is this computer good for a child to play games
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It is great for surfing the Internet, but since it is an older laptop it is slower than New Macs but still faster than the newest windows based laptops even desktops. Mac is just a faster computer. That said you'd need to check what games you wanted for the requirements which should be on box and in App Store if you try to buy an app that doesn't work on the laptop there will be a pop up saying it won't work and you can't download it. As for the games and apps that it does use you just need to always clear history and cookies in the settings&gt; Safari. That will help when it slows down which every computer does but it's not so easy to cleanup other brands . Plus this laptop us way inexpensive, pretty sturdy and the one I got works great , even holds its charge for over a week when I forget to turn it off which most laptops and tablets will not do. Just be sure to check the descriptions for the one you want to be sure it has a good battery. A new battery on amazon is about 25 dollars. My computer still works fine.
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rocky p we know you don't need a gaming computer. but my dad has a arris computer and i have minecraft on it but it LAGS SO bad you can't even move but this computer can handle minecraft perfectly fine if you didn't know arris is not a gaming computer
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I don't use the computer for gaming but, as I said in my review, this is a good computer for home computing. I'm pleased with the speed for basic household applications and internet, but I think you would be disappointed in it as a gaming machine.
1000996
I would not recommend you to buy this computer to play online games for the main purpose. Graphic card is slow.
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Yes. We actually bought it for our son who is a gamer, but its fast with good memory so it should be able to keep . He loves it.
2129914
I have let my 5 year old play on the wolvol laptop and she did fine. I like it myself.
77038
I wouldn't bother, the screen is very small and hard to see. No instructions on how to play games, neither I nor his parents were able to teach much about it to 3.5 yo grandson, so he quickly lost interest. Plays more with tech tablet and regular tablet games.
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Sorry, I didn't purchase this computer to play games. Use it strictly for my business use..
1669720
The laptop is a decent one it can run world of warcraft or diablo 3. Not sure on minecraft the screen hinges on satellite are bad if screws are missing so make sure all screws are still in it if you get one
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Honestly, I haven't played games with it. But, I imagine it could probably handle anything you threw at it--it isn't an old computer. Having used it: I don't think Windows 8 is all that great though. It just provides you with two different ways of looking at the same programs.
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Hi Carol. In my opinion it is not. The graphics are very basic and there are not many games you can purchase to use with it. My experience is that my daughter loved it at 3 years old and stopped using it right about 5 or so. You can do so much more with some of the games that are offered online for free or with a tablet. Hope this helps.
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I would not know, I only use this computer to help my children with home work and personal work but not for gaming. It is a pretty fast computer and I have not had any problems playing games from face book.
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Yes, it's very fast. My son uses the computer for video games, YouTube, etc. Excellent computer.
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It will handle light online games but I wouldn't try anything that is very graphics intensive like Halo.It is great for all the light tasks you mention above. The keyboard is full size so it's a good standard keyboard for kids learning how to type.
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for sure. this laptop can play most of the games and if u use sli, u can play games under at least medium video setting
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I don't know. It would depend on how good or experienced he is with electronics. I bought it for my 6 year old grandson because his older brothers hogged the computer or had I-Pads. He was always using his mothers phone for the simple games on that. Bought this for him last Xmas when he was almost six and he still uses it on car trips. As he is a bit hyper, bugging his brothers to get attention, my daughter loves this as it keeps him occupied for long stretches. If your 11 year old is not experienced with computer games, x-boxes, PS3/4's and such, it may keep him amused as it has LOTS of games. The question is for the price will it keep him amused long enough. I have never seen my 10 and 12 year old grandsons try to get this from their little brother to play with, but they are big on the computer and really smart. X-boxes and PS3/4s are good because they have many games you can play. The PS3 I bought for it's blue-ray capability came with a game they play endlessly when here called "Little Planet". There are "educational" games for all these systems, but don't call them that. Good luck!
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According to my 13 year old gamer son who we bought this computer for, though he does not play guild wars, he checked into it and believes it is capable of playing on this computer. He is a minecrafter and does experience some occasional lag but it does fine otherwise. It's been a good gaming computer for the price.