Is this a Decent Laptop?

brutis6000

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As it is black Friday there are a lot of good deals going on. I found this laptop and was wondering if I added more Ram if it could handle a game like Far Cry 3 at medium graphics.

Here it is:http://bestallinonepcreview.com/shop/hp-pavilion-17-3-laptop-computer-amd-elite-quad-core-a8-5550m-4gb-ddr3-750gb-hard-drive-anodized-silver-windows-8/

It is a little big for my tastes and I'm not great at picking out PC's, but for the price it seems like a great PC to me. I just want a second opinion and maybe some suggestions if anyone has any about other PC's that may be better for around $600, $700.

Thanks ahead of time,
Brutis
 
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The following link to the 15.6" ThinkPad E545 for $500 is a better deal than the 17.3" HP laptop. It has the A10-5750m APU with the integrated Radeon HD 8650g which is a bit more powerful than the A8-5550m APU in the HP laptop. However, it will only allow you to play Far Cry 3 with low settings.

http://www.amazon.com/ThinkPad-Edge-E545-20B2000YUS-Notebook/dp/B00FZ2Q6SI/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1417226094&sr=1-2&keywords=thinkpad+e545

But for about $610 you can get the following Acer Aspire V3-572G-587W with a Core i5-4210u and the GT 840m that will perform much better than the ThinkPad E545. It will allow you to play Far Cry 3 at medium settings with decent performance...
The following link to the 15.6" ThinkPad E545 for $500 is a better deal than the 17.3" HP laptop. It has the A10-5750m APU with the integrated Radeon HD 8650g which is a bit more powerful than the A8-5550m APU in the HP laptop. However, it will only allow you to play Far Cry 3 with low settings.

http://www.amazon.com/ThinkPad-Edge-E545-20B2000YUS-Notebook/dp/B00FZ2Q6SI/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1417226094&sr=1-2&keywords=thinkpad+e545

But for about $610 you can get the following Acer Aspire V3-572G-587W with a Core i5-4210u and the GT 840m that will perform much better than the ThinkPad E545. It will allow you to play Far Cry 3 at medium settings with decent performance.

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-V3-572G-587W-15-6-Inch-Platinum/dp/B00K81O3PY/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1417226320&sr=1-2&keywords=gt+840m
 
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