Looking for a cheap laptop that will play Star Wars the Old Republic

[jdvorwerck]

Hello, I am looking to spend around ~$600 and this is the system reqs I am working with:

Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ or better or Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.0GHz or better

Operating System:
Windows XP/Vista/7

RAM:
Windows XP: 1.5GB
Windows Vista and Windows 7: 2GB
PCs using a built-in graphical chipset are recommended to have 2GB RAM

Graphics Card:
ATI X1800 or better*
nVidia 7800 or better*
Intel 4100 Integrated Graphics or better*

DVD-ROM:
8x or better

*Minimum of 256MB of on-board RAM and Shader 3.0 or better support.

I found this laptop on Newegg for $450:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834158129

It appears to meet all of the reqs but I am very weary to spend the $450 and then get stuck with a laptop that wont play the game.

It appears in my price range the processor will either be AMD A6 or Intel i3 and I will either have 4-6GB of RAM, my biggest concern I guess is the graphics card. Or in the case of this particular laptop integrated graphics.

 

[Pyree]

This topic has been moved from the section Opinions and Experiences to section Laptops & Notebooks by Pyree

 

[math1337]

For games you probaly want an A6.

If you want to get an intel, make sure you find a laptop with a 2nd gen sandy bridge i3.

 

[WR2]

Hello jdvorwerck;

Both of these options will run SWTOR on low graphics settings.
Lenovo IdeaPad Z570 $580
Core i3 2330M(2.20GHz) CPU, 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD 15.6" 1366x768 LCD w/ GeForce GT 520M graphics
Lenovo IdeaPad Z575 $500
AMD A8-3500M(1.5GHz) APU, 4GB RAM, 750GB HDD 15.6" 1366x768 LCD w/ AMD Radeon HD 6620G