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5 hours ago, Lillith Hapmouche said:

Ah, ok ... "current computer" was pretty neutral and I thought the laptop would be the first one.

Well, if the Asus one runs fair, the price sounds quite alright.

Thank you for your help 

[Is this laptop good?]

5 hours ago, Lillith Hapmouche said:

It's about 7 years old, but at the time of its release, it seemed to have scored quite well for a portable gaming machine. The downsides seem to be a wonky keyboard, th low contrast screen and its glossyness. In general, it might be an idea to ask if the cooling is still doing fine or whether it needs a thorough cleaning.

Anyway, I've certainly seen much worse ... much, much, much much ... for running SL. What's the asking price?

PS: What's the problem with your desktop? Perhaps fixing it might be less pricy...

I do not have a desktop.  I just have another laptop that is only good for surfing the net, etc.  Definitely not good for gaming at all.  The asking price for this one I mentioned is $200.

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Hi all, sorry to add another thread like this but not sure where else to ask.  I have a pretty good understanding of computers but am not a computer genius by any means.  I am new to SL and looking to buy a laptop (second hand if possible) since my current computer does not run it well at all.  I have read over the recommended requirements but have no prior experience to know what is most important.  Here is one of the laptops I am looking at.  I understand it is older but wondering if it would be ok to play SL?

 

Asus g73jh republic of gamers laptop

Intel core i7 q720 cpu

8 gigs Ram

Ati Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Graphics

500 gig western digital Black Hard drive

17 inch 1600 x 900 resolution

Fresh install of windows 7 Home premium

 

I am a newbie so any thoughts on this are much appreciated!!