The 600m only offers a little more in the way of graphics-handling ability.
The biggest thing with photo editing is that you have a strong processor (i.e. the 2GHz Pentium M), and lots and lots of RAM. You might see a slight edge in the 600m if the two were similarly equipped, but not much.
The thing to be concerned about is the screen. Will you be squinting or leaning in too close on the screen when photo editing? I know I would have. Before purchasing, I used a classmate's 700m. I'm a guy with large hands so I needed a full-size keyboard. I opted for the 8600. Also, I found myself squinting at the screen.
Now, I would probably go for the 6000. It's integrated SONOMA graphics are probably superior to both the Geforce FX 5200 that I have and certainly are better than ATI's Radeon 9000.
Im starting college this summer and I need a laptop, not only one to do college crap on, but to actually have fun with as well... I really have my heart set on a dell, but im not really sure which one to choose!
The 700m seems like a dream to me, Its beautiful and all, but I know thats not all I should be looking at.. I AM a little girl and i need somthing to be easy to carry around.. and the keyboard being pretty small probably wont bother me.. but what im scared of is the 700m will not be able to handle my photo editing (which i do ALOT of) is there anything I can put on the 700m extra to boost its ability in that area?
Should I just play safe and get a 600m??? There is alot of bad things Ive heard about it although it does seem to fit my photo editing standards.. What should I do?
Thank You all So Much!
-Tam

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