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Originally Posted by underscore
wierd, my POS desktop runs CS:S just fine, were you on wireless? idk why but Steam seems to hate wireless sometimes. regardless, I spent $900 to get my dv6424 last September with it on sale and it has a dedicated card and runs CS:S just fine. So I think he can get a laptop with a dedicated card for much less than $900 now.
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desktop > laptop for gaming. my pos desktop which is much slower than my laptop runs cs:s flawlessly. keep in mind most laptops are underclocked and undervoltaged compared to their desktop counterparts, and the graphics on laptops are not sufficient for it. this is from experience- c2d + gma x3100 = 30FPS MAX on cs:s on low settings all around.
as for a 9300/9400, it is definitely a step up from the gma. it is dedicated thus has its own processor and vram. it will game better than the x3100/4500HD, but dont expect too many frames still.