I am about to invest in a notebook and not have a desktop, but I need a quiet, cool computer for taking notes in quiet classrooms. I want to be able to play games too. Please help me with your suggestions to where the money is best spent.
CPU: Centrino 1.8 or 2.0 ($500 question in my case)
Video card: Intel Extreme Graphics 64mb or ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 128mb? ($500 question)
Ram: 2 sticks of 512; 1 of 1024; 2 of 1024 [+$150/+$400]
Hard drive: Fujistu 100gig 4200rpm; Hitachi 60 gig 7k60rpm? (not much difference in price...but to last 5 years, more hard drive is tempting) I could ask my dealer to consider a 5600 Momentus 100gig hard drive...but let's assume that it would cost ME $200 more than the Fujitsu.
Now...please bear with me with these prices...I know they might be a little steep and not reflect reality, but if these options were this expensive, where would $500 go the fartherest in gaming and databases, while maintaining quiet and cool performance? Specifically, would you rather have a Centrino 1.8 with a Radeon 9700? Or a Centrino 2.0 with the Intel 64mb card? Also, could I be okay with the Fujitsu 4200rpm 100gig hd, or should I go for the 60gig 7600rpm or pay more for a 100gig 5600rpm hard drive?
CPU: Centrino 1.8 or 2.0 ($500 question in my case)
Video card: Intel Extreme Graphics 64mb or ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 128mb? ($500 question)
Ram: 2 sticks of 512; 1 of 1024; 2 of 1024 [+$150/+$400]
Hard drive: Fujistu 100gig 4200rpm; Hitachi 60 gig 7k60rpm? (not much difference in price...but to last 5 years, more hard drive is tempting) I could ask my dealer to consider a 5600 Momentus 100gig hard drive...but let's assume that it would cost ME $200 more than the Fujitsu.
Now...please bear with me with these prices...I know they might be a little steep and not reflect reality, but if these options were this expensive, where would $500 go the fartherest in gaming and databases, while maintaining quiet and cool performance? Specifically, would you rather have a Centrino 1.8 with a Radeon 9700? Or a Centrino 2.0 with the Intel 64mb card? Also, could I be okay with the Fujitsu 4200rpm 100gig hd, or should I go for the 60gig 7600rpm or pay more for a 100gig 5600rpm hard drive?