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Which of these 3 Laptops is best for playing Sims 3

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Posted 20 October 2009 - 01:07 PM

Sims 3 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR PC:
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FOR WINDOWS XP (Service Pack 2)
* Pentium IV 2.0 GHz / Athlon XP 2000+ or equivalent
* 1GB RAM of Memory
* At least 3.5 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
* The latest version of DirectX 9.0c

FOR WINDOWS VISTA & WINDOWS 7
* Pentium IV 2.4 GHz / Athlon XP 2400+ or equivalent
* 1.5 GB RAM of Memory
* At least 3.5 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
* The latest version of DirectX 9.0c

FOR COMPUTERS USING BUILT-IN GRAPHICS CHIPSETS, THE GAME REQUIRES AT LEAST
* Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA X3000 or above (GMA 3-series or higher).
* 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent
* 1.5 GB RAM (XP), 2 GB RAM (Vista)

The Key Features are described here...
Laptop #1 http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Satellite-U5...9827&sr=1-4

Laptop #2 http://www.amazon.com/Sony-VPC-CW15FX-14-I...541966&s=pc

Laptop #3 http://www.amazon.com/Sony-VPC-CW13FX-14-I...541966&s=pc

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Posted 25 October 2009 - 08:43 PM

Don't get the Toshiba. It uses Intel Integrated graphics which is not good for gaming.
The only difference between the other two is that one has a blu-ray drive and the other doesn't.
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