Need help between HP Compaq 8710p vs 8710w

[aigomorla]

okey so i entered an area in computers im not very super familar with.

Ive been looking at notebooks, and i narrowed it down between 2

HP Compaq 8710P Nvidia NVS320m 256megs 2100 dollars

HP Compaq 8710w Nvidia Quadro FX1600M 512megs <--- 2300 dollars



My first and foremost importance is battery life. I travel due to work reasons a lot. So my first question is would the 512meg card eat away at battery life?

Second i would like to play some games on it. I am a RTS stragity whore like supreme commander, and civilization series. Is the NVS320m good enough for games?

I also heard both the FX1600M and NVS320 are both 8700GT-M's Is the 200 dollars worth it for me to get an extra 256megs of ram?

I am most definitely replacing the CPU with T7700 and also replacing the ram with 4gb if i get the 8710p.

The 8710w comes with a T7300 so i dont think i'll replace that. I may add 4gb of ram to it however.


Which would be a better path to go?

 

[JustaGeek]

I would go for the best possible.

If you are spending over 2K on the computer, the extra 200 is not even 10% more.

Go for it! But get the most powerful battery, too.

Good luck!

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: JustaGeek
I would go for the best possible.

If you are spending over 2K on the computer, the extra 200 is not even 10% more.

Go for it! But get the most powerful battery, too.

Good luck!

well thats the funny thing. They both apparently have the same battery life.

Just wondering if the NVS is any better then the quadro FX1600.

 

[JustaGeek]

If you are ordering from their website, just select the highest capacity battery.