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  1. #1
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    New laptop for friend going to college, $600 budget.

    What is your maximum budget?
    $600
    What will be the uses of this laptop?
    My friend is using it for college, but I'm sure he would appreciate being able to run SC2. It needs a good battery life

    Do you have brand loyalty or care which brands we select for you?
    Not really
    What screen size do you require?
    Not that important
    What screen resolution do you require?
    Not that important

    Are you looking to buy NEW or would refurbished/recertified/used be okay?
    NEW
    How long should the battery last? (Under optimal conditions, no movies/games/heavy internet)
    Two hours or more, preferably more

    What games would you like to play with your laptop? And on what settings?
    SC2, medium/low is fine

    Can this **Link removed by site staff. ** do the job?
    Last edited by Steve R Jones; 05-27-2011 at 04:41 AM.

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    You asked a similar question last month here: http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?t=153537

    Please note: Do Not Post any more links to the Dealsxx Site. That site is known to recurite people to spam forums.

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    Nice website if you can get it to check your hardware:

    http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/

    PC MINIMUM System Requirements
    • Operating System: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 (all versions of Windows must be fully updated)
    • CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.6GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
    • RAM: 1 GB on XP / 1.5 GB on Vista and Windows 7
    • Graphics Card: 128 MB nVidia PCI express GeForce 6600 GT or ATI Radeon 9800 Pro or better video card
    • DirectX: Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
    • Hard Drive: 12 GB free space
    • DVD-Rom drive
    • Broadband Internet Connection (DSL, Cable, T1, etc.)

    PC RECOMMENDED System Requirements
    • Operating System: Windows Vista or Windows 7 (all versions of Windows must be fully updated)
    • CPU: Dual Core 2.4 GHz processor
    • RAM: 2 GB
    • Graphics Card: 512 MB nVidia PCI express GeForce 8800 GTX or ATI Radeon HD 3870 or better video card

    I think it might be tough to find a laptop that meets these specs for under $600. It has low, medium, high, and ultra graphics settings, and I have seen many reports of people playing on low or medium with lesser specs.
    Last edited by ehawk; 05-27-2011 at 09:00 AM.

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