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

[Capitalist]

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).

 

[fbrdphreak]

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.

 

[cheesehead]

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.