Does the Inspiron 15r Fit me?

Budget : Less than 400.
General Usage: Web-Browing, music, movies, papers.
Gaming : Will only be using for World of Warcraft
Battery Life : More than 3.5-4 hours.
Size : 14 - 15'' range.
Chassis : Must be beautiful looking.


External beauty and pricing are the most important factors here. Everything else really doesn't matter. After doing research, I feel like the Dell Inspiron 15R is my best bet based on the criterias above.

Currently Dell is offering the Pentium processor ones for cheaper than the newly updated iCore ones. Would a Pentium (1.8 ghz) processor with the integrated graphics card be able to handle WOW do you think?

Thanks for any inputs.

 

I really like my 15r. To get the most bang for your buck i would get one from Dell outlet. To play games you need discrete graphics model so search for ones with 1 gb graphics card. You can find one with an AMD processor for $429, or an Intel i3 for about $529. Then you can use a coupon to take 15% off that price. code 30?R6RK3QL?SLL.

It will come with an ATI Radeon 550v discrete video card. The AMD version will say it has an HD 5650 but it will come with the HD 550v. The 550v is a pretty good card butr you can complain to Dell that you didn't get exactly what you ordered and they may give you a small discount to make up for the mistake.
You want to got to Dell outlet home division. You might not find what you want right away but persistence will pay off.

 

You maybe able to play WoW on low low resolution...with quality turned all the way down. Or you could buy a used/refurbished notebook, might suit your needs better. But you aren't going to get a new laptop for 400 that will game AND get decent battery life, too much you are asking.

 

The 15R GPU is too slow to play Wow in anything but the lowest resolution and detail settings. You would need something with a better GPU spec.