Computer for gaming

I am looking to buy a laptop that I can play the sims 3 on but I'm unsure of one that i can get. I really like the hp laptops
These are the system requirements for the 2 options i can get
FOR WINDOWS XP
2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
1 GB RAM
128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
The latest version of DirectX 9.0c
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
FOR WINDOWS VISTA
2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
1.5 GB RAM
128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1
At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games

He's not looking for XP or Vista - he's looking for Sims 3 and posted the listed specs for Sims 3.  Unfortunately because it's an older game the box hasn't been updated for Win7.
Requirements for a Win7 laptop will be somewhere between those for XP and Vista.  Almost any laptop will have enough CPU power for Sims 3, but I am not sure about graphics chipset requirements nowadays.
Traditionally I would only recommend discrete (ATI or NVidia) graphics for gaming like this, but Sims 3 might have low enough requirements that the integrated graphics in Sandy Bridge processors (almost any new laptop at this point) might do the trick.  Sandy Bridge brought MASSIVE improvements to integrated graphics compared to previously available options.
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