i was just wondering if any one could help me, i want a new laptop, and want the fm 11 game due to be released shortly to run very quickly and smoothly, what do i need to look for? i have a budget of around 400 if any one could come up with some help or even links to laptops i would be very grateful thanks.

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I'll have a look at the minimum spec if it's on the website and see what I can suggest mind.

(consoles = games, btw)

gaming laptop for £400 isn't going to get you much mate

OS: Windows XP/Vista/W7
Processor: XP: 1.4GHz or Faster / Vista/W7 : 2.0GHz or Faster
Supported Processors: Intel Pentium 4, Intel Core, AMD Athlon
Memory: XP: 512MB RAM / Vista/W7: 1.0GB RAM
Hard Drive Space: 2GB
DVD-Drive: 4x Speed
Video Card: 128MB *Supported Chipsets : (see below)
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Directx: Version 9.0c (included)
LAN: TCP/IP compliant
Input: Keyboard, Mouse

here is the requirments, not much really?

That's the [iminimum[/i mate, try running it on 512MB and see how you get on (in fact, try buying anything below 2GB memory and you'll be struggling, Windows 7 needs 1.7GB to even run,) and you wont buy a DVD drive below 12 speed nowadays.

What else do you need the laptop for, that's probably more important.

for £400 you'll get something adequate, and remember, above 3.6GB you need a 64 bit O/S (which the games are not, as yet, built for)

just general use, internet thats it really, am only a student so nothing apart from what i have stated, reckon you could find one?

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Depends when you want to buy it mate, personally I always go down the PC World route, somewhere to get angry and shouty if it doesn't work.

You're looking at a 3GB laptop, whatever processor (not a lot to chose between them for what you are after), many people spend way more on a laptop than they need, a "reccommended" games laptop comes in over £1000

right ok, what about the graphics cards i dont understand any of that? and what about this www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-g61-41 ... 9-pdt.html

right ok, what about the graphics cards i dont understand any of that? and what about this www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-g61-41 ... 9-pdt.html

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Quote weareull="weareull"right ok, what about the graphics cards i dont understand any of that? and what about this www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-g61-41 ... 9-pdt.html'" Quote weareull*Supported Chipsets - Nvidia FX 5900 Ultra or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 or greater; Intel 82915G/82910GL or greater. Earlier cards may only display 2D Match Viewer Mode and are not supported. Earlier cards may require the DirectX 9.0 SDK is installed to run the game. This can be downloaded from the following url: www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Mac Intel Processor, OS X 10.5, NVidia Geforce 7300 GT / ATI X1600 Radeon'"

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I have an Acer Aspire 7540,
AMD ATHLON 2 x2 processor running 64 bit windows 7, 4gb ram, 320gb HD, 17.3" HD Screen, ATi Radeon HD 4200 Graphics.

Cost me £400, including extended warranty, ran FM2010 like a dream but as Standee says, if you want games buy an Xbox or PS3 as a good gaming laptop will cost you over £1,000.

400 were from?

Quote weareull="weareull"right ok, what about the graphics cards i dont understand any of that? and what about this www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-g61-41 ... 9-pdt.html'" If it's an integrated graphics card it will be usless really. It has to be a specific graphics card. You should get one for that price but you might have to sacrifice other stuff. Some good deals to be had at places like Tesco too, worth looking at.

Quote weareull="weareull"right ok, what about the graphics cards i dont understand any of that? and what about this www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-g61-41 ... 9-pdt.html'" If it's an integrated graphics card it will be usless really. It has to be a specific graphics card. You should get one for that price but you might have to sacrifice other stuff. Some good deals to be had at places like Tesco too, worth looking at.