Can I run WoW?

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I don't think a Pentium based laptop will run WoW too well. In the absence of dedicated graphics, you would be heavily dependent on integrated graphics, which the Pentium lacks.

To put it in perspective, I run WoW on the go from an i7 based Dell laptop with Intel HD 4400 integrated graphics, and I get maybe 30 fps @ 1366 x 768 resolution. On that laptop you've linked, the game would likely be unplayable.
 
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You would be surprised. I managed WoW on an AMD e350 embedded processor.

Also plenty of AMD A series computers that can also handle WoW well enough.
 
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I've been playing WoW for a lot of years, and the requirements have slowly been sneaking up with every xpac. People that were doing ok at the bottom hardware end last xpac, found they were mostly out of luck since legion, and 7.1 hasn't made things any better (worse if anything).

I'd say you could hobble around Stormwind ok, but you'll soon find your self in unplayable or at least struggling situation in most dungeons and raids. Maybe you can get by keeping everything on the lowest settings.

Personally I wouldn't recommend it if you have any choice in the matter. If not, no harm in trying.

One thing to note is, the loading screen boss seems shocking on anything with out a fast HDD/SSD this xpac. So don't be alarmed if your waiting quite a lot.

I think the minimum requirement these days is around a HD 5000, not too sure what that laptop has.
 
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Decently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHMZ9ldpcEs

Everything I see says GT730 is the level of graphics provided by the HD 520 and that video looks pretty good. Not really sure which expansion that is though.

I think on the e350, Cataclysm, I ended up with low/medium settings at 1152x864 and was able to get a competent 30FPS in the overworld. That GPU, HD 6310, came in at Intel HD 3000 graphics level. It was just an experiment since I had a gaming rig at the time.

Heck I think our primary tank used a $300 A series laptop through Draenor. And I used an i7-4700MQ laptop with a GT740m when I was traveling. That was able to pull of 1600x900 at full speed with only a few reductions in settings (admittedly a bit faster on the CPU) but the 740m is essentially a GT730, same GPU same core count and about the same clock speed

 
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