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.
>
>

There is no future for a notebook for gaming. One cannot upgrade the
video card, no matter what card you purchase on a notebook. There is no
upgrade path. What you buy is what you have to live with for N years.
You are much better off buying a cheap desktop system with a good video
card that CAN be upgraded to what one needs two or three years down the
road.

Laptop gaming is not worth the cost. If you want gaming without a
desktop, purchase the console of your choice.

Q