Need Help Buying A Laptop

AA suited · #1 04-29-2005, 12:55 AM

get p4 1.6ghz at minimum. it operates at a 533mhz bus.
1.5ghz and under operate at a 400mhz bus.

All p4 centrino chips have wireless built-in. Most Dell 6000 and 9300 models use Centrino chips.

and if you're using the el-cheapo Intel 900 shared memory graphics card, it makes an EVEN bigger difference to get the 533mhz bus. your video will be faster. (it's late and i'm not sure i'm explaining this correctly.)

preferred screen size: 15.4" or 17"
People have wrote that 1900x1200 resolution on a 15.4" screen is fine for 4 tabling poker.

screen resolution: pick only UXGA (1600x1200) or wuxga (1900x1200). these are the only 2 resolutions that allow you to 4 table w/o overlap.

15.4" screen is fine for uxga.

debatable about 15.4" for wuxga. but a 17" screen is more expensive, and makes the laptop heavier.

smb394 · #2 04-29-2005, 02:04 AM

Everything AA Suited said is good advice. Also, get AT LEAST 512MB RAM, preferably more. I ordered the Dell 6000 with 256MB and am waiting [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] for my memory shipment to come. As for the 15.4" screen, I find it just fine for multitabling.

AA suited · #3 04-29-2005, 06:58 PM

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Everything AA Suited said is good advice. Also, get AT LEAST 512MB RAM, preferably more. I ordered the Dell 6000 with 256MB and am waiting [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] for my memory shipment to come. As for the 15.4" screen, I find it just fine for multitabling.

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oh yeah, have 2 memory chips so your memory is running in dual channel mode, which makes it faster. And, again, expecially good if you are using the Intel 900 shared memory graphics [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

note: there is nothing wrong w/the Intel 900 if all you're doing is poker and word processing. it will be ABSOLUTELY horrible if you're going to play any modern games.

bonaparte · #4 04-29-2005, 10:27 PM

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I ordered the Dell 6000 with 256MB and am waiting for my memory shipment to come

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Just wondering.... where is a good place to go for memory?

AA suited · #5 04-29-2005, 11:01 PM

kingston, crucial are good brands

just get the same specs as the mem in the laptop

smb394 · #6 04-30-2005, 12:10 AM

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I ordered the Dell 6000 with 256MB and am waiting for my memory shipment to come

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Just wondering.... where is a good place to go for memory?

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I did a search on pricegrabber and found kingston about $10 cheaper thru there than direct. as AA suited said, crucial is good as well.