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04-28-2005, 09:39 AM
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Inspiron 9300 questions??
I've decided to purchase a Dell Inspiron 9300 and have a couple of questions, as I am not a "computer guy". First off I intend to use it soley for poker. I need four tables with no overlap. I use pokertacker and have a rather large database, as well as playerview.
The basic Inspiron 9300 comes with the following which can be upgraded. A 17" XGA dispay which can be upgraded to the UXGA display. Worth it? whats the differance? 256 MD memory. Can be upgraded to 512, 1GB or 2 GB. Do I need to upgrade? Hard drive 40GB standard. Can upgrade to 60, 80, or 100GB. Recommendations? Sound card. Do I need one? Video card. 64MB standard, can upgrade to 128 or 256MB. Keep in mind when making your recomendations that my only real interest is multitabling. Thanks in advance for any help. 
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04-28-2005, 09:45 AM
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Re: Inspiron 9300 questions??
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I've decided to purchase a Dell Inspiron 9300 and have a couple of questions, as I am not a "computer guy". First off I intend to use it soley for poker. I need four tables with no overlap. I use pokertacker and have a rather large database, as well as playerview. The basic Inspiron 9300 comes with the following which can be upgraded. A 17" XGA dispay which can be upgraded to the UXGA display. Worth it? whats the differance? [get the most expensive monitor upgrade available] 256 MD memory. Can be upgraded to 512, 1GB or 2 GB. Do I need to upgrade? [1 GB probably best] Hard drive 40GB standard. Can upgrade to 60, 80, or 100GB. Recommendations? [It's cheap to upgrade, but 40GB is sufficient even for pretty extensive PT databases and that is the only hard-drive intensive application you've described] Sound card. Do I need one? [not sure. standard should be fine. multi-tabling i rely on the beeps, but if it does just that, i dont care about anything else] Video card. 64MB standard, can upgrade to 128 or 256MB. [i think standard is fine] Keep in mind when making your recomendations that my only real interest is multitabling. Thanks in advance for any help. [/ QUOTE ] I am not a huge computer guy, but these answers should be decent. I assume this is for traveling, because i would say that 2 1600X1200 monitors and a desktop kills any possible laptop setup around....
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04-28-2005, 10:34 AM
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Re: Inspiron 9300 questions??
The Dell 9300 can be ordered with WUXGA graphics (1920x1200). THis allows for 4 tabling without overlap with some additional screen available on the side. ALternatively you cna now 6 table without too much overlap.
Get the screen upgrade or get a different laptop. Get as much memory as you cna afford. 512 is a low minimum. I have 1GB. THis is standard laptop RAM, it thus can be added later and from a source other than Dell. With the 35% coupon I had though it was just as cheap to just get it from Dell. I got the 7200 RPM HD for some extra speed. But the 40 GB base option is fine. If it's $20 more for 60GB I'd go for it. Get the fastest processor you can afford too. THere is a price curve to look at. The upgrade to 1.7 GHz is not bad, to 1.8 a little more painful. I got a 1.8 chip. Felt it was too much of a premium price for 2 GHz. Get wireless G for sure. All else is extra in my opinion - get if you like: DVD writer, carrying case, etc, etc. I loaded mine up with all kinds of nifty stuff, but for poker you really need the following for sure: - higher res - decent processor - lots of RAM (WinXP requirement really) I also got the GForce graphics card since I have a 24 inch LCD capable of 1920x1200 too.
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04-28-2005, 11:05 AM
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Re: Inspiron 9300 questions??
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The Dell 9300 can be ordered with WUXGA graphics (1920x1200). THis allows for 4 tabling without overlap with some additional screen available on the side. ALternatively you cna now 6 table without too much overlap. [/ QUOTE ] Is this the monitor you are refering too? 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
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04-28-2005, 11:12 AM
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Re: Inspiron 9300 questions??
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Yes, Is this the monitor you are refering too? 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™ [/ QUOTE ] Yes. That screen is 1920x1200. You need 1600x1200 to 4 table with no overlap. The extra 320 pixels should allow for 6 tabling with some overlap.
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04-28-2005, 03:53 PM
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Re: Inspiron 9300 questions??
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The Dell 9300 can be ordered with WUXGA graphics (1920x1200). THis allows for 4 tabling without overlap with some additional screen available on the side. ALternatively you cna now 6 table without too much overlap. [/ QUOTE ] To the best of my knowledge the Inspiriation 9300 can't be upgraded to 1900x1200 (WUXGA) only the USGA which is 1600x1200, the aspect ratio is 4:3 not 16:9 which is what the Inspiration 6000 is, hince the widescreen.
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04-28-2005, 04:33 PM
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Re: Inspiron 9300 questions??
depends on which value code you're using to order the 9300.
i have had the 9300 in my cart with wuxga (1900x1200). some value codes do not offer wuxga as an option. i have no idea why. just like some value codes offer the ati graphics as an option, and others only have 1 option of the el cheapo Intel 900 graphics.
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04-28-2005, 05:07 PM
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Re: Inspiron 9300 questions??
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depends on which value code you're using to order the 9300. i have had the 9300 in my cart with wuxga (1900x1200). some value codes do not offer wuxga as an option. i have no idea why. just like some value codes offer the ati graphics as an option, and others only have 1 option of the el cheapo Intel 900 graphics. [/ QUOTE ] I hope this is the one your refering to, because this is the one I just ordered. 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
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