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Originally Posted by SofaKingA
Right now I don't have the funds to buy both a laptop and desktop. Trust me I would choose the desktop everytime but my school requires me to have a laptop!
I thought the GeForce 8400 was better than the 7900. That video card is the only option they gave me when I customized the laptop.
Now Im worried. I really dont want to spend $1300 on a laptop if it is going to get fried. Keep in mind. I will not be playing games hardcore all the time. I won't have time to play games all day long everyday. Just a few weekends every month, I hope. I just want to my laptop to handle 5 hrs of gaming at a time without catching on fire. Will the 8400 suffice?
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It will do pretty well. I have a Lenovo T-61, which has a Quadro 140M, which is essentially the same as the 8400M. You'll get a higher battery life than the 7900. Do make sure the laptop comes with power management, however. The IBM software is very good because you can set it to underclock the video card and CPU when you are using the battery. I can run games like Civ IV and Unreal Tournament 2004 perfectly while plugged in at 1280 x 800, with everything at medium quality and no Anti-aliasing. Just don't try to play on the go and expect more than like 2 hours on a 8-cell battery.