You must have a thicker wallet than I. The mid-range laptop I am currently typing on has trouble displaying video fluidly at times which is most likely due to

You must have a thicker wallet than I. The mid-range laptop I am currently typing on has trouble displaying video fluidly at times which is most likely due to it's lack of a dedicated video card. My desktop which is running the exact same operating system and core programs plays video much more fluidly, and it has a dedicated (still extremely weak and outdated) video card.