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BigWalleye · 04-07-13, 08:14 PM

I think we can all agree that the easiest and simplest (and probably least expensive) way to get a computer capable of handling graphics-intensive games is to buy a desktop/tower unit and populate it as your tastes and wallet dictate. But there are some people who have, by choice or necessity, a mobile lifestyle that precludes hauling a desktop computer around the country, who would still like to play games like SH5. There are a scant few laptops which offer graphics capability beyond the Intel on-board chipset. And using even a "gaming" laptop imposes its own limitations. A laptop capable of handling high-end graphics applications will also cost considerably more than the same capability in a tower unit. But the question the OP raised was not whether a laptop was an optimum solution - it's not - but rather, whether it was a solution at all. And the answer is that, yes it is possible to run SH5 on a laptop, perhaps with some compromises, depending on the particular laptop you choose.

04-07-13, 08:14 PM	#8
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	I think we can all agree that the easiest and simplest (and probably least expensive) way to get a computer capable of handling graphics-intensive games is to buy a desktop/tower unit and populate it as your tastes and wallet dictate. But there are some people who have, by choice or necessity, a mobile lifestyle that precludes hauling a desktop computer around the country, who would still like to play games like SH5. There are a scant few laptops which offer graphics capability beyond the Intel on-board chipset. And using even a "gaming" laptop imposes its own limitations. A laptop capable of handling high-end graphics applications will also cost considerably more than the same capability in a tower unit. But the question the OP raised was not whether a laptop was an optimum solution - it's not - but rather, whether it was a solution at all. And the answer is that, yes it is possible to run SH5 on a laptop, perhaps with some compromises, depending on the particular laptop you choose.