511 8600 GS or 256 8600GT

Ok.. I'm looking at two systems.. both almost identical.

One has a 511MB 8600 GS and is ~$40 cheaper and is a HP (a dv9500t)

The other has a 256MB 8600 GT and is ~40 MORE and is a Dell (1720)

Which one should I go for (I did not post this in the "which laptop" section because I felt the whole choice boiled down to graphics)??

HP
Operating System Upgrade to Genuine Windows Vista Business (32-bit)
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7300 (2.00 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Display 17.0" WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050)
Memory 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Graphics Card 511MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
Personalization HP Imprint (Radiance) + Fingerprint Reader + Webcam + Microphone
Networking Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection and Bluetooth(TM)
Hard Drive 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Primary CD/DVD Drive SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
Primary Battery 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery


DELL

Inspiron 1720 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Business Edition
System Color Jet Black
MEMORY FREE! 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
LCD Panel High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
Hard Drive FREE! 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Optical Drive CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Sound Card High Definition Audio 2.0
Wireless Networking Cards Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-Card

 

As much as I don't like Dell, it's a better deal because the graphics card is better. It's worth the $40.

 

8600m GT! Is better!

 

yea.. im not rele a dell fan either, but the 8600 is a better card, even with less dedicated ram. plus the dell has higher Res.

 

the 8600m gt is considerably better too. its not even a really close match.

(gpu power)

if you aren't playing games either are fine.

 

well, from another thread I learned that the difference between the 8600 and 8400 was big, but I was not aware that the GT vs the GS technology was that much of a difference.

Thanks for your help.

 

theres a big difference in the case of these two lappies , go with the GT

 

the GT is much better. go with the dell.