I'm typing this on my D610 (Intel Pentium M 770, 2GB ram, 160G 7200 HDD), and I do have aero.
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Windows Experience Index:
Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 2.13GHz 3.6
Memory (RAM) 2.00 GB 5.1
Graphics ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300 2.0
Gaming graphics 831 MB
Total available...