Putting a Graphics Card in a Lappy

[Darksaber11]

Okay, I have some small knowledge of computers, but my expertise (if you would even call it that) lies more in software. My delima is this: I am planning on buying a ACER Aspire 3000 off newegg.com. ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834115195)
I plan to use this mostly for schoolwork (I'm a highschool student traveling between two houses 2x a week) but I would like to use it for a small amount of gaming as well. I'm somewhat confident that the onboard VPU can handle some simple stuff such as StarCraft and, to a lesser extent, WarCraftIII, but I might in the future wish to upgrade to an actual Graphics Card.
What I don't know is how to do that with a laptop. How do I know what my motherboard can support? Are there different types of Graphics cards for lappys? Would installing a Card in a lappy be something I, with my limited knowledge, could do?
I really appreciate any help on this subject, as purchasing this lappy has so far been a rather unpleasant task for me. Thanks.

 

[Nodsu]

You cannot install any video cards in laptops. There are some exclusive models with replaceable video but in general you are stuck with whatever is onboard.

 

[Darksaber11]

I wondered if that might be the case. What do you think of the onboard VPU?

 

[vnf4ultra]

I don't think it's very good, but most laptops aren't. You'll have to look for one with a good gpu.
But then, your laptop basically starts at about $1200 instead of $600.

Here are some of the cheaper laptops with decent graphics, like the x700 and 6600.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834115196
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834114148

Here you can see how bad the sis grahics are.
http://www.tomshardware.com/motherboard/20050415/micro_atx-09.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/motherboard/20050415/micro_atx-08.html
All the poor results are on sis graphics, yeah, a whopping 2fps in doom 3.
The good result(dfi board) has a 6800gt graphics card, so that's why it kills the sis integrated.

 

[YellowC4S]

Laptops with ugradeable video

While some new vid cards will require a MOBO upgrade, the cards themselves are PCi-E. www.pctorque.com

 

[Darksaber11]

Thanks to everybody who replied to this, I can't even express how much I appreciate the help.

@ vnf4ulrta:
Those Laptops are probably a little out of my price range, but thanks anyway.

I wish Laptops were as coustomizable as Desktops, I can never seem to find quite what I'm looking for.

Thanks again.