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Laptop Review
Aug 27 2010, 7:39 pm
By: StormTemplar  

Aug 27 2010, 7:39 pm StormTemplar Post #1



So I was wondering whether anyone who has any technical knowledge could tell me how this computer would react to SC2, and on what level the graphics could be set at while maintaining good performance. Also, $1200 is my maximum budget.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Studio-XPS-1645-i7-2-8Ghz-QUAD-CORE-Window-7-Pro-/330465533192?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item4cf147dd08



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Aug 27 2010, 8:02 pm MasterJohnny Post #2



When gaming with a laptop, the rule of thumb is usually to never have your graphics higher then medium.
Generally I also do not like refurbished laptops.

Consider this instead:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00361G0ZO/



I am a Mathematician Computer Scientist Logic user Person who does not need to use AI

Aug 27 2010, 8:17 pm CecilSunkure Post #3



This would run SCII just fine, and is well under 1200 dollars.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115796

I don't at all like the one you posted in that link. It's from ebay for one, and it's graphics card is meh thus nullifying how great the CPU is. If you were to get an i7 core I would recommend this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152211 as it has a graphics card able to compliment the CPU.



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