opinions about Fujitsu E8110 and video editing

Hi everyone.
I have got an yrgent question: is Fujitsu LifeBook E8110 T5500/1G/80G with Intel Core 2 Duo 64bit for AUS$2000 a good deal for money?
I want to use my laptop for some video editing and I am not sure if it has a video memory inbuilt? If not, can you buy a separate graphics card of say 256mb and do the job?

I was told that I can buy an external graphics card and plug it into USB or firewire and it is the same like having an inbuilt one. Is that correct? Now for the same price I could get a MacBook with 1G/60G. Which one do you think is a better value for money? I can get programes from a friend that's not an issue. Please can someone voice their opinions because I have to decide by tomorrow. Many Thanks.

 

Once you have a notebook graphics card you are stuck with that card, there is no upgrading. No USB device I have heard of thus far can increase your GPU. There are RAM supplements that can be plugged into your USB but thats about it. There are obviously other USB devices but I mean in relation to GPU. I'm in the US so I'm not sure what the currency rate difference is but the Core 2 Duo is a great processor, basically the best for notebooks at this point in time. Fijitsu also makes quality notebooks, which is more than I can say for some Mapples. I would suggest you to either wait for the MAC Core 2 Duo or get the Fijitsu. That is if you have your heart set on one or the other.

 

I hate to say this because I despise Apple however, I don't know what kind of GPU you have with the Fijitsu, so I'm going to have to say Macbook, after some thought and consideration.

 

Sorry what's GPU? I don't know much about technicalities but here are the specs of this particular Fujitsu so let me know what you think?

Intel® CPU Core 2 Duo T5500
• Genuine Windows® XP Professional
• 15" SuperFine XGA TFT, 1024 x 768 pixels
• DVD Super Multi Drive (Dual Layer)
• 512MB DDR2 667MHz + 512MB BONUS RAM (1GB total)
• 80GB SATA 5400RPM hard drive
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
• Slim and light Approx. 2.2kg
• RealTek ALC262 HD audio codec with built-in dual Stereo Speakers
• 56k Global Modem
• 1000/100/10Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
• Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG with Dual Antenna
• Spill-resistant keyboard
• Fingerprint Sensor with vertical scroll functions
• SD / Memory Stick®/ Memory Stick® PRO reader
• USB 2.0 x 4, VGA (external display), RJ45 (LAN), RJ11 (modem), IEEE1394, S-Video out, HDA-in, HDA-out, Serial, Parallel, Power Adapter DC-in, Port Replicator Interface
• Four Programmable Application Launch Buttons (Internet, Email and two other softwares)
• 1 year Full Licensed Norman Virus Control with Sandbox Technology and Norman Personal Firewall, Acronis True Image 8.0 Personal Edition
• Softex Omnipass, CyberLink PowerDVD™, CyberLink PowerProducer™, Roxio Digital Media SE, Roxio DLA, Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, Fujitsu Update Navi11, Fujitsu FlashAid, Fujitsu Hardware Diagnostic Tool, Fujitsu Display Manager, Sun Microsystems Java Runtime
• Three year warranty with 1st year international cover

 

Sorry GPU= Graphics Processing Unit I believe. What Model and such is it?

 

This is what I found on Fujitsu web site:
Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with DVMT9 3.0 delivers low-power, high-performance 2D/ 3D graphics, video and display capabilities at a maximum shared memory of 224MB