Can my Laptop run minecraft smoothly?

YES. HD 4000 is sufficient for Minecraft. But: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2020725/a... http://www.pcworld.com/article/244419/la... http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php Core i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz score 3209 < DELL Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz score 3310 - Dell CPU performance is below an i3.

Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz score 3823 Acer shown, i5-3230M is 3998 score for the Lenovo below http://store.acer.com/store/acerna/en_US/pd/productID.258312300/parentCategoryID.60084600 Acer is probably about comparable to Dell quality more or less. This laptop has i5-3210M, and GT 630M graphics card and HD 4000 when on batteries. 4GB RAM and 500GB HDD, but ram is upgradable.

Probably a little thicker and heavier. But, $500 vs $700 and stronger gamer. Can buy an extended warranty and laptop cooler with money leftover.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html Gaming to GPU. #171 rank vs #249 http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/z-series/z500-touch Z500 with touchscreen $659 (Dell is NOT touchscreen at $700) Lenovo Student discount http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/barnesnoblegold/StdAffinityPortal/en_US/Lenovo:EnterStdAffinity?affinity=barnesnoblegold or google Lenovo Student Discount for other link Faster CPU, more ram, bigger HDD, but shorter battery life You can browse around newegg.com and bestbuy.com for more choices. The Dell is overpriced.

Should be $550 or less.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.