Hey chaps, I have been looking deeper into the options for my laptop purchase
and I'm not entirely sure what options to prioritise
firstly theres the issue of xp and vista I've pretty much decided to go with XP but still want a 64bit processor, dell says they can't offer me the 64bit core 2 duo unless I get the system with vista?? I'm sure there is XP64 or something.

then is it worth getting a dual harddrive RAID 0 setup. Alienware have that option for like 200 dollars extra but maybe its overkill?.

Alienware also have an option for a dual SLI setup, it costs 600 more and I'm not certain it will improve my 3d work enough for the cost, especially as the main benefit will be for games that soon enough will all need a DX10 card right?.

would you say that more RAM (like 4gig) and a 64bit processor is more important than getting the RAID upgrade and or the SLI upgrade. and would I even notice the extra RAM if I pay the 350 for an extra 2gigs? It all seems like overkill for a laptop but its the difference between 500 here and 600 there if I'm keeping it under 3000 dollars.

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