Core 2 Duo T7100 1.8 GHz - 15.4" TFT
35.8 cm x 25.8 cm x 3.8 cm
2.8 kg
Intel Centrino Duo
Notebook
Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial, Bluetooth aerial
Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 / 1.8 GHz ( Dual-Core )
2 MB - L2 Cache
RAM 1 GB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR II SDRAM
160 GB - Serial ATA-150
Optical Storage DVD±RW (+R double layer) - integrated
Display 15.4" TFT active matrix 1280 x 800 ( WXGA )
Intel GMA X3100
Sound card
Microsoft Windows Vista Business

simply put....no

Cheerz HaHa.... at least i know now

No, the graphics chipset sucks balls lol, its a shitty intergrated one.

But i would be able to play most games??? but not to the full potential??

If you want to play games, I suggest you buy a desktop instead.
Some laptops may run games fine, but they're expensive as hell. You can often buy a quite high end gaming pc and a cheaper laptop for office/internet/etc for the same amount of money you would spend on a gaming laptop. This way you can even play the games at higher quality.
Also, a desktop is easier to upgrade for future games you would like to play.

I agree with Jesus, if you want games, get a desktop.

I will however point out that as Sam says, the main suck factor of that laptop from a gaming point of view is the Intel Graphics chipset.

Look for something with an nVidia DX10 (ie, 8 series) chipset. I have a 7300 Go, and in all honesty, it scores a 3.2 on Vista compared to the 7300 GT which scores 3.9.

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After researching the X3100, it turns out that it's actually not that crap. It supports DirectX 10 - which means it has to meet a certain minimum spec (like Shader Model 3.0 and Hardware T&L, etc).

I alredy have  the laptop, i was jus wundering if i got a game would i be avle to play it.

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After researching the X3100, it turns out that it's actually not that crap. It supports DirectX 10 - which means it has to meet a certain minimum spec (like Shader Model 3.0 and Hardware T&L, etc).

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Originally posted by http://www.techradar.com/products/computing/components/graphics-cards/intel-gma-x3100-270612/review
In testing, the improvement this new engine offers over the older solutions isn't massive - 3DMark06, the industry benchmark for ascertaining the capabilities of graphics engines in general, returned a score of 416. While this result is twice that from the previous generation of integrated graphics, it still proves that integrated graphics aren't for next-generation titles. Top-end cards score around 8,000, with even cheaper cards managing scores around the 4,000 mark.

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no, also the hard drive is a little small and to play top end games well youd probably need more ram

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Originally posted by andrewdodd13
it scores a 3.2 on Vista compared to the 7300 GT which scores 3.9.

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Originally posted by andrewdodd13
After researching the X3100, it turns out that it's actually not that crap. It supports DirectX 10 - which means it has to meet a certain minimum spec (like Shader Model 3.0 and Hardware T&L, etc).

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Originally posted by andrewdodd13
it scores a 3.2 on Vista compared to the 7300 GT which scores 3.9.

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Score isn't worth much tbh, I still wish they'd list it next to computers in stores though

I only have a base score of 3.7 because of ATI X1600 512MB , If I had the latest greatest my base would/could be 5.4, which even then is a 6GHz processor, its just a statistic to make people jealous or inferior and sell more hardware.

I've yet to find a game that doesn't run fine on my system

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Originally posted by Nathan

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Originally posted by andrewdodd13
After researching the X3100, it turns out that it's actually not that crap. It supports DirectX 10 - which means it has to meet a certain minimum spec (like Shader Model 3.0 and Hardware T&L, etc).

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Yeah, it would have DX10 though, because it has vista, and to get the potential from aero you need DX10.

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Originally posted by aNILEator

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Originally posted by andrewdodd13
it scores a 3.2 on Vista compared to the 7300 GT which scores 3.9.

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Score isn't worth much tbh, I still wish they'd list it next to computers in stores though

I only have a base score of 3.7 because of ATI X1600 512MB , If I had the latest greatest my base would/could be 5.4, which even then is a 6GHz processor, its just a statistic to make people jealous or inferior and sell more hardware.

I've yet to find a game that doesn't run fine on my system

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Originally posted by icd*

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Originally posted by aNILEator

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Originally posted by andrewdodd13
it scores a 3.2 on Vista compared to the 7300 GT which scores 3.9.

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Score isn't worth much tbh, I still wish they'd list it next to computers in stores though

I only have a base score of 3.7 because of ATI X1600 512MB , If I had the latest greatest my base would/could be 5.4, which even then is a 6GHz processor, its just a statistic to make people jealous or inferior and sell more hardware.

I've yet to find a game that doesn't run fine on my system

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crysis....?

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Originally posted by icd*

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Originally posted by aNILEator

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Originally posted by andrewdodd13
it scores a 3.2 on Vista compared to the 7300 GT which scores 3.9.

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Score isn't worth much tbh, I still wish they'd list it next to computers in stores though

I only have a base score of 3.7 because of ATI X1600 512MB , If I had the latest greatest my base would/could be 5.4, which even then is a 6GHz processor, its just a statistic to make people jealous or inferior and sell more hardware.

I've yet to find a game that doesn't run fine on my system

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crysis....?

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Originally posted by Nathan
Yeah I have the ATI x1600 and it's a good card, and mines nearly 2 years old now, I have even completed crysis on it at 20-30fps (Smilie)

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I really think you mis-quoted there Nathan...

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Originally posted by Nathan
and to get the potential from aero you need DX10.

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As far as I'm aware, Aero is written using DirectX9 function calls and hence it will make no difference whatsoever if you're using a Dx10 card or not.

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Originally posted by Nathan
Yeah I have the ATI x1600 and it's a good card, and mines nearly 2 years old now, I have even completed crysis on it at 20-30fps

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Oops i was meant to quote icd saying about the crysis thing

Is it an hp compaq? Because those specs look identical too mine

No its a Belinea B.book, use it for uni work mostly. Just thinking about getting some games.