Help me build a poker laptop

[MowrMowr]

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I think with the larger screen I will be able to play 4 tables with no overlap, 6 tables with little to no overlap (hence the 2nd part skin) but I'm thinking 8 tables will be a little cluttered - which is ok because I don't plan on playing that many anwyay.

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You will not have fun with anymore than 4 tables on a 1600 x 1200 unless you're used to overlap and it doesn't bother you. You may want to use Microsoft's virtual desktop program though, downloadable here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx

That will allow you to play 4 tables on 2 different 'virtual screens' at the same time which you can switch between easily

[MowrMowr]

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i know i'm not as big of a computer geek as i used to be... but that one's new to me. is this a dell laptop specific problem maybe? because i've never heard of that, and it really seems like that wouldn't be the case.

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He's right...a lot of the newer DDR memory is dual-channel compatible, which means when they are installed in pairs they will run at twice the speed. So 2 x 256 @400 Mhz will run like 512 @ 800 Mhz, which is something I completely forgot about.

[BusterStacks]

you dont need to upgrade the video card to get that resolution.

[RollaJ]

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You will not have fun with anymore than 4 tables on a 1600 x 1200 unless you're used to overlap and it doesn't bother you. You may want to use Microsoft's virtual desktop program though, downloadable here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx

That will allow you to play 4 tables on 2 different 'virtual screens' at the same time which you can switch between easily

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What a great program, seems like a pain for playing over 4 games, but great for other things

[Mr_J]

How is it 8 tabling on the same monitor? Might save me getting a 2nd monitor (and 3rd screen).

[RollaJ]

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You will not have fun with anymore than 4 tables on a 1600 x 1200 unless you're used to overlap and it doesn't bother you. You may want to use Microsoft's virtual desktop program though, downloadable here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx

That will allow you to play 4 tables on 2 different 'virtual screens' at the same time which you can switch between easily

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What a great program, seems like a pain for playing over 4 games, but great for other things

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I dont like it as much as when I first looked at it. Seems all windows stay on all toolbars, and UB games pop up no matter what screen you are looking at [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]