Best laptop for business major?

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<p>I'm looking for new or refurbished laptop for school this August. My budgets is $800 (but I would love to spend less than that.) I'm going to need the laptop for school work, word and things like that, but I'd also like to play the Sims 3 on it too. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks :)</p>

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<p>Is weight and screen size important for you?</p>

<p>Business class notebooks tend to last awhile and have good build quality.</p>

<p>Here is an example:
<a href=“http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-EliteBook-8570W-Workstation-I7-I7-3720QM-2-6GH-12GB-180SSD-15-6-NVIDIA-K1000M-/191040353813?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item2c7ae47615[/url]”>http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-EliteBook-8570W-Workstation-I7-I7-3720QM-2-6GH-12GB-180SSD-15-6-NVIDIA-K1000M-/191040353813?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item2c7ae47615&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>How’s this one? Looks pretty good and is less than $800. I’m pretty sure you could play The Sims 3 on this laptop, but you’d have to make sure that the operating system supports The Sims 3. I’m sure it does but it’s always nice to make sure. Plus this laptop has a lot 750GB hard drive and 8GB of RAM so it should be fast enough also.</p>

<p>[Newegg.com</a> - Lenovo IdeaPad U510 Intel Core i5 8GB RAM 750GB HDD + 24GB SSD DVDRW 15.6" Ultrabook Windows 8 64-Bit (59347423)](<a href=“Are you a human?”>Are you a human?)</p>

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<p>IdeaPads aren’t that good and that one only has an integrated GPU so it’ll probably only play the game well at very low settings.</p>

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<p>The Sims 3 will work even on most current/new integrated graphics. If you are looking for something reasonably priced and more on the gaming side, The Lenovo Y series is pretty good bang for your buck: [IdeaPad</a> Y Series | Premium Multimedia Laptops | Lenovo (US)](<a href=“Lenovo Official US Site | Laptops, PCs, Tablets & Data Center | Lenovo US”>Lenovo Official US Site | Laptops, PCs, Tablets & Data Center | Lenovo US)</p>

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<p>Of course the Sims 3 will run on an integrated GPU but you will have to sacrifice high details and resolution.</p>

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<p>I’ve had Sims 3 running on an Intel 4600 at 1600x900 with basically full specs, no problem. Due to typical college time and money constraints, I usually end up playing games up to a few years behind the release cycle (and I’m still plugging away at the original Half Life), so I don’t invest in the top-notch graphics and I’m fine. Also, integrated graphics are getting much better than they used to be.</p>