Graphics advice

I am looking to purchase a new laptop. I have seen 1 with nvidia g force 8400 which should be ok for sl. However I have also seen a cheaper 1 with nvidia g force 7000. Will I still be ok to use sl on this or should i go for the more expensive model?

As a general rule of thumb always get the best you can afford with laptops as they are not easy to upgrade - especially where graphics are concerned

I recently bought the Sony Sony Vaio FZ31Z T8300 2.4Ghz 4GB Notebook PC which has the GeForce 8600M and it runs like a dream on Vista

I have all the graphics up to full with 256m draw distance and 4x antialiasing with no noticable depreciation in speed.

See some of my in-game pics for yourself here:

http://www.sluniverse.com/pics/Default.aspx?Name=Amy+Stork[url]NB: Some mature content as I run a Nudist Colony

nVidia first digit is "family", rest of the digits indicate grade.

8400 is low-middle quality in the 8000 series, gamable if you don't max out all your settings.

7000 is dead bottom of the 7000 series. I would never try gaming with it.