Good specs?

I might just wait until a patch comes out or something, but is my laptop good enough to play the game? Will it be too laggy? Experience just not worth it? My laptop is new and has almost no new programs on it. I've barely even touched it.

http://www.compusa.com/applications/...&sku=H24-15039

Do I need Steam or can I just buy the CDs?

Thanks in advance,

You should be fine with low/medium, the biggest downside is the lack of graphics ability.

Well that would be no fun. Hmmmmm

Oh, and you need steam running to play the game, but you only need an internet connection for the first time you play.

ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-Express x16 i would try this i dont have one but it should be a good video card my bro uses it and he plays empire on very high and runs smooth hopefully i'll get one for myslef soon