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I configured two identical T60 and T60P and their price difference is $100, the only hardware difference I can see is X1400 on the T60 vs V5250 on the T60P. Do you guys think it's worth the extra 100 bucks to get the FIREGL workstation card (I do a little bit of gaming here and there).

If for no other reason, the p will increase your resale value down the road by potentially much more than $100.

I doubt I'll ever need the power the P provides (in addition to going from 128MB VRAM to 256MB VRAM, I went from a 2.0 GHz to a 2.33 GHz Core 2 Duo), but it was an easy decision in light of the less than $100 difference (through the DoD employee purchase plan). Especially when it seems to me that I should have paid several hundred dollars for the processor upgrade alone!

I was contemplating that as well, but have decided not to in order to maximize my battery power as well as keeping the weight down. Anyone disagree with that assesment?

i don't think weight is that big of an issue in this case, both GPU probably weight almost the same and use the same cooling equipment.

battery could be an issue, but i doubt the v5250 will kill battery much faster than X1400 if not in a gaming mode.