Is this laptop any good.

rettigman · 15 Mar 2011 at 18:09

Hi Guys.

What do you think about this laptop for playing games? How does it rate. It's a lot of dough to fork out and im looking for a reasonable rig.

Cheers.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-L650-1PQ-156-W7HP-640GB/dp/B004K7ITQ6

:(Rhodri:) · 15 Mar 2011 at 19:10

The default answer I have to give is - not as well as a desktop. Unless there's a specific reason you need a laptop for gaming, an equally priced desktop will always perform far better & last you longer with upgrades.

The specs look ok but don't expect to be able to play most modern games on high settings.

rettigman · 15 Mar 2011 at 19:22

I need the mobility. Im not expecting super fast gaming. I'd like to play some older games (last 5 years) and Football Manager.

reflux · 15 Mar 2011 at 19:31

It'll deal with old games absolutely fine and new games pretty well too

As a comparison, I have a GeForce GT230m in my laptop and it can run CoD, L4D2 etc. on max at 1366x768, and the Radeon 5650 in the above machine is a fair bit better.

jp_bl_68 · 15 Mar 2011 at 19:44

rettigman said:
I need the mobility. Im not expecting super fast gaming. I'd like to play some older games (last 5 years) and Football Manager.

Notebook Check should give you some idea of what that GPU is capable of. Click on the coloured FPS boxes to reveal the spec of the machine they used for each test. At first glance it appears that the laptop you're looking at is of a similar spec to the one Notebook Check used. It should be fine for your gaming needs.

rettigman · 15 Mar 2011 at 20:53

Cheers guys I appreciate the advice. I'm gonna get it.

lemoon · 16 Mar 2011 at 07:43

As you don't expect super fast gaming, so I think this is OK

olivier renault · 16 Mar 2011 at 16:52

HD5650 + i5 is medium settings gaming. i.e. MackBook Pro 15, Envy 14, Vaio Z that kind of stuff. Short of going for a gaming laptop, it's the best you can expect. I'm sure it will do fine.