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Is it worth the upgrade from Intel HD graphics card to NVIDIA NVS 3100m?

this is what i have chosen to equip my Lenovo T410 laptop with and want to know if i need to upgrade to the NVIDIA NVS 3100m dedicated graphics card. I want a fast computer that will last me 4 to 5 years without feeling behind in technology. I don't play any games but use my laptop from video editing and viewing quite often. thanks for your help!

Processor: Intel Core i5-540M Processor (2.53GHz, 3MB L3, 1066MHz FSB)
Operating system: Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64
Operating system language: Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 US English
Display type: 14.1 WXGA+ TFT, w/ LED Backlight (WWAN antenna)
System graphics: NVIDIA NVS 3100m Graphics 256MB DDR3 with AMT
Modem: 56K v.92 Designed Modem
Total memory: 4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
Keyboards: Keyboard US English
Pointing device: UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad)
Camera: Camera, 2.0 MP
Hard drive: 500 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
Optical device: DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim (Serial ATA)
Battery: 6 cell 2.6Ah Li-Ion Battery - Dual Mode
Power cord: Country Pack North America with Line cord & 90W AC adapter
Bluetooth: Bluetooth w/ antenna
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters: Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (3x3 AGN)
Integrated mobile broadband: Integrated Mobile Broadband - Upgradable
Language pack: Language Pack US English


that graphics chip is already outdated

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Ga mes-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html

Specs enough to run Sims 3 or at least Sims 2?

So this is the first set:


Operating System
Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition 32-bit (English Version) with Service Pack 3

Architecture
Processor Intel® Atom™ Processor N280 (1.66 GHz)*1*2
Chipset Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset
Processor System Bus 667 MHz
Memory Bus 533 MHz
Cache Memory 512 KB

Main Memory
Pre-installed/Max 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM (on board*3)

Hard Disk Drive
Hard Disk Drive 160 GB*4 (Serial ATA, 5400 rpm)

Graphics
Graphics Accelerator Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950

Display
Type 10.1" wide (WXGA: 1366 x 768) TFT colour display

Interface
USB High Speed USB 2.0 x 2
Network (RJ-45)Connector 10Base-T/100Base-TX
Display Output Connector Analogue RGB, mini D-sub 15 pin x 1
Headphone Stereo mini jack x 1
Microphone Stereo mini jack x 1
Memory Stick Slot Memory Stick Duo (Memory Stick PRO compatible, MagicGate compatible)*5
SD Memory Card Slot SD Memory Card*6 (SDHC compatible, MMC compatible)
DC IN x 1

Wireless Connection
Wireless LAN*7 Integrated Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g/Draft n*8
Wireless LAN Data Rate maximum 11Mbps (802.11b)/54 Mbps (802.11g)/150 Mbps (Draft 802.11n)*9
Wireless LAN Frequency 2.4 GHz (802.11b/g/Draft n)
Bluetooth Bluetooth standard Ver. 2.1+EDR

Camera
Front Side Camera Effective pixels: 640 x 480

Audio
Sound Chip Intel® High Definition Audio compatible
Speaker Built-in stereo speakers
Microphone Built-in monaural microphone

Keyboard/Input Device
Keyboard Approx. 16.5 mm key pitch/1.2 mm keystroke , 82keys , Intelligent Touchpad

Battery Life*10
Bundled Battery VGP-BPS18 Lithium-ion battery: up to 2.5 hours of use

Size
Dimensions (WxHxD) 267.8 x 27.5-32.4 x 179.6 mm
Weight 1.19 kg (including the supplied battery)

Included Software
Video Playback WinDVD for VAIO
Home Network VAIO Media plus
Word Processor / Spreadsheet 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft® Office Professional 2007*11
Tool Roxio Easy Media Creator, Adobe® Reader® 9, McAfee PC SecurityCenter 30-day Free Trial*12
Utilities VAIO Control Center, WebCam Companion, Magic-i™ Visual Effects
Support VAIO Recovery Utility, VAIO Update




This is the second set:


Operating System
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Starter 32-bit (English Version)
Language Pack Hong Kong Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Thai

Architecture
Processor Name Intel® Atom™ Processor N280 (1.66 GHz)*1
Chipset Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset
Processor System Bus 667 MHz
Memory Bus 533 MHz
Cache Memory 512 KB

