Another things to consider as well

Steam: New Vegas PC requires Steam (both Digi-distro & disc versions) for activation & patching this also means that if you install & activate it, it wouldn't do any good to sell it if it doesn't work & who ever bought it from you wouldn't be able to use it. & if you have a slow connection speed this might not be the best game for you especially if you're not sure it will even work.

Okay, so no selling.

Could this help? http://www.highdefforum.com/archive/t-121693.html

And this is what bugs me:


CPU Speed
Minimum: Dual Core 2.0 GHz Processor or better
You Have: 2.26 GHz
PASS

RAM
Minimum: 2 GB
You Have: 3.8 GB
PASS

OS
Minimum: Windows 7 / Vista / XP
You Have: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (build 7600), 64-bit
PASS

Video Card
Minimum: NVIDIA GeForce 6 series or better, ATI Radeon X1300 XT series or better
You Have: Intel® HD Graphics (Core i3)
Upgrade Suggested: Unfortunately, your Video Card does not meet this requirement. Click here to see some recommendations.
Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card
Required You Have
Video RAM Req: 128 MB I have: 1.7 GB
Hardware T&L Req: Yes I have: Yes
Pixel Shader version Req: 3.0 I have: 4.0
Vertex Shader version Req: 3.0 I have: 4.0

Some people used a modified .dll file to play FO3 on an Intel integrated chipset. But the fact is that, even if you got the game to even start correctly on that chipset, it will look terrible and play very slowly. That laptop is just not made for games. (And I see you got that information from Canyourunit.com, that site is not very accurate)

One comment to make, It runs Oblivion very smooth at 1366 x 768 resolution, no antialiasing, distant buildings, and with Bloom Screen Effects.

Oblivion had lower requirements then FO3. (I am not entirely sure if FONV requires shader 2.0 or 2.0b to run, since FO3 needed 2.0b). But even so, the requirements are still a bit higher then Oblivion.

Any other games that require most of the same things?

I can run a game smooth that requires GeForce FX 6, 7 and 8 series, AMD/ATI Radeon X-series with Shader 2.0b

I can run my game with my old laptop, core2duo 2.53ghz and nvidia 105m. Games like fallout3 and new Vegas should be played in pc. Console versions don't allow awesome mods.

This is more powerful then an Intel integrated chipset though.

The Intel HD chipset he's using is not your grandpa's gma500. It should support shader 4.0.

That said, it's still and will always be a far cry from a proper gaming card, in a laptop or desktop.

All I can say is.. I still think it will probably run it, and be playable*. You won't be able to do much else while you're
playing, but you should be able to play it. No multitasking. ;p

And yep, you won't be able to sell it due to steam account requirements. Buy at your own risk or wait for
the price to drop.

*edit: On REDUCED settings.

I really dont give a crap if it has be on reduced settings, I just want to play this badass game.

Did you end getting FONcomputer? Was your computer able to run it?