UPSD70ACe wrote:Where do I buy this SSD thing from?What do you mean my it exceeds TS2013.Please explain more on that I am a lil confused on that due to me having.A learning disability.
First the laptop: its specifications are better than the requirements of Train Simulator (TS2013).
So it should be powerful enough to play the game, but not at the highest settings in some of the more demanding routes.
The highest settings of realism and grahpics quality require a more powerful Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). Powerful GPU's are better suited to a desktop computer than a laptop due to the heat they generate. Your laptop of choice will manage, but the game won't play fluid and smooth when there is too much going on at once, like many trains moving, lots of lights and many buildings, trees and moving people, even when they are not visible on the screen.
SSD is short for Solid State Drive, a modern mass storage device that uses no moving parts but relies entirely on memory chips.
Classic harddrives have rotating platters and movable pickups inside, much like an old grammophone with its records and arm.
A SSD is fast because it has no moving parts, the memory can be accessed at random without any delay. It is also expensive and small because those memory chips are still quite expensive by themselves.
If you buy your computer new from a quality supplier, I believe you had Dell in mind, you can have it custom built. Ask for a price list and quote and have a knowledgeable relative, friend or teacher advice you. If you buy your computer used, you'll have to arrange with the vendor beforehand for a return, in case Train Simulator 2013 doesn't play to your liking. Again, have a trustworthy person accompany you to help making the deal.
Like the other poster said, your laptop of choice is good enough to play the game.
Our community here at Railworks America will also be glad to help you with any further question.
Hope this helps.
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 11:33 am
