get dedicated solution or stay with onboard graphics

Hello everyone,
I am planning to buy a notebook primarily for working on office softwares, simple multimedia work like occasionally photoshop, video editing etc, But will watch Full HD movies on my 42" plasma via HDMI through laptop. Games are a big no.

Here is configuration i have selected


* Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T6600 (2 MB L2 cache, 2.2 GHz, 800 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture
* Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset
* Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology

Memory

* 3 GB RAM; Upgradeable to 4 GB

HDD

* 320 GB HDD S-ATA Hard Disk Drive

Storage

* DVD Super Multi double-layer combo drive
* 5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital™ (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)

Display

* 14" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™
* 16:9 aspect ratio
* 8 ms response time

Graphics

* Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (Intel® GMA 4500MHD) with up to 1759 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 (64 MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1695 MB of shared system memory), supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10
* 16.7 million colors
* HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support

Multimedia

* Dolby®-optimized surround sound system with two built-in stereo speakers
* Optimized 3rd Generation Dolby Home Theater® audio enhancement, featuring Dolby® Digital Live, Dolby® Pro Logic® IIx, Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Natural Bass and Dolby® Sound Space Expander, Dolby® Inverse Filtering, Dolby® High Frequency Enhancer technologies
* True5.1-channel surround sound output
* High-definition audio support
* S/PDIF support for digital speakers
* MS-Sound compatible
* Acer PureZone technology with two built-in stereo microphones, featuring beam forming, echo cancellation, dynamic gain control (TBC), and noise suppression technologies

Communication

* Acer Video Conference, featuring:
o Integrated Acer Crystal Eye high-def webcam, featuring 640 x 480 @ 30 fps or 1280 x 800 @ 30 fps resolution image capture, supporting enhanced Acer PrimaLite™ technology
o Acer PureZone technology
* Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
* Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR
* Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready
* 56K ITU V.92 with PTT approval, Wake-on-Ring ready

I/O Interfaces

* 5-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
* HDMI™ port with HDCP support
* Three USB 2.0 ports
* External display (VGA) port
* Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
* Microphone-in jack
* Line-in jack
* Ethernet (RJ-45) port
* Modem (RJ-11) port
* DC-in jack for AC adapter

Security

* Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint solution
* BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords
* Kensington lock slot

Power Supply & Battery

* ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes
* 48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack: 5.5-hour battery life
* 3-pin 65 W AC adapter
* ENERGY STAR®


I am getting all this at a great price of $670.
If i go for dedicated graphics the price shoots to $885

Although i have no major issue going for dedicated solution, but i also dont want to waste money as i am not going to utilize graphic card, and would cause less power backup, heat and other stuff.

Please advise me , as to go for dedicated or stay with onboard 4500MHD. As far as i know for playback of fullHD movies, T6500 + 4500 MHD is enough. However i need experts advice

Thanks

For the applications you wish to use you definitely need a dedicated graphics solution...

and bump it up to 4 gig of ram.

What L2W, and Obiloman said!:)

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What everyone else said, except you don't need a $215 graphics card. They must have a less expensive solution - my daughter bought a new laptop recently with I think an nVidia 9400 and the extra cost was only about $45. She runs Adobe CS4 apps with no problem.