What RPGs will work on my new but cheapish VAIO laptop?

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Even though Fallout, Baldur's Gate 2, and Planescape are older games don't count them out. They're all in the top 10 in terms of best single player RPG's for the PC. BG2 is personally my favorite RPG of all time. Definitely try them out.

As for some newer stuff I'd try out Neverwinter Nights (the original not 2). Skip the original campaign (snoozefest) and go right into the 2 terrific expansions: Shadows of Urentide and Hordes of the Underdark. You can pick up NWN: Diamond edition for like $20 and it comes with the game, those 2 expansions, and like 4 other adventures. Plus you'll be able to play it online since you have a legit copy. So basically for $20 you get hundreds of hours of potential gameplay. There are also hundreds of user-made adventures out there to download too that are just as good if not better than the official campaigns.