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hi, am going to travel in spring for 3 mounths, and need a notebook where i can do (practice) archviz. i know i should look for high performing notebboks like the dell precisions with open gl cards etc, but my budged is 1200 euro maximum.
another limit, nothing bigger than 17"(because mobility)
i have an eye on the dell vostro 1500:

core 2 duo t7250
4 gig ram
200 gig hdd 7200rpm
nvidia gf 8600m gt
wxga 1280/800 non glare
3 years support
win xp pro-32bit(no 64-bit shipped)
price: 1200 euro inkl. taxes

questions:
who has experience with a 1280/800 solution? wount take the 1440/900 as it is only shipped with a "true life" panel, wich glares.

nvidia gf 8600m gt and 3dsmax has someone experiences?

do 4 gig ram make sense with a 32 bit os? never used it, but will try the 3 gig switch.

thanks