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aman207

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There's a difference between running and running smoothly. He was asking for good laptops under $300.

Here I just found a local ad on kijiji that is $150
It has a intel core i3 2.2GhZ, 8GB of ram, and has a NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M graphics card in it. This will run perfectly fine on normal render

http://i.imgur.com/iHC3nJ7.png

If you look, you can find one.

I would not suggest getting this. I ran a search on that laptop and almost every result was a site selling replacement parts for it, namely the screen and keyboard.

Hawkstormer
There's a difference between running and running smoothly. He was asking for good laptops under $300.

Here I just found a local ad on kijiji that is $150
It has a intel core i3 2.2GhZ, 8GB of ram, and has a NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M graphics card in it. This will run perfectly fine on normal render

http://i.imgur.com/iHC3nJ7.png

If you look, you can find one.

The Dell Inspiron N5010 was $450 when I got it on clearance at Wal Mart:

6 GB DDR3 RAM
Intel i5-480M (dual-core, 4-thread 2.67 GHz, up to 2.93 GHz)
Intel integrated graphics <-- only real problem with it
640 GB hard drive
15.6", 720p screen
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Runs Minecraft fairly, and kicks butt in games like TF2 and Star Wars Battlefront II.

aman207

Hawkstormer

ElectricLlamazPlease leave a list of good laptops..... (PREFERABLY UNDER $300 DOLLARS)

Not... possible.

You can find many 2nd hand laptops that are capable of running Minecraft and that are under $300

There's a difference between running and running smoothly. He was asking for good laptops under $300.

Hawkstormer

ElectricLlamazPlease leave a list of good laptops..... (PREFERABLY UNDER $300 DOLLARS)

Not... possible.

You can find many 2nd hand laptops that are capable of running Minecraft and that are under $300

ElectricLlamazPlease leave a list of good laptops..... (PREFERABLY UNDER $300 DOLLARS)

Not... possible.

Do you have Windows 8?
Because that version of Windows is known to have problems with minecraft some of them though had that error on my old pc Running Windows 8

"first off i am sorry to say that, that laptop wont be able to handle much more then word processing, runescape, and simple and i mean simple games."

Um..... I got a laptop to run Skyrim PRETTY smoothly once.... but thanks for the shops and specs.

first off i am sorry to say that, that laptop wont be able to handle much more then word processing, runescape, and simple and i mean simple games.

-----yes i know this is a lot to read but please read the whole thing-----

(this is a information spec and where to shop at the end of the list.)



reasons:

windows requires a total of 4 gigs of ram to run even in 32 bit operating system, (3.4 gigs useable in 32 bit)

in 64 bit windows you unlock the motherboard to its max amount of ram what ever its max is.

the graphics card is low and i do mean low end onboard motherboard graphics processor unit (gpu for short)

look into the specifications or specs of the laptop in question to see if you can upgrade it.

if at all, hoping that you can take it back or send it back to get a refund i would suggest it.

all future endeavors to buy any technology cellphones, laptops, desktops you name it read and shop for about 2-3 months and ask around in technology places to see what is lasting longer. (educate yourself in what your buying, find out what you really want to do with the technology, the amount of ram, graphics card, hard drive, dvd/blueray drive, you name it) just because it has all the bells an whistles for the shiny and "oooo lights under the keyboard, beats audio" doesn't mean its really worth the price.

check forums for honest responses negative an positive, and weigh your options and learn what is really happening in the technology you are trying to buy.

where to buy a good laptop depends on your location and budget.

simple places to find a great bargain:

1- pawn shops
2- walmart (returns and open box or display modles)
3- newegg.com (returns, open box)
4- black Friday, holidays, tax exempt school times


keep in mind that last months deals are not gonna be around this month but they will always have better offers to empty your wallet the following months. technology is always getting cheaper and simpler to make, making the laptops of 2yrs ago outdated.

in order from the list to find a bargain and reasons:

the reason "pawn shops" is number 1 on this list is because of the economy, and second handed nature of the sales, you can always haggle on the price and you can inspect the technology you are buying. ask about the return policy and see how long the time is before you cant return it for a refund.

walmart being second is because i have had spotty luck with finding a display model or priced down model even open box.

third being newegg because i have bought only parts and upgrade peaces for my main desktops. they do have great open box and factory referbrished laptops for great prices.

and fourth being the time of the year, reason for this is because it affects all places trying to make room for new inventory, and always seeing what they can sell at what prices to test the market and overall sales point.

find what your looking for and see if its really what you need and not just what you want. shop and learn before you buy.

WHY WINDOWS XP?!?!?!? GET WINDOWS 7

did anyone notice that he has less than 1GB of ram witch is what Minecraft uses by default?

Anything with an Intel graphics card isn't gonna be a "powerhouse" and you're not gonna get a good laptop under 300 dollars...You can build a desktop that will run games very well for around 400-500 dollars.

Also guess what? THIS IS THE SECOND CRAPPIN TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND I AM FED UP WITH IT. I just can't stand these CRAPPY WINDOWS XP SUCKY LAPTOPS!
Please leave a list of good laptops..... (PREFERABLY UNDER $300 DOLLARS)

Did you try turning it off and then turning it back on? (believe me, I'm in a couple computer classes right now and if this doesn't solve it, I can't be of further use)

Sorry man, you need to buy a new graphics card :/

1st thing i would do would be to run Windows update if you havent all ready done so, if that dosent update everything and get MC working, then goto the manufacturers page and download and install the latest drivers

its simple..update your graphics driver