Main Memory
Pre-installed/Max 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM (Max)*2
SO-DIMM Slots 1 SO-DIMM slot (The pre-installed memory module uses one)

Hard Disk Drive
Hard Disk Drive 250 GB*3 (Serial ATA, 5400 rpm)

Graphics
Graphics Accelerator Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950

Display
Type 10.1" wide (WXGA: 1366 x 768) TFT colour display (VAIO Display, LED backlight)

Interface
USB High Speed USB 2.0 x 2
Network (RJ-45)Connector 10Base-T/100Base-TX
Display Output Connector Analogue RGB, mini D-sub 15 pin x 1
Headphone Stereo mini jack x 1
Microphone Stereo mini jack x 1
Memory Stick Slot Memory Stick Duo (Memory Stick PRO compatible, MagicGate function)*4
SD Memory Card Slot SD Memory Card (SDHC compatible, Copyright protection function (CPRM) )
DC IN x 1

Wireless Connection
Wireless LAN Type*5 Integrated Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g/Draft n*6
Wireless LAN Data Rate maximum 11Mbps (802.11b)/54 Mbps (802.11g)/150 Mbps (Draft 802.11n)*7
Wireless LAN Frequency 2.4 GHz (802.11b/g/Draft n)
Bluetooth Bluetooth standard Ver. 2.1+EDR

Camera
Front Side Camera Effective pixels: 640 x 480

Audio
Sound Chip Intel® High Definition Audio compatible
Speaker Built-in stereo speakers
Microphone Built-in monaural microphone

Keyboard/Input Device
Keyboard Approx. 16.5 mm key pitch/1.2 mm keystroke , 82keys
Touchpad Intelligent Touchpad

Battery Life*8
Bundled Battery VGP-BPS18 Lithium-ion battery: up to 2 hours of use
Optional Long Battery VGP-BPL18 Lithium-ion battery: up to 5.5 hours of use

Size
Dimensions (WxHxD) 267.8 x 27.5-32.4 x 179.6 mm
Weight 1.19 kg (including the supplied battery)

Included Software
Video Playback WinDVD for VAIO
Home Network VAIO Media plus
Word Processor / Spreadsheet 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft® Office Professional 2007*9
Tool Adobe® Reader® 9, McAfee PC SecurityCenter 30-day Free Trial*10, Norton™ Online Backup 60-day Free Trial*11
Utilities VAIO Gate,VAIO Control Center, WebCam Companion, Magic-i™ Visual Effects
Support VAIO Recovery Center, VAIO Update, VAIO Transfer Support ,VAIO Data Restore Tool

MSI GX740-079US or Asus G51JX-A1?

Everyone express your honest opinion on which should be better.The reason I wrote this is because
I want to make a good decision and the native resolutions and screen and the g51jx-a1 supplies a mouse and backpack.
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MSI GX740-079US specs:

Display
17" WSXGA+ Super Clear Glossy Glare Screen (1680x1050)
Processor & Chipset
Intel® Core™ Mobile i7 Quad Core Mobile Processors
Chipset: Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
Storage & Drives
1 Detachable 2.5" 9.5mm (H) SATA Hard Disk Drives
1 12.7mm (H) Optical Drive Bay, ATA Interface,
Interchangeable with DVD±R/RW Combo drive, Blu-ray/DVD±R/RW Combo Drive
Memory
64-bit wide DDRIII data channel
Two 204Pin SODIMM sockets
Expandable up to 8GB DDRIII 1066MHz
Video Controller
ATi Mobility Radeon HD 5870 (Built-in GDDR5 1024MB)
PCI-Express™ 16X
Microsoft® DirectX® 11 Compatible
Audio & Multimedia Features
Support Dolby® Digital Live
3D Stereo Enhanced Sound System
S/PDIF output
1 Built-in Microphone
2 Built-in Speakers
Sound Blaster compatible
nput / Output Ports
1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Line-in jack
1 x Headphone jack
1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
2 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x IEEE 1394 port
1 x RJ45 LAN
1 x HDMI
1 x E-SATA/USB 2.0 Combo
Power System
9 cell smart Lithium-Ion battery pack
Output: 19V DC, 120W
Input: 100~240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
Cooling
Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound optional
Copper CPU Heatsink
Size & Weight
7.04lbs with 9-cell battery
15.56 "(L) x 10.95 "(W) x 1.04"~1.38"(H)
Additional Features
Kensington® Lock
Built-in 2.0M Digital Video Camera
MSI Back Pack Included
Warranty
MSI 3 Year USA 1 Year Global Parts & Labor Warranty
1 Year Accidental Damage Warranty
On-line problem resolution through web interface (BIOS, Driver update)
1 Year Xotic PC Warranty provided on customized components
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Asus G51JX-A1:

