Comparing my laptop to my desktop

[Jacobaduh]

I'm looking at buying this: http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/acer-acer-17-3-laptop-featuring-intel-core-i5-2410m-processor-as7750g-6634-black-as7750g-6634/10172578.aspx?path=246f0ae6b23c25432777a456bfb5216fen02

My current desktop is really old: 2GB Ram, Intel Core Duo Processor, NVIDIA-GeForce 8500GT

What I'm asking is, will this laptop be better at gaming then my desktop AND is the laptop a good deal?

 

[Pyree]

yes and yes

 

[Jacobaduh]

yes and yes

Next question... Would be worth dishing out the extra money for this, if it's money I don't really have?
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=685788&CatId=2510

Also with the Acer laptop specs, what kind of gaming will I be looking at(what kind of graphics)? :|

 

[Maziar]

Although the HP one has a quad core CPU,but no it's not worth it because 720QM is slower in most tasks(except the ones that benefit from quad cores)

 

[Pyree]

The Acer have better graphics. If you are gaming, graphics is more important, so go with the cheaper one.

But for even better graphics, I recommend this for gaming:

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/hewlett-packard-hp-pavilion-15-6-laptop-featuring-amd-quad-core-a6-3400m-black-dv6-6128ca/10171280.aspx?path=247f5ef1cd05d15e628cdb4baf075466en02

The new amd fusion apu is good performance per dollar in your price range. I think it will run Crysis 2 in hardcore with native screen resolution.