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Notebook systems will be able to play all the games you want. I build custom gaming laptops and I hope I can put your mind at ease with this reply.
First a little history lesson. Pentium M notebook chips are based off highly modified Pentium 3 cores. Turion chips are derived from Athlon XP desktop cores chips. Essentially a Turion is just a desktop chip that runs using less energy. A desktop Athlon uses between 85 and 115 watts depending on how old it is. The Mobile Athlons run at 65 watts the Turion ML series runs at 35 watts and the Turion MT series runs at 25 watts.
So a Turion notebook will be able to run every game a Athlon desktop processor will.
The second thing to consider is that ATI's mobile chipset sales have tripled in comparison to their desktop counterparts Supporting Article. Video game manufacturers know this and they certainly are not going to alienate a tremendous market like that.
Rest assured, the Turion based notebook you buy today can play any game you want well into the future 
I build a great gaming notebook system.
Current Base System is:
Turion MT-40 2.2 GHz
Hitachi 80 Gig 7,200 rpm hard drive
1 Gig DDR400 CAS 2.5 Latency on 1 chip memory so you can upgrade in the future
a/b/g/G+ 108 MBps Internal wireless with 2 antenna and built in RangeMax extender
15.4" Glossy WSXGA Widescreen
ATI x700 PCI Express Video card with 128 MB dedicated GDDR# memory
Magnesium Alloy Case
8 Cell battery, lasts about 2 1/2 - 2 3/4 hours
I can upgrade or downgrade just about everything. You can custom configure it at: www.KillerNotebooks.com
Since you are going to school next fall, I will have a new system by then. This is absolutely KILLER and I should have it available in March 2006:
March 2006 Base System
Turion MT-40 2.2 GHz
Hitachi 80 Gig 7,200 rpm hard drive
:twisted: 1 Gig DDR400 CAS 2.5 Latency on 1 chip memory so you can upgrade in the future
:twisted: a/b/g/G+ 108 MBps Internal wireless with 2 antenna and built in RangeMax extender
:twisted: 15.4" Glossy WSXGA+ Widescreen
:twisted: ATI x1600 PCI Express Video card with 256 MB dedicated GDDR# memory
:twisted: Magnesium Alloy Case
:twisted: 6 Cell battery (can get 8 cell for it)
Price unknown at this point, but if you go to the site you can email me right on the configuration page.
I also offer a 17" model so if I can be of service, let me know!
www.KillerNotebooks.com
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