I'm looking for the cheapest laptop that will support an online game my 12 year old plays, "Realm of something". Will this do the trick?
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Processer speed of 2.0 GHz will be enough to handle game in absence using other apps or games simultaneously.
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According to my 13 year old gamer son who we bought this computer for, though he does not play guild wars, he checked into it and believes it is capable of playing on this computer. He is a minecrafter and does experience some occasional lag but it does fine otherwise. It's been a good gaming computer for the price.
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I love the laptop. Playing Wildstar averaging 30fps, which is not lightning fast, but it's smooth and quite enjoyable. WoW runs an average of 90fps with everything set to high. Mech Warrior Online yields similar results. I haven't tried any FPS's yet.
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i have minecraft for this and it works great. this laptop can even handle complex online games such as half life and halo and left 4 dead. i was very suprised. this is a great gaming laptop for not huge but popular games
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Hi Wendy, Apologies for the slowness in response. The laptop is a good, inexpensive laptop for using basic services but not really a gaming laptop.
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While this is a lovely laptop for old video games, it is not suitable for student use because the Intel Core Duo Processors (notice the lack of a "2" after "Core") are only 32-bit. All modern consumer computers have 64-bit processors. The minimum for student use would be two 64-bit processors. Anything with only one processor would be painfully slow on the Internet. Anything with 32-bit processors might be unable to run a piece of software that a student might need because that software is 64-bit only. A Thinkpad T400 might be adequate. Make sure you get 64-bit Windows 7.
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I play World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and Defiance. Not at their highest resolution or frame rate, but entirely adequate. For other games, you should check the system requirements. This is by no means a dedicated gaming system, but for the price it is okay.
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To answer your question ... It depends. I purchased this laptop for my nephew who is a student and using the internet for online class activity. It is not a very fast machine and I would not recommend it for gaming. But for internet usage which depends more on your connection speed, it meets his needs.
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it depends on what type and how much?? my son play mindcraft and roblox server games and has no problems he says it fast and love it
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Not at all. This laptop is more for surfing the net, spread sheets, word processing, ect. My grandson can play angry birds games, but it's not good for adult games with more involved graphics.
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Oh yes. Definitely good for games. I play TF2, Minecraft, Tekkit, and various other steam games. They all run great. For the price this is definitely the best gaming laptop out there. I actually got it for 375 (not including tax) at Best Buy as an open box deal! I suggest looking there.
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the alienware laptop will run the sims games really well. If you plan on using the laptop for more than just sims then yes it is worth the money. Not sure I would spend that kind of money for just the sims.
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it is indeed an old version desktop but works much more stable for basic computer use and interneting. the machines crash do not work that well with online games. Ankts cheap I you are not going to expand for big graphics
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I think that this laptop should work just fine with the games you mentioned. There is a possibility, however, that you won't be able to use the best graphic settings in those games. Generally, if you want a laptop for gaming, try to search for the ones that have a dedicated (not integrated) video cards inside. You can usually find it (whether it's dedicated) out in the detailed specs of a laptop. The general rule here, however, is that it's hard to find a laptop with a dedicated video card under $700.
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It works ok for one of our grandsons. I really do not know what "basic" games are; this is a real PC and works great for applications like Office, Visio, web browsing etc.
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Good question. this machine only has integrated HD4400 from Intel, and as such is only good for light to moderate gaming and will in no way substitute for a gaming notebook (that are double to triple this thing's weight) Personally, I've managed to get Sims3 or Simcity running on it without significant problems. when i'm traveling I can log on to MMOs such as Guild Wars 2, WoW, etc on the lowest graphic settings to get my achievements down. the laptop will handle the vast majority of modern games at low to medium settings if you set them to 1600x900 (half the full resolution of the screen). In short, it's good enough to handle my CASUAL gaming needs on the road when I get some downtime, but expect it to fail epically for any type of serious gaming.
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Well:) My review is like two years old but yes. My son still uses the same computer and yep,he plays Diablo 3 with it. It has been a great machine and I am happy that we bought it.