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[Request] Laptop to play sims 3 for under 450 euro?

  • 16-12-2009 01:54PM
    #1
    Sniipe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,937 ✭✭✭


    My brothers girlfriend is looking for a laptop for christmas and all she wants it for is to play the latest SIMS game.

    Min specs:
    FOR WINDOWS VISTA
    Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)
    2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
    1.5 GB RAM
    At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content
    128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0

    For computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires at least:
    Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA X3000 or above.
    2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent
    0.5 GB additional RAM

    Also, and this is stretching; if it could be gotten in pink or red...

    Personally I don't think its possible at the moment...


Comments

  • #2
    quad_red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,596 ✭✭✭quad_red


    The €399 Inspiron here http://ireland.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/specials/most_popular_laptops?c=ie&l=en&cs=iedhs1

    seems to match your min specs.

    Intel® Celeron® Processor 900 (2.20 GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
    Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit- English
    2048MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
    Intel Integrated GMA 4500MHD

    Add €39 for cherry red.


  • #3
    Dave147
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,235 ✭✭✭Dave147


    Im getting my gf a laptop and she's always playing Cafe World on Facebook so I'm sure she'd love Sims 3! Budget of 500 quid..


  • #4
    Sniipe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,937 ✭✭✭Sniipe


    quad_red wrote: »
    The €399 Inspiron here http://ireland.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/specials/most_popular_laptops?c=ie&l=en&cs=iedhs1

    seems to match your min specs.

    Intel® Celeron® Processor 900 (2.20 GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
    Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit- English
    2048MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
    Intel Integrated GMA 4500MHD

    Add €39 for cherry red.
    Good manperson,
    I assume that Intel® Celeron® Processor 900 (2.20 GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) is better than 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent ?? I'm a bit lost there.


  • #5
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,548 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Sniipe wrote: »
    Good manperson,
    I assume that Intel® Celeron® Processor 900 (2.20 GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) is better than 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent ?? I'm a bit lost there.


    Celeron® Processors are pure crap & I recommend that you stay well clear of them.

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #6
    donmeister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭donmeister


    gadgetman496 wrote: »
    Celeron® Processors are pure crap & I recommend that you stay well clear of them.

    -

    Have to echo this, get an AMD Dual core instead of celeron, much better and not too much in the difference price wise!


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