An embarrassing question. What is the official 2+2 laptop?

[LeeroyJenkins]

I use a Macbook Pro with Boot Camp. I have the 15.4" moel since I can't afford the 17" one but the 17" MBP would be the supreme laptop of choice if you are a Mac enthusiast who just needs Windows for poker like myself.

[teddyFBI]

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Pretty much every poker player I know worth his salt has a Dell Inspiron 6000.

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My vote is for a Dell Inspiron as well. (Have two).

Very important: be sure you get at least a 1680x1050 screen to help with the overlap.

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My understanding is that you can get a WUXGA screen on a 6000 that can do at least 1600x1200.

By the way, the advice in this thread is wrong. Correct answer is Dell Inspiron 9300, and it's not even close.

[Gregg777]

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By the way, the advice in this thread is wrong. Correct answer is Dell Inspiron 9300, and it's not even close.

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My vote was not for the 6000, mine is an 8500, but my vote is for the best Inspiron you can get.

You always need to buy the best to get any kind of performance window for the next year or two.

I buy the best Laptop Dell has, then when the warranty is about to run out, do it again, rinse and repeat.

[Trypa]

I've been looking at the HP dv8000t, anyone have any experience with that?

[Gregg777]

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I've been looking at the HP dv8000t, anyone have any experience with that?

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I don't know how familiar you are with computers, but if you haven't used HP before, definitely find out how user friendly they are compared to a Dell.

My wife had a Sony Vaio and you couldn't even wipe the thing properly with the software included with it because Sony liked to bundle everything together, thinking it was idiot proof that way. Instead, all they did was limit your choices.

Dell is by far the easiest system for me "get under the hood" so to speak.

If you are a geek and can operate anything, then have a party with HP.

[frommagio]

I see people recommending Dell Inspiron - I cannot agree. These boxes are manufactured for home use, and Dell intentionally cuts quality on the components for home-use product, and the high prices are simply not justified. (Dell's business line, on the other hand, is rock solid - e.g., the Latitude).

Dell still has a good name, but they are taking advantage of it right now, and designing their products to fail slightly after the one-year warranty period. Don't be suckered.

I've posted before on this topic, with an example of an Inspiron with a power connecter (integrated on the motherboard) that consisted of 5 very thin copper strands for connectivity. There is only design purpose for using thin copper strands for the power exchange: so that the friction will wear them away with each use of the recharger. As an everyday user of the Inspiron, my total failure occurred at 13 months - just as designed.

[Gregg777]

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As an everyday user of the Inspiron, my total failure occurred at 13 months - just as designed.

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I am sorry, but this is such an idiotic statement. They offer up to a 3 year in home service plan for every laptop they sell.

And you want to imply Dell designs them to crap out in a year?

[daveT]

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I use a Macbook Pro with Boot Camp. I have the 15.4" moel since I can't afford the 17" one but the 17" MBP would be the supreme laptop of choice if you are a Mac enthusiast who just needs Windows for poker like myself.

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So you are able to get all of the sites, well the ones that matter, anyway? I wasn't too sure if the new macs would run the sites, although they do recomend Intel chips.

[HSB]

In all the computer talk, I just wanted to toss this in...give Full Tilt a try before you go spending money on a new computer.

[Ignignokt]

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By the way, the advice in this thread is wrong. Correct answer is Dell Inspiron 9300, and it's not even close.

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And like the 6000, the 9300 is now only available used or refurbished.

The E1705 is Dell's only consumer-level notebook available new with WUXGA.