advice? newlaptop

[susan4633]

so while i was in florida my nephew dropped my lifeline to toontown. i am looking to replace my now deceased laptop. i know speed is good, and hard drive space and graphics, but though i use them constantly i wouldn't consider myself a very brilliant technical person. can someone review this and tell me if i would be happy playing tt on it? thanks in advance for your help.
Features
Hard Drive Capacity 500 GB
Screen Size 16"
Package Contents Satellite A505D-S6987 Notebook
Lithium Ion Battery
AC Adapter

Manufacturer Toshiba
Network Technology Fast Ethernet
Wi-Fi
Processor Manufacturer AMD
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Color Onyx Black
Processor Type Turion II Ultra
Green Compliance Yes
Manufacturer Part Number PSAU6U-005002
Standard Warranty 1 Year Limited
Standard Memory 4 GB
Solid State Drive Capacity Not Included
Manufacturer Website Address www.toshiba.com
Green Compliance Certificate/Authority Energy Star
EPEAT Gold
RoHS
Processor Model M600
Display Screen Type Active Matrix TFT Color LCD
Optical Drive Type DVD-Writer
Optical Media Support DVD-RAM/±R/±RW
Processor Speed 2.40 GHz
Brand Name Toshiba
Memory Technology DDR2 SDRAM
Processor Core Dual-core
Product Line Satellite
Memory Standard DDR2-800/PC2-6400
Widescreen Yes
Graphics Controller Manufacturer ATi
Product Series A505
Product Model A505D-S6987
Graphics Controller Model Radeon 4200
Product Name Satellite A505D-S6987 Notebook
Product Type Notebook



Tech Specs
Screen Size 16"
Input Voltage 110 V AC
220 V AC
Standard Memory 4 GB
Manufacturer Toshiba
Webcam Yes
Hard Drive Capacity 500 GB
Network Technology Fast Ethernet
Wi-Fi
Interfaces/Ports 1 x DC Power Input
1 x RJ-11 Modem
1 x RJ-45 Network
3 x 4-pin Type A USB 2.0 - USB
1 x eSATA/USB Combo
1 x S/PDIF/Headphone
1 x HDMI Digital Audio/Video
1 x Mini-phone Microphone
1 x Mini-phone Headphone
1 x IEEE 1394 - i.Link
Processor Manufacturer AMD
Package Contents Satellite A505D-S6987 Notebook
Lithium Ion Battery
AC Adapter

Manufacturer Part Number PSAU6U-005002
Processor Type Turion II Ultra
Expansion Slot Type ExpressCard
Number of Cells 6-cell
Keyboard Size Standard Size
Microphone Yes
Network Standard IEEE 802.3u
IEEE 802.11n
Color Onyx Black
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Standard Warranty 1 Year Limited
Memory Technology DDR2 SDRAM
Manufacturer Website Address www.toshiba.com
Wi-Fi Manufacturer Realtek
Hard Drive RPM 5400
Battery Chemistry Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)
Processor Model M600
Display Screen Type Active Matrix TFT Color LCD
Battery Capacity 4000 mAh
Solid State Drive Capacity Not Included
Pointing Device Type TouchPad
Processor Speed 2.40 GHz
Brand Name Toshiba
Software Included TOSHIBA ConfigFree
Hard disc (HDD) recovery
TOSHIBA Power-Saving eco Utility
Corel DVD MovieFactory for TOSHIBA
TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor
Norton Internet Security 2009 (30 day trial)
WildTangent Orb Games Console
TOSHIBA Hard Drive Impact Sensor (3D sensor)
TOSHIBA Face Recognition
TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator
TOSHIBA DVD Player
Dolby Home Theater
Microsoft Works Version 9.0
TOSHIBA Disc Creator
Microsoft Office Trial Home and Student 2007 Edition (60-day trial)

Memory Standard DDR2-800/PC2-6400
Security Features Security Cable Lock Slot
HDD Recovery

Display Screen Technology TruBrite
Product Line Satellite
Solid State Drive Interface Not Applicable
Processor Core Dual-core
Optical Drive Type DVD-Writer
Product Series A505
Processor Technology PowerNow Technology
HyperTransport Technology
Green Compliance Yes
Widescreen Yes
Green Compliance Certificate/Authority Energy Star
EPEAT Gold
RoHS
Product Model A505D-S6987
Optical Media Support DVD-RAM/±R/±RW
Bus Speed 3600 MHz
Dual-Layer Media Support Yes
Product Name Satellite A505D-S6987 Notebook
Modem Yes
L2 Cache 2 MB
Labeling Technology Labelflash
Display Resolution 1366 x 768
Memory Card Reader Yes
Graphics Controller Manufacturer ATi
Product Type Notebook
Graphics Controller Model Radeon 4200

 

[Elga]

You should be fine playing TT on that, just as long as Windows 7 hasn't brought any compatibility problems with it. I haven't heard that it has like it did with some versions of Vista when it came out.

If you could upgrade anything I'd max out the RAM, not sure what the max is for this model. 4GB should be decent though. I used to play TT on my old Compaq notebook and that ran fine. TT really only requires 256MB to play, so you should be blazing as far as that is concerned!

 

[Little Sadie]

My new laptop has 8Gb in it and so far playing wizards has been fine. The old one had 6gb and was fine also. I know the graphics card is important but can't remember which I have.

 

[james64468]

It should be fine. Windows 7 home premuim is good. There no problem with windows 7 working with toontown is great you might have to adjust window resolution on laptop I dont know for sure. I had to do that on my desktop.