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    Will This Toshiba run older pc games?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by Halo360Fan, Jun 4, 2008.

  1. Halo360Fan

    Halo360Fan Notebook Deity

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    I'm getting this Toshiba laptop will it run older pc games? Games Like Halo, Halo 2, WOW, Counter Strike S, Alien Vs Predator 2, Battle Feild 2, Battle Feild 2149, The Orange Box games, and Resident evil 4?

    Processor & Memory:

    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5550 (1.83GHz)
    667MHz front side bus speed
    2MB L2 Cache
    3GB DDR2 SDRAM memory (both slots occupied); maximum capacity 4GB

    Drives:
    200GB (4,200 RPM) SATA hard drive
    Labelflash™ DVD SuperMulti Double Layer Drive:
    Max Speed - CD-ROM (24x); CD-R (24x); CD-RW (16x); DVD-ROM (8x); DVD-R (8x); DVD-RW (6x); DVD+R (8x); DVD+R DL (4x); DVD-R DL (4x); DVD+RW (8x); DVD-RAM (5x)

    Graphics & Video:
    17.1" widescreen TruBrite® TFT LCD display; 1440 x 900 (WXGA+) native resolution
    256MB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3470 graphics
    Communications:

    Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG WLAN
    10/100 Ethernet
    56K modem
    Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel
    Audio:

    Built-in harman/kardon® stereo speakers
    Sound volume control dial
    Keyboard:

    104-key US keyboard with 10-key
    TouchPad™ pointing device
    Expandability:

    Two main memory slots (occupied)
    ExpressCard™/54 slot
    5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter slot accepts Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard and xD-Picture card
    Ports:

    REGZA LINK™ (HDMI-CEC)
    RGB port (monitor)
    TV-out (S-Video)
    i.LINK™ IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port
    Four USB 2.0 ports with Sleep and Charge
    RJ-45 port (LAN)
    RJ-11 port (modem)
    Headphone output
    Microphone input
    S/PDIF output (shared with headphone port)
    Operating System:

    Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium with SP1 (32-bit)
    Additional Software:

    Microsoft Works
    Ulead DVD MovieFactory® 5 for TOSHIBA
    Norton 360 All-In-One Security (trial version
     
    Halo360Fan, Jun 4, 2008
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  2. y2khardtop

    y2khardtop Notebook Consultant

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    yes, but would run better with XP.
     
    y2khardtop, Jun 4, 2008
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  3. gorbafletch

    gorbafletch Notebook Enthusiast

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    it depends on the operating system, not the computer
    if you are going to use windows xp then i would say yes without a doubt
    if you are going to use vista then any games older than 2002,2003 will have problems

    hope that helps
     
    gorbafletch, Jun 4, 2008
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  4. y2khardtop

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    Halo 2 only runs in Vista, so this is a bit of a trick question.....maybe dual boot....
     
    y2khardtop, Jun 5, 2008
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  5. iRis9091

    iRis9091 Notebook Consultant

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    it will but your going to have a nice time with that 4200rpm hd, i have a A200 toshiba and i got the same 200gb 4200rpm model and it was too slow to run vista, music use to get stuck under iTunes or windows media and i was forced to use winamp, upgrade the hd before you buy it
     
    iRis9091, Jun 6, 2008
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