Solved! Can these laptops play Portal 2 smoothly?

[Sinstrus]

Hey everyone,

I really appreciated the help Tom's Hardware Forums gave me with building my new desktop. Runs great!

I've never owned a laptop, and I just don't know how to judge their gaming power based on specs too well. My friend is going to get a new laptop this summer, and he would like to be able to play Portal 2 on it. If you could, just give me your opinion on whether these three laptops could play Portal 2 smoothly, and if possible, compare the graphics power of these laptops to the graphics power of a desktop card or card/CPU combo. If you could find any graphics benchmarks relevant to these, I would appreciate that as well. I like seeing real data whenever it can be had.

Acer-AS5750-6690
http/www.amazon.com/Acer-AS5750-6690-15-6-Inch-Laptop-Black/dp/B004VD4Z4Y/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1304914652&sr=8-5

Samsung RF511-S02
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834131115

Asus A52F-XA5
http/www.amazon.com/A52F-XA5-15-6-Inch-Versatile-Entertainment-Laptop/dp/B004RCNS56/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1304914870&sr=1-1

If you like, feel free to suggest other laptops in the $600-$1000 range that are strong enough graphics-wise to play a game like Portal 2 smoothly.

 

[Maziar]

The second one has much more powerful GPU than the other 2
An alternative would be Sager NP5160(which allows more customization options)
http/www.xoticpc.com/sager-np5160-clevo-w150hn-p-2999.html

 

[Sinstrus]

Thanks Maziar, I'll have my friend look into that.

Can anyone assure me that the second laptop I posted can play Portal 2, or whether in general laptops that have the GeForce GT540M would be able to play it with a good enough CPU?

I don't really know where the GeForce GT540M stands in graphics power compared to other cards.

 

[Maziar]

GT 540M is a midrange card and can handle Portal 2 fine.Have a look at the link below,it helps you determine the performance of GT 540M in games
http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-540M.41715.0.html