Best Laptop for Flight Simulator X

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Hello, I plan to buy a laptop for my husband, solely for playing Flight Simulator X. Does anyone use this game and recommend a reasonably priced laptop?


1_What is your budget? $500 - $800

2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? 11" - 17"

3_What screen resolution do you want? I don't know.

4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? Portable

5_How much battery life do you need? I don't know.

6_Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)? Flight Simulator X Deluxe Edition - High

7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.) Maybe additional games.

8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need? 15 gb

9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop? As long as I can play the game.


11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?

12_Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.

13_What country do you live in? USA


14_Please tell us any additional information if needed.

Here are the additional requirements:

Additional requirements
Requires 32 GB of hard drive space for installation, 15 GB thereafter.
Processor Required
1.0 Ghz
Operating system
Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, or Windows 7
Memory Required
256 MB of RAM (Windows XP SP2), 512 MB of RAM (Windows Vista)
Hard disk
15 GB free space
Video card
32 MB DirectX 9 compatible
Video card
512 MB +
Other
DX9 hardware compatibility and audio board with speakers and/or headphones. Online/Multiplayer Requirements: 56.6 kbps or better for online play.