Is this laptop any good?

[Guest]

Hello everyone!
I'm looking to buy myself a laptop. I'm not much of a gamer but i want to play SC2 and D3 when they arrive. I understand that it's hard to determine what kind of computer is needed for these games since they haven't been released yet but maybe it's possible to estimate?
I have been looking around and found this one for a good price, since i live in sweden it's pretty expensive with computers.
What do you think about this one?

Specifications
• Processor & Cache Memory Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6670 2.20 GHz
• Operating System - Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
• Chipset - NVIDIA MCP79D
• Main Memory - ( 2GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM ) x 2
• Display - 15.6" HD (1366 x 768)
• Video Graphics & Memory - NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 320M 1GB
• Hard Drive - SATA 500GB, 5400RPM
• Optical Drive - 12.7"mm, 8X Super Multi with DL
• Card Reader
- SD
- MMC
- MS
• Video Camera - 0.3 Mega Pixel web camera (Fixed type)

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Btw, the price for this one is about 1028 USD

 

[Maziar]

Hello and welcome to the forums
Please fill the FAQ first and you may be able to find better options
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/50797-35-read-buying-laptop

 

[aberchonbie]

I think that's too high of a price for a MCP79D as it uses a GeForce GT 120M.. You can find better deals than that!

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Here's some gaming laptops to get an idea of where the price / performance segments are in the market

http://www.pro-star.com/index.cfm?mainpage=product&filter=6

 

[Guest]

GT 120M? I thought it was GT 320M maybe it's the same?
Yeah i know aswell that the price is high but the problem is that electronics in sweden is really expensive so it's hard to do much about it.

1_What is your budget?
1350 USD
2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
14-16
3_What screen resolution do you want?

4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Will mainly be used at home.
5_How much battery life do you need?
4+ hours minimum
6_Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
I want to be able to play starcraft 2 and D3 at medium or higher settings
7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)
photoediting, effective use of Photoshop,flash, etc
8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
250+
9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
2-3 years

11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
DVD ROM, no blueray needed
12_Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
I'm not very experienced when it comes to brand so no speciall preferences on this point
13_What country do you live in?
sweden

14_Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Well since i live in sweden i prefer to have a åäö on the keyboard

 

[Tunafish]

Wait until March. Buy the lenovo y560p. It's brilliant, with about 5 hours of battery. only 850 dollars. and it has very capable specs.