Getting the right laptop

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My girlfriend wants a Laptop, pref Red or White, seeing as OCUK doesnt offer a huge range in laptops I've had to look elsewhere sadly.

I came across a Sony Vaio which she likes the look of. She wants it to be quick, but to allow Sims 3 and similar games to run at a decent rate with decent setting.

The spec of the laptop is

Processor Intel® Core™ i5-2410M Processor with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
- 2.3 GHz
- 5 GT/s DMI
- 3 MB Cache
- Dual Core
Operating System Windows® 7 Home Premium 64 bit
RAM 6 GB
Graphics card NVIDIA® GeForce® 410M GPU
Screen type WXGA++ (1600 x 900) Wide (16:9)
Screen resolution 1600 x 900 pixels
Screen size 17.3 inch
Hard drive 640 GB, 5400 rpm
Optical disk drive Opitcal Drive Read Speed - CD 24x, CD-R 24x, CD-RW 24x, DVD 8x, DVD-R DL 6x, DVD-R 8x, DVD-RW 6x, DVD+R DL 6x, DVD+R 8x, DVD+RW 6x, DVD-RAM 5x, BD-ROM 4x, BD-R 4x, BD-R DL 2.2x, BD-RE 4x, BD-RE DL 2.2x

Optical Drive Write Speed -CD-R 16x, CD-RW 10x, DVD-R DL 4x, DVD-R 8x, DVD-RW 4x, DVD+R DL 4x, DVD+R 8x, DVD+RW 4x, DVD-RAM 5x
Memory card reader Yes
USB 4 x USB 2.0 (Type A Connector)
Modem/Ethernet Yes
WiFi WiFi IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth® standard Ver. 3.0 + HS
Video interface HDMI Output
VGA Output
Mini D-Sub 15 pin x1
Audio interface Microphone Jack
Stereo, Mini Jack x1
Headphone Jack
Stereo, Mini Jack x1
TV output HDMI Output
VGA Output
Sound Yes
Webcam Effective Pixels 640 x 480
Image Sensor (Mega Pixels) 0.3
Battery Lithium ion
Accessories included AC Adapter
VGP-AC19V31
Power Cord
Documentation Pack
VAIO International Repair Service Guide
Software included VAIO care
VAIO Transfer Support
VAIO Update
VAIO Smart network
Microsoft ® Office Starter 2010
Windows Live Essentials 2011
Adobe® Reader® 10
McAfee Internet Security 30 day subscription
McAfee Online Backup - Powered by Mozy™ 30 day subscription
Remote Keyboard
Remote Play with PlayStation® 3

Any idea if thats good? I only know desktop specs..
 
The processor is brilliant and nice graphic card, and wow 6GB RAM so there should hardly be any problems running sims 3
 
Pretty good spec for a laptop says I.

As an aside my better half and I bought his and hers Vaio laptops (one pink media laptop and one portable-ninja laptop) 6 years ago and both are still going strong. Mine obviously isn't up to task for the latest games now, but its the longest I've ever seen two set ups keep going.
 
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