Chapter 11. Graphics and Sound

Modern laptop computers feature integrated graphics and sound. Some recent laptops feature powerful 3D graphics acceleration and high-quality sound. However, in general, the graphics and sound features found in laptop computers lags behind the features available with the best add-on graphics and sound cards available for their desktop siblings.

In this chapter, you'll learn about the basic graphics and sound technologies as they apply to laptop computers and how to look for laptops that have the graphics and sound features you need. You will also learn how to improve onboard graphics and onboard sound through internal and external upgrades and how to troubleshoot problems you might encounter.