Dell Vostro 1500 vs. IBM Thinkpad T61

[xraycatj]

I will be buying a new laptop for school, surf the web, and to support my MMORPG addiction . I was looking at these two. It's not a hassle putting XP on these laptops if they have Vista right?

Dell Vostro 1500:

Core™ 2 Duo T5270 1.4GHz x2/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache
2GB RAM (similarly priced Vostros have 4GB with Vista)
160GB Hard Drive
128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
Win. XP Home

IBM thinkpad T61:

Core 2 Duo T7300(2.00GHz) FSB 800MHz 4MB L2 Cache
2GB DDR2
Hard Disk 160GB
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
Video Memory 128MB
Vista


I guess what I need to know is, should the processor be the highest priority when it comes to games? (I can always add RAM.) which of these has a better video card?

Thanks!

[glc]

Go for the Vostro. The Quadro is a workstation graphics adapter, not a gamer.

If you want a REAL gamer with XP, get the Dell XPS M1730. Hold on to your wallet!

[xraycatj]

sweet thanks. There's some awesome deals on these Vostros on eBay, as low as $450 new!

[xraycatj]

one more thing. I'm choosing the wireless card now. I've had lots of problems with my old laptop disconnecting from the wireless network at work. It seems to happen when a cell phone or cordless phone rings nearby. Will one of these cards help with the disconnect problems or should I go with the included card? I'm considering the first card:

Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Wi-Fi Internal Card [add $39]

Dell Wireless 1490 802.11a/g Wi-Fi Internal Card [add $10]

Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Internal-card [add $59]

Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Internal-card [add $49]

Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Wi-Fi Internal Card [Included in Price]

THANKS AGAIN!

[glc]

The standard card should be fine.