Buying a new Laptop...QUITE a few questions.

[dtmcnamara]

and a dedicated Nvidia GPU

I was agreeing with you until I saw that last thing. Why go with Nvidia when they are being beat by the ATI cards right now? Im not saying spend an extra few hundred bucks on one, but if you had the choice between the ATI card and the Nvidia, go ATI. DDR5 memory, and the Direct X 11 will last you longer than the slower, hotter, DDR3 Nvidia Direct X 10 cards.

[Gwb]

I was agreeing with you until I saw that last thing. Why go with Nvidia when they are being beat by the ATI cards right now? Im not saying spend an extra few hundred bucks on one, but if you had the choice between the ATI card and the Nvidia, go ATI. DDR5 memory, and the Direct X 11

You do realize we're talking about laptops right?

DDR5 memory,

You are not going to get GDDR5 ram at the price point he mentioned. You are only going to get up to the radeon 4500 series (ddr2/3) and you're still pushing the limits of his budget.

and the Direct X 11

lolwut

will last you longer than the slower, hotter, DDR3 Nvidia Direct X 10 cards.

lolwut. Where do you get your opinions from man?