"shared" on any system usually means the video meomory stated on the specifactions is "borrowed" from the system memory. It's B/S advertisng on the part of manufacturers to make the customer think the machine is faster. example spec: 256mb and 64mb shared video. In real terms you'll have 192-200mb system ram to play with. But if you had a dedicated 256mb and seperate video card with 128mb on board thats what you atually get. I would assume given the purpose of laptops and the way they are made this laptops most would share video/system RAM. Running Poser ? Poser 4 runs OK on an old second-hand Travelmate (win 98 - 650 MHz 192mb ram) and for small scenes with 1 or 2 figure thats fine. It's large textures maps are the killer. So concentrate more cash on RAM than CPU power. Tip: If you have any questions like this, it's often worth calling dell or any other retailer and asking. It's a free call and unlike a store you can't be pressured into buying! Al

Pinky - you left the lens cap of your mind on again.