New laptop

[Ziyek]

My friend said he is going to give me his old laptop when he gets his new one April 15th.

Is it any good?


this is the exact one he has
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Satellite-X205-S9349-Processor-SuperMulti/dp/B000RN3EN0


Portable multimedia powerhouse for HD video enthusiasts and PC gamers; includes HD DVD-ROM drive
4 GHz, Pentium 4, 240 GB hard drive capacity (dual drives), 4 GB RAM (4 GB max), multi-format/dual-layer DVD burner.
Quad-band Wi-Fi LAN (802.11a/b/g/n); Bluetooth 2.0+EDR; Gigabit Ethernet; Nvidia GeForce 8700M video card with 256 MB of discrete memory
Connectivity: 6 USB, 1 FireWire, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA, 1 S-Video, 1 ExpressCard 34/54. 5-in-1 memory card reader
Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (with Media Center capabilities)



my current Desktop specs:
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
Processor: Intel Pentium 4, 3GHz(2 cpus)
Memory: 3gb

Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 4550
VRAM: 1gb


How does the laptop match up to my PC?

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[TheMasterOfGames]

That computer is old.

[Ziyek]

That computer is old.

Good to know.

[Tyler66]

Do you plan to upgrade it to Win7?

[Red Cube]

That computer is old and loving god damn fugly.

[Ziyek]

Do you plan to upgrade it to Win7?

most likely, if I can, that is.

[Tyler66]

most likely, if I can, that is.

If you have a little over $100 lying around, you could get Home Premium.

[Ziyek]

If you have a little over $100 lying around, you could get Home Premium.

My dad has a copy of Win7 from work, so I shouldn't need to buy anything.

[Sheath]

Pity about the graphics card. Capable of DirectX 10 but meh not great.

[Ziyek]

Pity about the graphics card. Capable of DirectX 10 but meh not great.

Is it better than my current? I know nothing about computers lol

[Ziyek]

Bump

[Sheath]

Is it better than my current? I know nothing about computers lol

I think its about the same, possibly slightly better but not significantly. In todays standards both are really low end. Not even an entry level gaming card.

[Ziyek]

I think its about the same, possibly slightly better but not significantly. In todays standards both are really low end. Not even an entry level gaming card.

I can play Crysis on medium with 30 fps currently. :O That's pretty good, right?

[Sheath]

I can play Crysis on medium with 30 fps currently. :O That's pretty good, right?

30fps isn't great, but pretty surprising. According to reviews and information I found on the ATI Radeon HD 4550, you might get away with running it on low detail, so having it on medium at 30fps is amazing considering what card you have. But still crap.

[Ziyek]

30fps isn't great, but pretty surprising. According to reviews and information I found on the ATI Radeon HD 4550, you might get away with running it on low detail, so having it on medium at 30fps is amazing considering what card you have. But still crap.

so would the laptop be able to run it on low?