Is this a good computer and one i would want, its a dell xps m1530? Theres a few questions at the bottom.?

PROCESSOR Intel庐 Core鈩?2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB, 3MB Cache)

OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista庐 Home Premium Edition

LCD AND CAMERA Full Hi Definition, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD (1920x1200) & 2.0 M

MEMORY 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)

HARD DRIVE Speed: 160GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor

INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)

VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA庐 GeForce庐 8600M GT

WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card

BATTERY OPTIONS 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition

FINGERPRINT SCANNER Finger Print Reader XPS M1530

Also would you pick 2.0 high definition audio or the one i chose.
I dont no either if the resolution i picked is too high and look stupid.
And last question will it play games at a good speed with no lag, beacuse i am really looking for a laptop to hade some games like call of duty 4
All this for $1300

It is not a bad deal for the money, but it is not a gaming machine. You simply cannot get a gaming laptop for that cheap. Either go with a desktop or expect to pay more money.

Also, I would buy a machine from Alienware rather than Dell. They have recently been bought by Dell, but they still sell much higher quality products. You will find they are a little expensive, but you will probably be happy in the long run.

Yeah it will play COD4.
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looks good, except a desktop would be about $700. or more for double everything..

yeah its a good system but 256mb of Video let it down, it will give a good results but not the best gaming experience, you should have atleast 512mb or better yet 1gb or 2X512mb SLI.

you might want to check out INTEL QUAD CORE systems, they come cheap now unlike a year ago. quad core is 2x the speed of core 2 (got it 2+2=4 hehehehe)

and by the way if you are into gaming dont buy a laptop they are just not as good as a desktop. if you want a game on the go buy PSP or NDS