Author Topic: Would this be a good laptop for me?  (Read 448 times)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834157531

Right now my computer is awful for gaming and multitasking, and I was wondering if this would fit the bill for me. I play games on Steam(TF2, Garry's Mod, soon to be L4D2), and some lower end games(Toribash, Blockland, games like these). I don't try to play three instances of Crysis at once. I also like to browse the internet and play music and I'm sure this will work for that.
Specs if you're lazy:
Brand     
    HP

Series
    ProBook

Model
    4520s (XT943UT#ABA)

Part#
    XT943UT#ABA

General

Operating System
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit

CPU Type
    Intel Core i3-370M(2.40GHz)

Screen
    15.6"

Memory Size
    2GB DDR3

Hard Disk
    320GB

Optical Drive
    DVD Super Multi

Graphics Card
    Intel HD

Video Memory
    Shared memory

Communication
    Gigabit LAN and WLAN

Card slot
    1 x Express Card/34

Battery Life
    Up to 5 hours

Dimensions
    14.64" x 9.83" x 1.09"

Weight
    5.5 lbs

Other Features
    ENERGY STAR qualified

CPU

CPU Type
    Intel Core i3

CPU Speed
    370M(2.40GHz)

CPU Support
    3MB L3 Cache

Chipset

Chipset
    Intel HM57

Display

Screen Size
    15.6"

Wide Screen Support
    Yes

Resolution
    1366 x 768

LCD Features
    LED backlight, anti-glare

Operating Systems

Operating System
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit

Graphics

GPU/VPU
    Intel HD

Video Memory
    Shared system memory

Graphic Type
    Integrated Card

Hard Drive

HDD
    320GB

HDD RPM
    7200rpm

HDD Interface
    SATA

Memory

Memory
    2GB

Memory Speed
    DDR3 1066

Memory Type
    204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM

Memory Slot (Total)
    2

Max Memory Supported
    8GB

Optical Drive

Optical Drive Type
    DVD Super Multi

Optical Drive Interface
    Integrated

Optical Drive Spec
    DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL LightScribe

Communications

LAN
    10/100/1000Mbps

WLAN
    Ralink 802.11b/g/n

Bluetooth
    Bluetooth 2.1+EDR

Ports

Card Slot
    1 x Express Card/34

USB
    3

Video Port
    1 x VGA

HDMI
    1 x HDMI

Other port
    1 x eSATA/USB 2.0 Combo

Audio Ports
    1 x Microphone jack; 1 x Headphone jack

Audio

Audio
    Integrated Sound card

    High definition audio support

    Integrated digital microphone

Speaker
    Integrated stereo speakers

Input Device

Touchpad
    Yes

Keyboard
    Spill-resistant keyboard with drains

Supplemental Drive

Card Reader
    Media Card Reader Supports SD (Secure Digital), MMC (MultiMedia Card), Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, xD-Picture card

Webcam
    2.0MP

Power

AC Adapter
    65-watt AC adapter

Battery
    6-cell (47 WHr) Li-Ion

Battery Life
    Up to 5 hours

Physical Specifications

Dimensions
    14.64" x 9.83" x 1.09"

Weight
    5.5 lbs

Manufacturer Warranty

Parts
    1 year limited

Labor
    1 year limited

« Last Edit: December 24, 2010, 01:40:43 PM by Cheemo »

It looks alright for those games. You may get an average of 18-30 fps on l4d2. Except the Intel graphics, my laptop has Intel integrated graphics and can't run stuff.

Yes, for the price you will be fine.