The problem with Intel's onboard cards is often quite simply that they cannot do what most games require them to. It's often not a matter of adding more support, it's a matter of the chipsets themselves being total junk. Uru:CC and EoA support Intel Extreme chipsets, but not Express chipsets or Intel's "graphics controller" chipsets, because they simply fail to do what is necessary to actually run advanced 3D games, and Uru happens to be one.

Dell seems to have gotten a bit better about shipping laptops that at least have Intel GMA 950 cards included, based on a quick look at their website, and as I understand it, Uru Live does support that chipset, as Uru:CC does, as does EoA, and I do recall it being said at Mysterium that CC's minimum requirements were what Cyan was shooting for. Heck, even Apple's new MacBooks (the white and black variety, not the Pro notebooks) have GMA 950 chipsets, so they should be able to run Uru Live, at least in Boot Camp.

However, I do want to point something out. If you buy a computer with the intention of playing games on it, you're going to have to spend more than just the bare minimum. It's a simple fact of the industry that a $299 desktop or a $399 notebook just will not be capable of running games like Uru, let alone something even more advanced. I'm continually annoyed at the fact that Dell pushes systems like those as "do it all" sort of computers, when the most you're going to be able to do with them is check your email, use Word (maybe...), and play Solitaire. Also, the reason most laptop cards aren't often supported is because due to heating problems, manufacturers may cut corners with the cards capabilities, which could impact the game's ability to work. Nobody's saying that the game won't run on a laptop that is sufficiently equipped, it's just possible that, due to differences between the desktop and laptop versions of a given model, it may not work. Heck, it may not even work on a system sufficiently equipped, but that's just one of the joys of gaming .

That said, I think most computer manufacturers are upping the ante on their baseline systems to ensure forward compatibility with Windows Vista, which has much higher graphics capabilities than XP requires, so odds are if you buy a decent (but which I mean "costing more than $500") system these days, you're probably covered. But, as always, read the fine print, and if you want a gaming laptop, you'd better be prepared to shell out for it, 'cause they just aren't cheap.