Need help with getting a new laptop

brendansatmary

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Jun 8, 2014
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I'm looking to buy a new laptop and it's been a while since I've been in the market so I need some help.
I'd like it to be :
- on the more portable side
- possibly an i5 or equivalent? I don't know if that's necessary though because I don't plan on multitasking too much
- specifically if I could get this to run WoW when the new expansion pack comes out on medium or so with the new updated graphics
----also if someone could explain what's the idea of all the Intel hd graphics. I never knew anything about them besides to stay away from them
- battery life isn't too big of a deal
- hard drive size isn't a big deal
-----and this is for school so if I can I'd like to keep it around $400-$500 or so if possible

Since I may be asking for impossible things for the price point feel free to yell at me or let me know and I'll reconsider my priorities.