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Erabor
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Hello! I am a student who is looking to do a bit of light gaming on the side... After purchasing a laptop that did not fit what I was looking for, I decided to look for something a tad more expensive. My budget is up to $400- money is running a little bit low for me as far as budgeting.
Anyways, here are the links to the two websites for the two laptops that are in highest consideration.

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/473950/Toshiba-Satellite-L55-Laptop-Computer-With/

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-touchsmart-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-amd-a8-series-4gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive-black-licorice/8458133.p?id=1219336314446&skuId=8458133

Thanks a lot!! Any advice would be appreciated!

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SportShark
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I have a Toshiba Satellite C55-A5243NR. It cost $408. I would recommend it to friend (or you) without a second thought. This laptop works very well for flash games (like the ones on Armor Games) or 3D games (like Asphalt 8). It is very fast and has served me well this past year that I've owned it. The only downside is the sound quality. The speakers (and headphones if you plug them in) sound cruddy. I have a lot more that I could ramble on about this laptop, but I'll stop now Let me know if you if you have any more questions about this laptop!

Erabor
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Have you ever tried downloading any games such as league of legends or minecraft? If so do these games work?

SportShark
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Have you ever tried downloading any games such as league of legends or minecraft? If so do these games work?

I've downloaded Asphalt 8 Airborne from the Microsoft store. It works quite well and rarely ever glitches. I had so much fun playing it that I completed the main mode (9 seasons) in 2 weeks.
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Have you ever tried downloading any games such as league of legends or minecraft? If so do these games work?

League of Legends should play fine on the laptop described by @themastaplaya. Though he should specify more specs

SportShark
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Though he should specify more specs

I listed the exact model number of my laptop. If you want all the specs, you can look them up yourself.
Erabor
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Nah I got em right here

Item # 473950
Manufacturer # L55-B5267
processor brand Intel
processor model core i3-4025U
diagonal screen size 15.6 inches
memory 6 GB
hard drive capacity 750 GB
screen resolution 1366 x 768
weight 4.85 lb
touch-screen no
maximum battery life 3.0 hours
optical drive DVD±RW
operating system Windows 8.1
processor speed 1.9 GHz
frontside bus speed 1900 MHz
memory speed PC1600
memory type DDR3L SDRAM
maximum memory capacity 6 GB
wireless connectivity 802.11b/g/n
wired connectivity 10/100 Ethernet
modem no modem
front camera/webcam yes
numeric keypad no
ports USB 3.0
memory card reader Yes
integrated speakers Yes
audio hardware Tuned by Skull Candy
peripherals included none
hard drive type HDD (hard disk drive)
warranty length 1-yr limited
brand name Toshiba
manufacturer Toshiba
model name L55-B5267
Ecolabel EPEAT Gold
postconsumer recycled content 0%
total recycled content 0%
operating platform Windows
processor type Core i3
video hardware Intel Mobile HD graphics

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