Is an Intel GMA-4500 MHD Shared graphics card any good for playing The Sims?

Buying a new laptop and have decided that 4GB of ram and 500GB of hard drive is probably best because i want to load a lot of sims 2 and 3 games onto it and when i get the chance to play it i tend to play it for ages. My laptops are lasting less than 2 years at the most which is why im not wantin to pay much for this one. The thing im not really sure about is the graphics card so if anyone can tell me anything about that or even recommend a laptop thatd be great. Thanks !!! :)