Intel HD 4000 enough for everyday use?

[PlayerDot]

I really need to get a laptop for university, to work on translation, maybe to take it with me when I'm out of country and stuff like that, but I am trying to get one for as cheap as possible.

I have a gaming desktop computer at home, so I only need this laptop for the most basic of things, like browsing the interwebs, IMing, writing documents, updating glossaries etc.

Maybe if there is too much free time inbetween those I think I would like to throw in a movie, maybe flash games or older PC games, and, if possible, run a GBA emulator?

The laptop has 4GB ram, so I was wondering if this IGP would suffice for all the things I listed?
If not all, could you tell me which of the listed things?
I'd like to know my options before making a purchase.

 

[Onus]

Yes, it should be enough. You may want to add more RAM if you're worried about what the IGP may use, but for basic needs, even that shouldn't be necessary.

 

[Hello man]

I really need to get a laptop for university, to work on translation, maybe to take it with me when I'm out of country and stuff like that, but I am trying to get one for as cheap as possible.

I have a gaming desktop computer at home, so I only need this laptop for the most basic of things, like browsing the interwebs, IMing, writing documents, updating glossaries etc.

Maybe if there is too much free time inbetween those I think I would like to throw in a movie, maybe flash games or older PC games, and, if possible, run a GBA emulator?

The laptop has 4GB ram, so I was wondering if this IGP would suffice for all the things I listed?
If not all, could you tell me which of the listed things?
I'd like to know my options before making a purchase.

I use a late 2012 macbook pro retina 13 inch. It has the Intel 4000 chip. It will even do some basic gaming, such as mine craft and League of Legends.

 

[bdiddytampa]

I've got an ASUS X501A with an Ivy Bridge i3 in it, running the 4000 graphics, and it will do everything you need it to do. I've got a bunch of Steam games I play on it as well, nothing intensive, but it'll run quite a bit. It will also play HD videos with no problems as well.

 

[PlayerDot]

Alright guys, thank you for your feedback. I'll check if anything can be done about the RAM (provided there are slots) but otherwise it should meet my expectations.