Intel x3100 or Quadro NVS135M on a Latitude?

[frombauer]

I am configuring this baby on Dell's website and can't decide. The Quadro has 128MB dedicated RAM, but I heard it's on the slow side even for Vista Aero (although I'm getting the lappy with XP for now).

Obviosly I won't game on this laptop, as I'm getting the 1440x900 screen and these cards probably won't handle even old games in this resolution.

Any thoughts?

 

[tcsenter]

No contest; Quadro FTW! However slow it might be, X3100 is guaranteed to be worse.

 

[frombauer]

Yeah, but if it accelerates stuff decently, I'll take it for the better battery life. That's what I wanted to know.

 

[tcsenter]

According to a few reviews (including Anandtech), Intel GMA X3000/3100 isn't all that power efficient for an integrated solution. Its mediocre at best.

 

[frombauer]

Hmm thanks for the input. Maybe I'll go with the Quadro after all.