Valen's Friend needs a laptop

[Valen]

She wants to play steam games and,said that it has to have a full keyboard, but also has to be under $400. Hoping you guys can help out since a lot of you know tons about computers ;D

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[Marcem]

What kind of steam games?  People don't understand that Steam games don't have a common system requirement.

[The Russian]

B...b..bu...but there are no girls on the internet.

[Valen]

What kind of steam games?  People don't understand that Steam games don't have a common system requirement.

All of the popular ones, Half life 2, Left 4 dead 2, garrys mod.

[Marcem]

All of the popular ones, Half life 2, Left 4 dead 2, garrys mod.

Those are Source games, really Steam != source engine. 

[Valen]

Those are Source games, really Steam != source engine. 

Yes I know this, I thought it was pretty obvious what I meant. SO can you find any laptops?

[Sandvich]

All of the popular ones, Half life 2, Left 4 dead 2, garrys mod.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Compaq+-+Presario+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174;+Celeron%26%23174;+Processor+-+Black/9755437.p?id=1218167800811&skuId=9755437
This should run them fine

[Miga]

This is about the cheapest she will be able to get, the Radeon HD 3200 should be better than Intel Graphics.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115674

[Sandvich]

This is about the cheapest she will be able to get, the Radeon HD 3200 should be better than Intel Graphics.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115674

409.98$

[Valen]

409.98$

haha I think someone can load her a few bucks lol. also your link is broken o: ?

[Miga]

409.98$

$9 more for a non-Celeron processor and better graphics is a better deal.

[Valen]

Okay I'll tell her to get yours Miga

[Sandvich]

haha I think someone can load her a few bucks lol. also your link is broken o: ?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Computers-PCs/Laptop-Computers/abcat0502000.c?id=abcat0502000
First one in "Laptops"
Bestbuy site is gay about links :c

[Valen]

So which is better? I think Miga's is.

[Miga]

So which is better?

The one Sandvich linked to has an Intel GMA 4500M, which is low-end and will have trouble playing any Source game.
The one I linked has the Radeon HD 3200, which one of my friends got in his laptop. It's able to run Source games on medium/high settings fluently.