Sims 2 System requirments?

Question

I will be purchasing a laptop in the near future, and I'm not sure which one to buy.. but I've narrowed it down to these two:

http://www.costco.ca/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=10313283&whse=BCCA&Ne=4000000&eCat=BCCA|84&N=4009835&Mo=38&No=0&Nr=P_CatalogName:BCCA&cat=22494&Ns=P_Brand||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-CA&Sp=C&topnav=

or

http://www.costco.ca/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=10314244&whse=BCCA&Ne=4000000&eCat=BCCA|84&N=4009835&Mo=38&No=6&Nr=P_CatalogName:BCCA&cat=22494&Ns=P_Brand||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-CA&Sp=C&topnav=

The main differences I found between the two are these:

- The first one has an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, meanwhile the second has NVIDIA GeForce 8400M

- The first one has 65WAC adapter, meanwhile 90WAC adapter (How much more energy would this use?)

Take a look at the specifications for yourself.. which one would run The Sims 2/Sims 3 better? (Also, I use big programs like Adobe Photoshop)

Answer 1

The Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 isn't even a proper graphics card but is integrated or onboard graphics, which is fine for looking at videos on Youtube but definitely not recommended for gaming.

The NVIDIA GeForce 8400M should run it fine and Sims 3 too.