Laptop Advice to play this game?

DebtClearer

The game is FM2013 and whilst my lappy will load it, untimately it was just too slow for FM2012 so will be the same here.

DebtClearer

Any experiences with refurbed lappys guys and girls? Might fix this one if I can but long term need a higher spec.

DebtClearer

Does anyone know why my laptop below struggles to play Football Manager 2012:

Currently using: Dell System Model Inspiron 1545
Processor Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4200 @ 2.00GHz, 2000 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB

FM2012 spec:
OS: Windows XP/Vista/W7
CPU: XP – 1.4GHz or Faster, Vista/W7 – 2.0GHz or Faster like an Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon.
RAM: XP – 512MB, Vista/W7 – 1GB
GFX RAM: 128MB
HDD: 2GB free hard drive
Audio: DirectX 9.0c compatible
LAN: TCP/IP compliant
Supported GFX chipsets include – Nvidia FX 5900 Ultra or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 or greater; Intel 82915G/82910GL or greater.
Earlier cards may only display 2D Match Viewer Mode and are not supported.
Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported.