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hey everyone is this laptop good for gaming? all specs rite here?

Condition: New Operating Systems: Windows® Vista™ Home Premium Platform: Notebook PC Expansion Ports: 1 - Express Card Slot/54 PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: N/A PS/2 Mouse Connectors: N/A Serial Communication Ports: N/A Parallel Ports: N/A USB Ports: 4 FireWire Ports: 1 Fast Infrared Ports (FIR): 1 - Consumer IR LAN Ports: 1 Modem Ports: 1 Audio Out Jacks: 1 - SPDIF Line In Jacks: 1 Microphone Jacks: 1 VGA Ports: 1 S-Video Connectors: 1 - TV Out DVI Video: N/A Port Replicator/Connector: N/A Processor Brand: Intel Processor Class: Centrino Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5450 Processor Speed: 1.66GHz Processor FSB: 667MHz Processor Cache: 2MB Additional Technologies: Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology Memory Type: DDR2 Memory Size: 2GB (1GB X 2) Memory Speed: PC2-5300 Memory Slots (Total): 2 Memory Slots (Available): 0 Maximum Memory Supported: 4GB Capacity: 250GB Optical Drive Type: DVD Super-Multi Optical Drive Supplemental Drive Type: Media Reader Capacity: 5 Media Types: SecureDigital Memory Stick xD-Picture Card Memory Stick PRO Multi Media Card Audio Description: Integrated Digital Audio Audio Chipset: Dolby Home Theater Graphics Description: Dedicated Graphics GPU/VPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS Video Memory: 256MB Video Interface: S-Video, HDMI, VGA Communications Description: Integrated LAN Integrated Modem Integrated Wireless LAN Interface Type: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Data Transfer Rate: 56Kbps Modem 10/100/1000Mbps Network Up to 300 Mbps Protocols: V.92 802.11b 802.11a 802.11g 802.11n Width: 14.3" Height: 1.2" – 1.7" Depth: 10.6" Weight: 6.6 lbs Mouse Type: Touch Pad Buttons: 3 Scrolling Capability: 4-way scrolling button Keyboard Type: 88-key Keyboard Display Type: WXGA with CrystalBrite Technology Viewable Screen Size: 15.4" Maximum Resolution: 1280 x 800 Battery Type: 8-Cell Lithium-ion Battery Life: Up to 3.5 hours

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1. Few things. One, I don't see the Ram. That's a biggie when it comes to gamming. Second, is the video card. A better video card, the longer it will work (even though the greatest wont work long, they get better too quick.) So, I'm gonna say Idk. My advice, pick a game that is relativily new, and look at it's spec's. Those are gonna be roughly average spec's for games. Your gonna want a video card better then that. Hope I helped.
2. yes that a good gaming laptop, but not the best one. your processor has a little bit slow in speed, better has minimum 2.0 Ghz in C2D family if you wanna have wonderful games experience, but you have nice VGA card in laptop series, 8600M gs(NVidia 8 series support directx 10) and 256 mb memory is enough for your laptop (because your laptop has maximum resolution 1280x800, you VGA memory can handle it well), and you have nice display too (i think 15.4" widescreen display has good view in gaming laptop), and you have "gaming size" RAM (2 GB) for laptop, nice specs indeed
3. No, the 8600m GS is average and has GDDR2 memory which makes it crap. 8600m GT 512 is GDDR3 and is OK. Get a 8800m GTS laptop for $1350 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8780198&productCategoryId=pcmcat150700050002&type=product&tab=1&id=1204332501169#productdetail 8800m GTS is twice as fast as two 8700m GT in SLI. Read the forums about this laptop. It gets great reviews and is really fast and is the best gaming laptop under $2000. Plays COD4 max everything at 55fps Notebook GPU comparison http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html If you can only spend $1000, the 9500m GS is faster than the 8600m GT GDDR3 and are 14." in size (6lbs) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220331 The ATI 3650 is good too http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220303
4. Trust me if you want it for gaming don't settle for any video card less than 8800gt 512mb. Also go for processor with min. 2.2ghz speed. Ram min 2gb. Anything less will have a noticeable effect on performance esp. on high end gaming.