Thanks to all who replied. Your input will be useful in making a decision.

"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
>>