Help me choose laptop that can run dolphin

[AnyOldName3]

Just to make sure, does it absolutely have to be a laptop? Sometimes people think they need a laptop just because people have told them laptops are better. If you'd actually be OK with a desktop PC (ie you aren't needing this machine to be usable on trains, in hotels, and at work) then you could get a more than good enough desktop PC with that budget. You sound like you propaly know what you need, but It's better to check than let you waste your money.