The truth is that no laptop is truly suitable for gaming.

But the laptops that use Intel GMA video (GMA = Graphics Media
Accelerator) are truly unsuitable.

Even when you get a discreet NVidia or ATI option, there is no
comparison between a laptop and a good desktop. But if you are going to
play games with serious 3D graphics on a laptop, by all means get a good
video system and a Core 2 Duo CPU.


MrB wrote:
> My daughter wants to buy a laptop that is suitable for gaming. Examples of
> games she would play are:
> Neverwinter Nights 2
>
> Star Wars - The Best of PC
>
> Grand Theft Auto - Vice City or San Andreas
>
> All of the retail laptops I have seen come with video cards that typically
> share the memory with the computer up to 128 Meg. If I go to Dell, I can add
> a card with 256 or better ram. If I bought a laptop with a core 2 duo
> processor and 1 gig of ram, would these retail store laptops be suitable for
> playing the above games? Is it necessary to go up to the separate video
> card?
>
> Thanks for your experience and advice.
>
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