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Rinobmxteen · Jul 12, 2006, 07:29 PM // 19:29

hello i was going to buy a new laptop for use when not at home to play gw. the main focus of the laptop is not to play gw but i would like to know if it would be able to run it if i wanted to play gw on it. please post thanks

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1149204927355

SaucE · Jul 12, 2006, 07:37 PM // 19:37

It should on low graphics settings.

kvndoom · Jul 12, 2006, 08:01 PM // 20:01

That video card sucks big time. 64MB on a low-end GPU will probably look like a slideshow. It may run, but it won't be pretty.

Wrath Of Dragons · Jul 12, 2006, 08:17 PM // 20:17

and not only is it 64, it is 64 shared.
that means it is using regular ram for vid. stuff, and v-ram is faster then normal ram
everythin else looks capable though

Lucifer PVP · Jul 12, 2006, 08:54 PM // 20:54

Here is a dell that is simlar with a video card for around the same price.

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...=E1505S2&s=dhs

Just pray it doesn't do this
http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/lapto...mes-182257.php

gabrial heart · Jul 12, 2006, 09:00 PM // 21:00

I wouldn't do it, especially when you can get a dell for a couple hundred more with high end graphics in a 15 inch display model.... The price on this link is before the instant 250 rebate then tack back on 100 bucks for the upgraded video card. 1000 bucks basically.

http://www.dell.com/content/products...=19&l=en&s=dhs

or for an AMD Flavor with a 17 inch, dvd-r/rw, but no wireless and only the ati express 200m (still a decent card though and plays full rez in gw well) for $900

http://shop4.outpost.com/product/480...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

or shop around for high-end refurbished machines

Why anyone would buy a gateway after all the failures of the company is beyond me

I don't think anyone suggests getting a laptop for gaming unless they are willing to spend some big bucks...

Gorebrex · Jul 12, 2006, 11:50 PM // 23:50

The Dells $300 more, without the card, but if you have at leat 1GB of memory(it can use up to 224MB of RAM for video), you should be ok. I agree on the 64MB graphics, though, these days, you really should get a 128MB card minimum for gaming.