Is this a computer you can play games on? I mostly want a computer to play facebook games on. I didn't see anything about if this is good for that in the description. What do you look for that lets you know a computer is good for that?Also, if you have this one, is it a good computer? Is this a computer you can play games on? I mostly want a computer to play facebook games on. I didn't see anything about if this is good for that in the description. What do you look for that... » Read More Is this a computer you can play games on? I mostly want a computer to play facebook games on. I didn't see anything about if this is good for that in the description. What do you look for that lets you know a computer is good for that?Also, if you have this one, is it a good computer? « Show Less
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This is a good computer and facebook games do not demand much from a PC from a technical stand point, so technically, a cheaper $300 netbook will do the trick there. If you want actual gaming (Counter Strike, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, F.E.A.R. ETC) then you need a different PC since this one has very limited upgrades due to it's small/compact size. If you need a strong Notebook/Laptop for gaming, go with a 15" alienware/dell or a 15' HP
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Thank you for the helpful information. I guess I will see about getting a cheaper netbook. I looked at a lot of reviews for different ones and they all seem about the same. Do you know which one is the best one to buy? I would like one that has a long battery life.
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It plays older games with ease. Newer games work also although you may need to scale down the resolution/quality. The laptop also gets pretty hot when playing newer graphics intensive games. Because of this I'd recommend getting a cooling pad to go with it.Overall this is one of nicest full featured laptops available. I also replaced the hard drive with an Intel ssd which made a huge performance difference. I'd strongly recommend upgrading any laptop you buy with an ssd. In summary I'd say this laptop would play any of the games you mentioned. Just be prepared to buy a cooling pad.
2008008
Its fine for facebook. You can play some of the games from facebook, such as Candy crush saga. Some of the games though, such as Farmville that uses adobe flash, you can not play.
589721
I use a site like 'can I play this' to check whether a game will run on my computer. I play on a toshiba satellite with integrated graphics card, with no problem
1272767
It has done well for the Facebook games I play. I've been happy with the graphics and speed with those games. Beyond that I have no other experience as far as games go on this system.
798666
Yeah it's from the website but it is not the most recent model available there.it is built specifically to play pc games. I use steam and origin to download a lot of games, you can get decent quality graphics without lag.
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Hi Wendy, Apologies for the slowness in response. The laptop is a good, inexpensive laptop for using basic services but not really a gaming laptop.
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rocky p we know you don't need a gaming computer. but my dad has a arris computer and i have minecraft on it but it LAGS SO bad you can't even move but this computer can handle minecraft perfectly fine if you didn't know arris is not a gaming computer
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According to my 13 year old gamer son who we bought this computer for, though he does not play guild wars, he checked into it and believes it is capable of playing on this computer. He is a minecrafter and does experience some occasional lag but it does fine otherwise. It's been a good gaming computer for the price.
962757
It's great for gaming. Best computer on the market right now for the price point it's at.
1973556
I have ran older games on it. For example, command and conquer 3, command and conquer generals, command and conquer red strike, star wars the old republic, dead space 2, left for dead 2, star trek dac, and a few others. As for newer games, I do not know how good the pc will play them. Overall, its a nice pc. I have not had any troubles as of yet. Hope this helps.
568314
You can play some games. Because of the chipset used and its' limitations, the best games to play are "point and click" or turn based games. The more dynamic games are hard to control and will stutter or simply freeze.
1000996
I would not recommend you to buy this computer to play online games for the main purpose. Graphic card is slow.
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Sorry I can't be too much help here but I'm not much of a gamer. I mainly used this computer for more business applications. I can tell you that I tried to use it (and another HP) for my DJ business and it performed horrible with the software. I couldn't get it to work right at all, it kept skipping on songs and randomly "popping" along with other problems. I was in a pinch one night at a birthday party and ended up using my wife's 300 dollar bottom of the line Gateway computer and it performed 100% better than this HP. I used to love HP but now I cannot recommend them. Hope this helps. Sorry I can't be too much help here but I'm not much of a gamer. I mainly used this computer for more business applications. I can tell you that I tried to use it (and another HP) for my DJ business and it performed horrible with the software. I couldn't get it to work right at all, it kept skipping on songs and randomly "popping" along with other problems. I was in a pinch one night at a birthday party and ended up using my wife's 300 dollar bottom of the line Gateway computer and it performed 100% better than this HP. I used to love HP but now I cannot recommend them. Hope this... » Read More Sorry I can't be too much help here but I'm not much of a gamer. I mainly used this computer for more business applications. I can tell you that I tried to use it (and another HP) for my DJ business and it performed horrible with the software. I couldn't get it to work right at all, it kept skipping on songs and randomly "popping" along with other problems. I was in a pinch one night at a birthday party and ended up using my wife's 300 dollar bottom of the line Gateway computer and it performed 100% better than this HP. I used to love HP but now I cannot recommend them. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Well, this laptop is years old. In it's day, I played games on it like Warcraft III... not World of Warcraft, before World of Warcraft existed. If you want games, HP Elitebook Workstation, Toshiba Qosmio, Origin PC, and Alienware would be the places to go for a great gaming laptop. Macs can play games, with the caveat that the graphic card selection always rests with the pcs, and no mac laptop ever has a workstation graphics card for 3d rendering and some fun.
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I'm not sure. Sorry. I looked for this thing with the intent to play online games and watch YouTube and Facebook. So I'd keep looking. Happy thanksgiving.
1963301
Depends. I've only tried minecraft on it and it works pretty good with a few settings changed. I don't really think that this is a "full fledged" gaming computer, though