Expected lifetime of a refurbished laptop doing heavy gaming?

[mcluvin707]

what is the expected lifetime of this refurbished laptop? I expect to be doing heavy gaming on it (Crysis 3, Modded Skyrim, etc). Here's the link: http://www.woot.com/offers/hp-envy-15-6-core-i7-touchsmart-laptop

 

[Spectre694]

They usually last a long time but it is a hit or miss like any refurb.

 

[USAFRet]

A refurb laptop will pretty much last as long as a retail laptop. Possibly longer. Possibly not as long.

Now...if you're asking about the performance lifespan regarding specific games, exactly as long as an equivalent spec laptop.

 

[CRITICALThinker]

Seeing as there is no dedicated GPU, I wouldn't expect good performance in most games. I may not be one to talk though as I attempt games with an Arrandale i3 😛

 

[mcluvin707]

I have looked up videos of people being able to play crysis on high at 30 fps with an intel HD 4600, it is actually pretty decent