Hi
Iam looking to buy a new Laptop, but with so many options my head is spinning. i need to have enough memory to get my E mails when i am traveling ,speed and play my BF games. Camera , and dvd player a must (and did i mention Game playing lol )I like windows and don't know if all my programs and games would work with Window 7
What i need is numbers 4 GB or more ?so i can compare the offers. I want to stay in the 600$ range
And do i need Blue ray ? Thank you so much for any help you can give me

Check ***Draclvr's Windows 7 thread*** for a list of adventure games that have been tested with Windows 7.


4 GB of system RAM should be fine.
What you really need to look for for games is the video card and dedicated video RAM. Avoid Intel graphics and shared RAM.


Do you have any Blue Ray movie discs? If not, you don't have much need for Blue Ray. You won't be able to tell the difference between a movie on DVD and the same movie in Blue Ray on a laptop.

Thank you very much.This will help me not to buy the wrong one. I found that some stores will push the most expensive telling me nothing else is good enough for games etc. About the video card, any ideas for a good one or one to avoid? Thank you

Sometimes even their most expensive isn't good enough for games. People often underestimate the importance of the video card for gaming. And with a laptop you really have to get one that has a good video card because you can't update the video card later.

Avoid any video card that uses "shared" memory.
"Hypermemory" is a type of shared memory.
You want discrete memory for your video card.

Avoid Intel graphics. Don't confuse Intel graphics with Intel processors. Intel processors are fine. But most adventure game makers test their games with ATI Radeon and Nvidia Geforce video cards and not with Intel graphics.

Also, avoid "budget" versions of ATI and Nvidia cards. Budget versions often lack the functionality of mid-range or high level video cards. ATI and Nvidia make some great video cards, but they also make some awful ones -- awful for gaming anyway.

I saw this ***Acer AS7551G-6477*** recommended at ***this website***.
It has an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 graphics with 1GB of discrete video RAM.
Nice specs for the price.

Oh wow . Thank you very much for all the info. When i go to the Store i will sound like an expert :]
The Acer looks pretty good so far
Thanks again you helped a great deal