ageyfman wrote:Also, why the 256 ram? if you will most likely end up throwing out the 256 megs to put 2 of something back in their place (unless you are just gonna stick a 1 gig in there and call it a day) ...
I included the 256MB only because they can't ship it without any memory.
So, the economics of the memory situation is this: if I were to have Lenovo throw in a stick of memory which would have been useful to me (i.e., a 1GB stick), they wanted something like $170. Heck, I'll be able to purchase (locally) 2GB (1GB x 2 sticks) for somewhere around $220 (or even less).
The "cost" of the Lenovo 256MB memory stick (in this CTO configuration) is, if I recall correctly, $26. So yeah, I will be throwing away (i.e., not using) $26.
Also, if I'm not mistaken, you need to have matching pairs (in terms of size) in order to take advantage of the dual channel memory architecture -- so that really doesn't leave any room for a lone 256MB stick.
ageyfman wrote: ... and take the FireGL down a bit (that card is designed pretty much for AutoCAD, and if you don't use it, it might be overkill).
As for the video controller, I'm mainly interested in giving this purchase some assured life down the road. For example, Vista, if I recall from my readings, has some heavy video/graphic requirements. I'm also a *nix user, and the various X window enviroments can really tax a machine. Add to that running various emulations (Wine, VM, ...) can bring a machine to its knees.
Having said all that, sure -- it may be an overkill. But I think it a good idea (if one is in the position to do so) to buy towards the higher end when purchasing laptops (versus a desktop -- which are more of a commodity item than laptops are, relatively speaking.)
-CupOfJoe
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