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    please help me out, IT noobie!

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by hahaboi, May 22, 2007.

  1. hahaboi

    hahaboi Notebook Enthusiast

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    i am looking into 2 models

    T60 - core2duo T7200, 2gb ram, 120gb hard drive, dedicated video
    T61 - T7300, 2gb ram, 120 gb HD, Intel GMA(think its this one)

    both are the same price which would be better? would be performing basic task as student also some simple Flash/DW/photoshop and games like starcraft warcraft.

    Appreciate the help
     
    hahaboi, May 22, 2007
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  2. deedeeman

    deedeeman Notebook Deity

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    for photoshop a faster processor works better, but for games a dedicated videocard is better....THe INTEL GMA is able to run starcraft and warcraft....but it wont be as smooth/prettylooking as it would on a dedicated card.............
     
    deedeeman, May 22, 2007
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  3. hahaboi

    hahaboi Notebook Enthusiast

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    so which system will be mroe suitable for me? thanks. is santa rosa reli alot faster den the previous chipset
     
    hahaboi, May 22, 2007
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  4. unr1

    unr1 Notebook Consultant

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    did you just say "den" instead of "than"

    wow...

    lol
     
    unr1, May 22, 2007
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  5. ZaZ

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    Santa Rosa will offer a modest boost as usually is the case from generation to the next, nothing revolutionary. Often the CPU is not the performance bottleneck.
     
    ZaZ, May 22, 2007
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    if i were u i would get the dedicated graphics caard since u said u are into sc
    because sc2 is coming out soon, oh u mihgt wanna just gert the t61 with the quadro card since sc2 might be a directx10 game?? not sure though
     
    Jokkon, May 22, 2007
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