Sounds like what happened to me when I tried to run Rage on this laptop.
ASUS U50 Series U50F-RBBAG05 NoteBook
Intel Core i3 330M(2.13GHz) 15.6" "I have upgraded the CPU"
4GB DDR3 Memory "plus faster & more ram"
500GB HDD DVD
Super Multi
Intel HD Graphics
Ya I know it has Intel HD Graphics, but it was just a test to see if it might run.
Actually the Intel HD Graphics runs Doom3 and many other games quite well.
I ended up buying this laptop:
ASUS G Series G53SW-XN1 Notebook
Intel Core i7 2630QM(2.00GHz) 15.6"
6GB Memory
500GB HDD 7200rpm
DVD Super Multi
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
witch runs the game quit well. Open box from Newegg for $580.00.
Sweat rig for the price.

Edit: Anyone think they will come out with a Intel HD Graphics driver that will run Rage?
If they would I'm sure that would boost sells for Rage.