Best laptop for playing old pc games?

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Tooda lama

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:confused:I've been wanting to play some old pc games. Like diablo 2 and heroes of m&m. Anyone remember a good laptop from 2004-2006. That could run those games really well. Or is there a point to buying. A old laptop do new laptops run. These games good?

My budget is 200 dollars...
 
why would i buy an old laptop?
cause i only have 200 dollars.
and i dont wanna spend 600 bucks to. play diablo 2

I am also open for desktop suggestions
 
The minimum specs for diablo 2 are straight outta the dumpster*. You could always go for a cheap Celeron, or Pentium laptop, but something from your local thrift store or garage sale will work. 64MB of system RAM is nothing..


* by today's standards.
 
This should answer your questions. I dont have a computer.


My question now is does anyone
know a good website. To buy somthing like this from.
I dont trust any of the flea markets thrift stores. In my area
 
Tooda lama said:
This should answer your questions. I dont have a computer.


My question now is does anyone
know a good website. To buy somthing like this from.
I dont trust any of the flea markets thrift stores. In my area
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Yes, see my post on the previous page about the Dell! 4GB RAM, 160GB HDD and a Core 2 Duo with Windows 7 Home... should be OK! ^^
 
Okedokey said:
Something like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-Thin...70995535?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item3a9eb8834f specs here http://support.lenovo.com/en/documents/migr-62722#vid


is about as good as you're going to get
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That is NOT the best you're gonna get.

I currently have and use a Dell Precision M6300. It is a dual core 2.5 GHz 3 GB RAM and a 60 GB SSD. I bought it on ebay bare bones and added the SSD, caddy, power adapter and an extra stick of 1 GB RAM. All cost under $200.

Here you go. http://www.ebay.com/itm/DELL-Precis...27238469?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item27f5c7d445

I'm just wondering if Win 7 will have a problem with those old games. You could use compatibility mode if you have to. I run C&C Generals Zero Hour that came out in 2003 perfectly fine on here. I even run Mario All Stars and Sim City 4.

If you want Mario All Stars send me a PM. I would buy a Super Nintendo USB game pad on Amazon though. They are around $8. Mario All Stars has all the mario games including Lost Levels that was never released in the U.S. It Has Mario 1, Mario 2. Mario 3 and Super Mario World.
 
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I would imagine. Like I said I play Command and Conquer Generals Zero Hour on it currently and it came out in 2003. I think the major problem may be the operating system. Compatibility mode could help. XP, Vista and windows 7 (with Vista drivers) works on this computer. I have Win 7 Ultimate installed using the Vista drivers from Dell.

The system requirements for Diablo 2 say Vista is supported so I would imagine it run in Win 7. https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/diablo-ii-minimum-system-requirements
 
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Tooda lama said:
:confused:I've been wanting to play some old pc games. Like diablo 2 and heroes of m&m. Anyone remember a good laptop from 2004-2006. That could run those games really well. Or is there a point to buying. A old laptop do new laptops run. These games good?

My budget is 200 dollars...
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Which version of Heroes of Might and Magic?
 
It was heroes 2 and 3.

Also my budget got cut it is now 50 bucks lol. Alls i really need the computer to do is play games!. Think i can get a old computer that can play those games with that budget?.
 
Tooda lama said:
It was heroes 2 and 3.

Also my budget got cut it is now 50 bucks lol. Alls i really need the computer to do is play games!. Think i can get a old computer that can play those games with that budget?.
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You won't find a computer for $50 that wil play those games. Sorry. $200 would have done it.
 
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