's required and in most cases when people have concerns it's really a question of CPU and not GPU performance. It fairs much less in 3D though.

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ZLH wrote:
Will it run okay and how will it compare to the 256MB one?
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Hello Community,
I've researched this community, and found some relevant posts to the following question. However, the answers I found weren't completely satisfying. So, I'm posting my own on the subject to help me and others.
I have the following:
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• Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 6770M with 1 GB VRAM and Intel HD 3000 Graphics
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Greg

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