Display
15.6" WUXGA FHD Color-Shine (Glare-type) (1920x1080)
Processor & Chipset
Intel® Core™ Mobile i7 Quad Core Mobile Processors
Chipset: Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
Storage & Drives
1 Detachable 2.5" 9.5mm (H) SATA Hard Disk Drives
1 12.7mm (H) Optical Drive Bay, ATA Interface,
Interchangeable with DVD±R/RW Combo drive, Blu-ray/DVD±R/RW Combo Drive
Memory
Supports Dual Channel DDRIII SDRAM
Four 204Pin SODIMM sockets
Expandable up to 16GB DDRIII 1333MHz
Video Controller
nVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 360M 1024MB GDDR5 VRAM
PCI-Express™ 16X
Microsoft® DirectX® 10 Compatible
Dual-View capable Supports two different applications open at one time; one on the External Monitor, and one on the Laptop Screen. Multi-tasking has never been more convenient.
Audio & Multimedia Features
Support Dolby® Home Theater
3D Stereo Enhanced Sound System
Built-in Azalia compliant audio chip, with 3D effect & full duplex
S/PDIF output
1 Built-in Microphone
Built-in Altec Lansing Speakers
Sound Blaster compatible
Network / Communication
Integrated V.92 MDC Fax/Modem, with AC-Link Version. 2.1 Compliant
Built-in Gigabit Ethernet LAN
Built-in Bluetooth™ V2.1+EDR
Integrated 802.11 b/g/n with Optional Intel® Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module
Keyboard / Pointing Device
340mm Illuminated Chiclet Full Sized Keyboard with Numeric Key Pad
Windows Hot keys
Integrated Touchpad with Scrolling function
Operating System / Utilities
Genuine Windows 7® Home Premium 64-Bit
XP Available (loses some functionality)
Asus Win flash for BIOS and Driver live Update
ASUS CopyProtect
ASUS SmartLogon
Asus Power4Gear eXtreme
Asus Live Update
Power 4 Phone
Asus NB Probe +
Asus Data Security Management(ADSM)
ASUS Direct Console
ASUS Express Gate
Slots
1 Express Card 34 / 54 Slot
8 in 1 card reader, SD,MMC,MS,MS-Pro,xD,mini SD w/ adapter,MS-Duo,MS-Pro Duo via adapter
Hot Keys
Function Keys:
Fn+F1 Suspend switch
Fn+F2 WLAN switch
Fn+F2 Bluetooth switch
Fn+F3 Access to the E-mail
Fn+F4 Access to the Internet
Fn+F5 Brightness down
Fn+F6 Brightness up
Fn+F7 LCD on/off
Fn+F9 TouchPad Lock
Fn+F10 Volume on/mute
Fn+F11 Volume down
Fn+F12 Volume up
Fn+Num Lk: Scroll Lock on/off
Fn+Space Power 4Gear eXtreme
Fn+C Splendid
Fn+T Power4Phone
Fn+V Camera capture
Fn+↑: Stop
Fn+↓: Play/Pause
Fn+ ←:Skip to Previous Track
Fn+ →:Skip to Next Track
Input / Output Ports
1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Headphone-out jack (S/PDIF)
1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
4 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x IEEE 1394 port
1 x RJ45 LAN
1 x HDMI
1 x E-SATA
Power System
6 cells: 4800 mAh,, smart Lithium-Ion battery pack
Output: 19 V DC, 6.32 A, 120W
Input: 100~240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal
Cooling
Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound optional
Copper CPU Heatsink
Size & Weight
7.26lbs with 6-cell battery
14.6" * 10.3" * 1.3"-1.6" (W x D x H)

i-rocks shows new wireless keyboards with touchpad @ Computex 2010

i-rocks shows new wireless keyboard with touchpad @ Computex 2010

HP Envy 15 Review: A Great Laptop Marred by Serious Flaws

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