It is almost impossible to get a laptop for 600 that has an adequate video card. You will be restricting yourself to an integrated video chip, which will play RA3 or any moderately new game poorly.
You should look for something with discrete graphics, like 9600mGT, a HD3650, or something in...
I tried the demo via newsgroups, and in the words of Mark McDonald, it was TEEERRRIBLE.
I am a huge D2 nut and sunk hundreds of hours into Diablo, but HGL has totally put me off.
The pricing model changed along with Gears of War.
There is a big commotion with Shadowrun retailing for $60, even though the game is extremely limited.
The single 8800 would perform better and be cheaper.
SLI isn't very cost effective at all, and is only truly justified for those who must have the very best at the moment.
I went to various eb/GS in Los Angeles and all were completely lacking any ps1 or dreamcast products. However 1 store had recieved many of ps1/DC items but the manager said that he had just recieved them and that he wasn't allowed to sell them.
I ordered a wii and just finished talking with a csr and she informed me that they do not have any in stock and that they will get them around the end of the month at the earliest. Needless to say I swiftly canceled my order.
You should try getting a pokemon that knows sleep powder or something similiar in order to put abra to sleep.
I suggest that you capture and train an oddish to lvl 18 in order to gain sleep powder.