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Buying a laptop and don't want to screw up the selection

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I need to buy a notebook before I head off to grad school. I have been looking at the Dell e1505, T2400 CPU (dual core), 2GB RAM, ATI mobility X1400 2560 hypermemory (shared at some level). The config will cost me around $1000.

I might have the option to pick up a Dell M70 (mobile workstation) with Pentium M(1.86 2MB Cache), 2GB DD2 RAM, and a NVIDIA Quadro FX Go1400 256MB for around $500.

Based purely on price, the M70 is a way better deal (it has additional HDD and battery), but I my biggest question is... which will play games better. The e1505 graphics are not dedicated, whereas the M70 has 256mb dedicated (but is an openGL card).
 
Clarification: both have discrete graphics cards. The MR X1400 just takes 128MB system RAM to use as VRAM, with 128MB discrete. However I think the Go 1400 is based on the Go 6800, both of which will smoke the MR X1400.
 
I'd go with the M70, if only due to the price. The QuadroFX Go will perform much worse in games, but the lower pricetag is worth it.
 
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