Looking for a laptop to take online college courses, and to play Sims 3! Is this particular model fast enough, and able to support my gaming?
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Yes this laptop runs fast you just have to wait a few seconds extra but you don't have to worry about it loosing what you were doing. The big thing is just learning how to run Windows 8 but you get a free download manual for that. I haven't had any issues with it sense I have been using it with my gaming or doing the basic document.
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In short, no. I bought this laptop about 4 months ago and regret cutting corners with price. The keyboard is often unresponsive, the system freezes when you have multiple windows open, and the whole system shuts down and restarts at least once every time I use it for extended periods. Toshiba makes great products, but upgrade to their more reliable models by spending another couple hundred bucks.
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You may want something a little faster. This is really a budget computer. I don't know the hardware requirements for Sims 3. Online course might be OK.
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Hi Wendy, Apologies for the slowness in response. The laptop is a good, inexpensive laptop for using basic services but not really a gaming laptop.
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It depends on the intensity of the game and if you are using it for online-multiplayer gaming. I purchased it to use with high demand graphics programs - Adobe Photoshop and ArcGIS and have never had a problem with it. Still blazing fast and you can always upgrade the RAM to 16 GB to help with the FPS refresh rate! It also travels well too, been commuting with me 5 days a week for over 2+ years!
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I think it would be great! A bit too big and a little heavy to carry around to classes all day, but great if you want a good solid computer that can stay in one place most of the time. Just my opinion!
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I would not recommend you to buy this computer to play online games for the main purpose. Graphic card is slow.
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I have been researching laptops for a few weeks, with intent to purchase. The Lenovo site groups this model in with gaming. If you can upgrade the ram, it should be a commendable all-purpose/gaming machine.
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definitely! its perfect for a college student. its portable and pretty efficient. it runs windows 8 OS so you need to consider that in respect of applications you want to run (windows 8 compatible versions may be required)
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That is what I got it for I play STO "Star Trek Online", which is a very graphics heavy game and this laptop makes it look wonderful. And can handle it. I also play EVE online and no problems there either. I would defiantly recommend it! Quite satisfied with mine.
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I think this is the laptop for me. I really liked the Asus EEE. Just need something with more computing power. This or the 13.3" one? Tough choice.
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No. It's quite zippy. It should be fast enough for anything except very graphics-heavy games.
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I love this laptop. It can run almost every game on high to ultra settings. I play watch dogs on ultra and get 40 frames per second. Sometimes even more.
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You can usually find system requirements for video games on Google. An old version of The Sims probably will play on this laptop if it has the ATI X1300 graphics card with 64 MB of Video RAM. I have American McGee's Alice on this laptop and it plays very well. Here are the system requirements for "The Sims 2": The Sims 2 Recommended System CPU: Pentium 4 or Athlon XP CPU Speed: 2 GHz RAM: 512 MB OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7 Video Card: 64 MB 3D accelerated video card (NVIDIA GeForce3/ATI Radeon 8500/Intel Extreme Graphics 2 or better) DirectX version: 8.1 (included) Sound Card: Yes Free Disk Space: 3.5 GB DVD-ROM: 8X DVD-ROM (This game contains technology intended to prevent copying that may conflict with some CD/DVD-ROM, CD/DVD-RW and virtual drives.) The Sims 2 Minimum System CPU: Pentium III or Athlon CPU Speed: 800 MHz with a T&L capable Video Card (2.0 GHz without Hardware T&L Video Card) RAM: 256 MB OS: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 Video Card: 32 MB 3D accelerated video card (NVIDIA GeForce2/ATI Radeon VE/Intel Extreme Graphics or better) DirectX version: 8.1 (included) Sound Card: Yes Free Disk Space: 3.5 GB DVD-ROM: 8X DVD-ROM (This game contains technology intended to prevent copying that may conflict with some CD/DVD-ROM, CD/DVD-RW and virtual drives.) This laptop is too old to run modern video games.
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I'm an Engineering Student at GVSU and use this laptop for many programs including Microsoft office. So far, the only downside to this laptop is the touch-pad. As far as everything else, I couldnt be happier with the ASUS G750. The graphics and gaming speed are exceptional. Hopefully this helps you out.
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With just 2GB memory this computer runs very slow. I Think for a college student you should find one with more memory. I regret buying this one because you cannot add to it. Hope this helps.
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I haven't tried these games specifically, but due to the 3D accelleratipon being handled by the Intel Haswell processor I would expect them to run good enough on the the low to medium detail settings, but 4xAA is out of the question. This is not a gaming laptop, but it will run most games. If you connect to an external 1080P monitor or TV, then I would recommend dropping to low detail on modern, 3D-heavy games. Intel may think they have Nvidia in their grasp with the Haswell processor, but that is all marketing hype. As a working laptop (school, internet, programming, office productivity, etc..) this thing has plenty of resources available to it.
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I've played Sims 3, Skyrim and Lord of the Rings Online on this computer, all on the highest settings, and have had no lag at all, everything looks and runs great!
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Yes. It is fast, has a touch screen and can handle all the latest software. I bought for my college freshman