Why is the Macbook Pro graphics card worse than my school's Macbooks.

I have some problems with games on my Macbook Pro and I usually have to play games on low quality. So I checked on System profiler what my graphics card is, (I can't list it becase i'm at school) and compared it with my schools graphic card. I think my Macbook pro's graphic card is like 250m but i don't remember the name of it. My school's notebook is Nivida GeForce 9400m. The school's Macbooks have 2 gb lower ram though. My brother has no problem playing games. I was just wondering why this is. Thanks in advance!

Well if its a 2011 then you don't have a GeForce at all. If its 13 inch then you have Intel HD 3000. 15 inch is the Intel HD 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6750M. 17 inch is Intel HD 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6770M.

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If anybody authorised in Apple is reading this post: Please recall all the models produced that year and replace for free. This way you can regain your reputation!!

Saber,
This is just a user-to-user forum - no one from Apple here. Sorry to hear about your problems - there have been some issues with some graphic cards in some models of the MacBook Pro and Apple has replaced logic boards for up to four years after date of purchase. I'm not sure if your's was one of those models - you don't specify the date of your model - but it may be worth checking out.
All computers are going to fail out some point and Apple's are no exception. Sometimes they last for a decade, sometimes they're bad right out of the box. In your case Apple was right - the only sure fix for your computer was a logic board replacement, as the 'fix' you had at the other repair shop didn't stand.
Rather than have the logic board replaced now, I would just invest in a new computer, PC or Mac - depends on what you want. The reliability of a good PC is the same as a Mac.
Sorry to hear of your problems...
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For several reason although the main one is that the vast majority of 2.5" drives have a 1.5Gbps interfacce. Drives with a 3Gbps interface in this size are rare where as they're very common in the 3.5" drive size which is used in the iMac.
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Hi
I dont believe that its not possible to buy a P100 with the Nvidia 7900 graphic card in UK. If you cannot purchase it form the notebook dealer in your city so I would say check the notebook online shops.
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Gone, *poof*.
I miss it and I think Apple should have kept it around as it's low key machine, great for kids and adults who didn't like a lot of flash.
Now the 13" MacBook Pro is considered the equivalent on a similar performance basis, however it has the bright silver rich looking case that draws thieves attention and really isn't a "Pro" machine at all with it's inferior low performing integrated graphics.
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Ah right at the top.
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7fa40cbf1a): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 0 a0 d9 9 8 0 3 :
This is a common problem with new Mac notebooks. There arre many threads on this and other forums about it.
Tae your Mac to an Apple store to be fixed or replaced.

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My Sawtooth comes with the ATI Rage 128 Pro graphics card. Its indicated the max resolution support is 1920x1200. I was wondering if it is able to support resolution 1680x1050 for wide monitors like the Samsung 205BW? Have anyone tried using a wide screen monitor with the Rage 128 pro card? Does it work well?
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Hi, I posted the exact same question in another forum, and i was directed to this link: http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?t=58395
So i guess it does work. Though maybe, to a certain extend, like mentioned by one of the forum members:
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Will Apple eventually stop producing CD/DVD drives?
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