PC graphics card - Radeon X1300 or Nvidia GF 7400?

Question

Hi there,
My computer decided it's time to go to computer heaven (or wherever dead computers go), so I'm in the market for a new HP laptop. My problem - I know absolutely zilch about graphics cards, except that they sort of control the quality of what you see on your screen.
In my info-finding-mission, I've come accross 2 laptops with the exact same features, but different graphics cards - one has the Radeon X1300 and the other has a Nvidia GeForce Go7400.
Now, I mostly use my computer for my work - I write children's educational material, which means word-documents, and some work with graphic programs. I do also use it for watching DVD's and some recreational gaming (AOE, Empire Earth, Caesar, etc).
Which would you recommend? Or are there any others you would rather look at?

Answer 1

Check here for performance rankings:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html
GF Go 7400 ranks #39 while X1300 ranks #50.

But if you want to "future proof" your new laptop, better get at least one w/ Nvidia 8400M graphics.

Answer 2

I'd go with the Radeon X1300> I <3 AMD.

Answer 3

for your purposes you won't notice any difference between the two.