Advise on Laptop for game.

[dmil 0]

I am purchasing a new laptop and would like to have it be compatible with the new Sim City.  I am not too savy in this real so I could use the forums help.  I will list the ones I am looking at and would appericate if I could get response on the laptops performance.  Whick one of these would be the best?  Do they meet or excede systems requirments? Are there any better models than these on the market for $700?  Thanks in advance.

 

ASUS VivoBook S400CA-DH51T

• Intel Core i5 3317U 1.7 GHz Processor
• 4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz SD-RAM
• Intel HD Graphics 4000

Acer NX.M49AA.007;V5-571P-6835

• Intel Core i5 3317U 1.8 GHz
• 6 GB DDR3
• grafics card?

Sony VAIO T Series SVT13135CXS

• Intel Core i5-3337U Processor (1.8 GHz)
• 6 GB DDR3 RAM
• Intel® HD Graphics 4000

[flyer2359 92]

I wouldn't get ANY of those.  They all have integrated graphics (a big no no, anything intel graphics = integrated) and have a very weak i5 in there.  If I were you, I would try to find another $100-$150 if you want a laptop, because any laptop under $700 probably won't function with any games, just being honest here.  If you can find another $100, you will probably be able to find a decent i5 with about 2.5ghz or so and a decent graphics card such as a Nvidia X4X (X representing numbers) or better.  Something else you might want to do is see if you can ever get any laptops on clearance deals, they usually drop the prices of decent laptops a good $100-$150 for clearance so they can get rid of em'.

[Catchin22 299]

Save a few more bucks and get something with a decent graphics card like this one,

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Z92SJU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007Z92SJU&linkCode=as2&tag=cost-reduced-20

[SP4CEY 1]

I am purchasing a new laptop and would like to have it be compatible with the new Sim City.  I am not too savy in this real so I could use the forums help.  I will list the ones I am looking at and would appericate if I could get response on the laptops performance.  Whick one of these would be the best?  Do they meet or excede systems requirments? Are there any better models than these on the market for $700?  Thanks in advance.

 

ASUS VivoBook S400CA-DH51T

• Intel Core i5 3317U 1.7 GHz Processor
• 4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz SD-RAM
• Intel HD Graphics 4000

Acer NX.M49AA.007;V5-571P-6835

• Intel Core i5 3317U 1.8 GHz
• 6 GB DDR3
• grafics card?

Sony VAIO T Series SVT13135CXS

• Intel Core i5-3337U Processor (1.8 GHz)
• 6 GB DDR3 RAM
• Intel® HD Graphics 4000

 

I have a rMBP which infinitely wipes the floor with all of these stats.

 

However it has two graphics cards and is meant to automatically switch between the Intel graphics 4000 and the NVIDIA 650.  It wasn't switching and I could only play the game on its most basic settings.

 

With a hardware reset the NVIDIA now lets me play on all settings maxed- having an Intel only integrated card is a very bad idea.

[Catchin22 299]

The link I posted has a Gt 650m in it as well.