Hi, i and hoping to get a new laptop this weekend, and i was wondering if this laptop could play games such as skyrim, minecraft and Battlefield 4 (also thinking of using mods on skyrim)
Graphics card: Radeon HD 8750M 2GB
Processor: AMD quadcore A10 5757M
Processor speed: 2.50 - 3.50 GHz
Ram: 8gb
Hard drive: 1 TB
Nope.
When it comes to mainstream Windows laptop mfgs, Acer/Gateway is rated next to last, just above Sony.
Gaming laptops start @ $750 for the most basic. An OK one runs $1K, a good one $1250, a great one $1500+. In addition you can't buy a lower end laptop and then upgrade it to become a gaming machine. Laptops are static, not upgradeable other than storage and sometimes RAM. So purchase now what you will need for the next 4 years.
For those who want to game, you are better off purchasing a desktop for gaming which can be upgraded as time goes by and which costs half that of a comparable laptop and then a general laptop from $300-$500 for your mobile computing needs.
Mainstream Windows laptop mfg ratings:
Lenovo is the number one, followed by Asus, HP, Dell, and Samsung.
At the bottom of the pile are, from the bottom up, Sony, Acer/Gateway, and Toshiba.
Purchasing a laptop is a highly personal decision. You need to decide what type of keyboard you want: do you want a full sized keyboard or are you okay with something smaller? Do you like or despise the chicklet keyboards like apple uses? Do you want a backlit keyboard? Do you want a numeric keypad? Do you want a touchpad and/or point stick? Do you want 2 mouse buttons or 3? Do you want them above or below the touchpad? How large a screen: 13"? 14"? 15.6"? 17"? If you are highly mobile, then smaller is lighter. If you don't move around much then bigger means heavier but a much more visible screen. These are all things to ponder which have a significant impact on how happy you are with your laptop experience.