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Laptop poker addicts: Which Laptop to Buy? Dell/Toshiba/Other?
I have searched the forum and found a couple somewhat helpful messages but figured I'd open up a new thread with some new questions.
- From what I've read, 17" WUXGA is the way to go if you plan on 4 tabling ever. Does this sound right? - Also, RAM of 512 or more is a must, and HD should be 7200 RPM. Does this sound right? - Should the processor be an Intel Pentium M or a Celeron M? - It seems like Dell offers the best deals, especially with websites like gottadeal.com, slickdeals.net and others - Would most people recommend a Dell? If so, WHICH MODEL? Thanks in advance! Add anything that I forgot to ask... |
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Re: Laptop poker addicts: Which Laptop to Buy? Dell/Toshiba/Other?
Just say no to CELERON.
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Re: Laptop poker addicts: Which Laptop to Buy? Dell/Toshiba/Other?
The Dell Inspiron 9300 is nice with a 17" display and support for 1920x1200 resolution. As for the processor, I don't think the Celeron M is a terrible choice, though I don't know if the 9300 even offers a Celeron. IIRC, the only difference between the Celeron M and the Pentium M is that the Pentium M has more cache and has battery saving (speed-step?) optimizations enabled.
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Re: Laptop poker addicts: Which Laptop to Buy? Dell/Toshiba/Other?
ok, some helpful advice - anything else? Would you go for a different model or is 9300 the way to go?
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Re: Laptop poker addicts: Which Laptop to Buy? Dell/Toshiba/Other?
I'm about to buy this:
Inspiron 6000D Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB) Microsoft® Windows® XP Home 15.4 inch UltraSharp WUXGA LCD Panel 512MB DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms 64MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics 60GB Hard Drive Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps) No productivity suite - Corel WordPerfect word processor only New! Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition 15-months Musicmatch® Jukebox Basic 6-cell Lithium Ion Battery (53 WHr) 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr Technical Support 6 Months EarthLink Internet Access Included Photo Album™ SE Basic Award Winning Service & Support No QuickBooks package selected- Includes limited use trial for $1041. I need mine to be a little more portable though, and not as bulky, so I stayed away from the 9300. Bad move? Maybe, but this is more in my budget too. Unless something crazy happens in the next couple hours, this is what I'm buying. |
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Re: Laptop poker addicts: Which Laptop to Buy? Dell/Toshiba/Other?
cool - do you plan on 4 tabling on the 15" monitor?
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Re: Laptop poker addicts: Which Laptop to Buy? Dell/Toshiba/Other?
It'll have the resolution for it, so I'm sure I'll give it a shot. I really don't think it'll be that bad. Other players on here play with it. The 17" would definitely be optimal though.
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Re: Laptop poker addicts: Which Laptop to Buy? Dell/Toshiba/Other?
Do yourself a favor and don't get a dell, my family has had 3 dell laptops, and all of them were riddled with problems. I just got a Sony Vaio A690, it does 1900x1200, burns dvds and everything else. I would at least give it a look, I love it so far. Anyway, just my .02, enjoy whatever you get.
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Re: Laptop poker addicts: Which Laptop to Buy? Dell/Toshiba/Other?
mmbtone, i have a nearly identical system to the one you have spec'ed out. it's well worth it.
3 dell laptops? Am I allowed to call shenanigans on sample size? |
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Re: Laptop poker addicts: Which Laptop to Buy? Dell/Toshiba/Other?
do you 4 table on it smb?
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