Laptop Suggestions

[Eschatos]

My dad needs a new laptop, and with my computer being broken I have very little time to research good options.  He needs a laptop with a decently sized screen capable of running Civilization 4 well(that's really the only game he plays).  Budget is $1000, but less would be good.

[Blues]

Civ4 and nothing else? Pick up any cheapass C2D machine that has a "real" video card in it (no integrated, you want dedicated video memory, and no uber budget cards). Basically anything with an 9600M should be in a good price range.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6834115539 Is the first one I ran across. FPS are generally the only thing that make you need to spend more on a laptop, because of the high GPU demand.

[bjlsurfer]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6834220520
Same price, better brand, nice vidya card and the other specs aren't shabby either.  Does he know how much battery life he needs or what screen size?

[Blues]

Also note, that 1300 res is a gimped ass resolution, and just looks plain weird. I wasn't looking when I threw that link up, just giving an example, but you might want to try finding something with a real 16:9 or 16:10 aspect ratio.