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[lexi9803]

im thinking about buying a laptop and wondering if this will run the sims 3 base game with nice graphics and fairly fast

Processor & Memory:

    * Intel® Atom™ Processor N450 (1.66GHz)
    * 512KB L2 Cache
    * 667MHz Front Side Bus
    * Intel Mobile NM10 chipset
    * 1GB DDR2 SDRAM single channel (667MHz)

Drives:

    * 250GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
    * NO OPTICAL DRIVE INCLUDED

Graphics & Video:

    * 10.1" WSVGA display (1024 x 600)
    * Intel GMA500 Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator
    * Integrated webcam 

[caffeinated.joy]

Well, let's take a look at the minimum requirements for the Sims 3 base game.

2 GHz processor with XP, 2.4 GHz with Vista.
1 gb RAM with XP, 1.5 GM RAM with Vista
6.1 gb of hard drive space with at least 1 gb of additional space for custom content and saved games
A 128 mb video card with support for pixel shader 2.0

This laptop's processor doesn't meet minimum requirements and only 1 gb of RAM is definitely not enough. Windows XP uses a minimum of 512 mb to run while Vista uses a minimum of 1 GB; therefore, you won't have 1 gb of RAM to spare for the game to run. That spells lots of crashing to the desktop.
 
Your video would work, but not smoothly.

No optical drive included? You might have a hard time playing the game without a cd/dvd drive.

In short? This laptop won't work for Sims 3.

[lexi9803]

ok thank you i wouldnt want to buy this and realize it doesnt work just like my home computer

[caffeinated.joy]

No problem. Good luck in your hunt.