MacBook Pro 15.4 inch display 8gb memory and 750 gb hard drive?

I wanted to know if the MacBook Pro 15.4 inch display 8gb memory and 750 gb hard drive would be a good computer for ease of use, fast Internet connections, good graphics, good memory, and some gaming. Maybe one or two games

that works.......
as for the fast internet connection - that all depends on the service plan you have with your ISP.

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    20/11/13 22:58:58,457 quicklookd[558]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x603] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x503] - extension: txt, UTI: public.plain-text, fileType: ???? request size:128 scale: 1
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    20/11/13 23:00:46,000 kernel[0]: AppleUSBMultitouchDriver::message - kIOUSBMessagePortHasBeenReset.
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