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Is this a good laptop for me?

I am looking to get a laptop to play some old games, and brwose teh web and do homework on. I saw this acer laptop which looks good except I am worried about it having No video memory. Will this affect its performance? Product Details Web Code: 10132471 Mfr. Part Number: LX.PH102.001 Base Features Approximate Battery Life Up To 2.5 Hours Hard Drive Speed/Capacity 320 GB (5400 RPM) LED Backlit Display No Optical Drive 8x Super Multi Double Layer DVD Processor Speed 1.2 GHz Processor Type AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core L310 RAM 3 GB Screen Size 15.6" Graphics Discrete Video Memory No Expandable Video Memory Yes - Up To 1919 MB Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon HD 3200 Integrated Video Memory Yes Native Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 Upgradable Video System No Video Memory No Audio Audio Chipset AMD RS780 Audio Output Stereo Digital Input No Digital Output No Hardware Volume Control No Integrated Amplifier No Integrated Microphone No Microphone Input Yes Speaker Wattage 2 Watts Speakers Yes Inputs/Outputs Card Reader Yes Card Reader - Compatible Memory Types 5-In-1 Composite Output No ExpressCard/34 Input No ExpressCard/54 Input No HDCP Compliant Yes HDMI Port No IEEE 1394 Input/Output No IR Receiver No Number of Touchpad Buttons 2 PC Card Input No S-Video Output No Type of Keyboard 99-Keys Type of Modem Not Applicable Type of Pointing Device Touchpad USB 2.0 2 VGA Output 1 Webcam Yes Networking Ethernet Port 10/100 Integrated Bluetooth No Integrated WiFi 802.11 b/g Power Battery - Capacity 4400 mAh Battery - Number of Cells 6 Battery Type Lithium-Ion Computing Features Processor Cache 1 MB L2 System Bus 800 MHz Software Loaded Software 1 Adobe Reader Loaded Software 2 Microsoft Works Loaded Software 3 Loaded Software 4 Operating System Language Bilingual Pre-loaded Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Accessories Headphones No Remote No Product Features Notebook Depth 24.7 cm Notebook Thickness (closed) 3.9 cm Notebook Weight (including Battery) 2.7 kg Notebook Width 37.2 cm Warranty Labour 1 Year Warranty Parts 1 Year

Public Comments

1. Seems pretty good. But if you wanna get a laptop for gaming, get one with more RAM
2. That's fine for web browsing, homework and older games. It borrows memory from your RAM if needed for video, and with 3 GB, you've got enough to spare for your usage needs. It'll choke on modern 3D games, but it doesn't sound like that's a major problem for you.
3. Some 'old' games might play on this. But the bottleneck as you mentioned will be the graphics card. But at 1.2GHz (unless you meant 2.2 and typed 1.2), the processor will also be a bottleneck.
4. Well I'm not sure what your budge is.. but if its close to $1000, then I'd suggest this.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146613 If you just want to play some old games then what you wrote would do.. Also I too hope that 1.2Ghz is a typo, or you plan to get a Quad code processor... Ok.. edit: Did some research.. seems you are an Aussie, checked asus.com.au, the Acer AS5517-1208 (LX.PH102.004) PC Notebook is NOT listed there, that would indicate that Asus Autralia os probably planning to or has already phased the laptops out. Folks the 1.2 GHz is NOT a typo, & its NOT a Netbook either... the system comes for abt $500, but I'd say buy something else.. a lot f good laptops would come in at that kinda money...