MBP home setup - a few questions
 

Hey. I plan on getting a MBP (high-end 15" 7200 rpm HD) when Leopard is released and I want to have a home setup with 2 monitors.

Questions:

1. The only way I'm aware of to hook up 2 monitors is using the Matrox dual2head. Is that the best/only way? In the FAQ it says PCMCIA/USB Cards - would these work with a MPB- better/cheaper??

2. I've read that the MBP tends to freeze, specifically when hooked up to an external monitor. Has anyone encountered this problem?

3. The FAQ suggests 1600x1200 monitors, but is there a reason the ones suggested (samsung 204b/204t) aren't widescreen - do they fit more tables?

4. Will I be comfortable playing 4 tables FTP on one 20" widescreen 1680x1050 monitor? According to the FAQ i think that's fine, but can someone confirm?

5. Any suggestions regarding wireless keyboard/mouse/speakers? I don't want to spend 10 mins hooking the thing up every time. Will they just automatically connect when in vicinity, or will i still need to manually activate the connections?

If anyone has a similar setup any advice would be great

Re: MBP home setup - a few questions
 

Oh ya 1 more question..

6. Will poker tracker/PAHUD through parallels work with the mac version of FTP?

Re: MBP home setup - a few questions
 

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Oh ya 1 more question..

6. Will poker tracker/PAHUD through parallels work with the mac version of FTP?

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I think I understand what you are asking, and I'm pretty sure the answer is no. But if you're running Parallels, you can run FTP through your Windows system so this isn't really an issue unless you have some reason you prefer the Mac version.

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Oh ya 1 more question..

6. Will poker tracker/PAHUD through parallels work with the mac version of FTP?

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I think I understand what you are asking, and I'm pretty sure the answer is no. But if you're running Parallels, you can run FTP through your Windows system so this isn't really an issue unless you have some reason you prefer the Mac version.

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You're right, it's not really an issue. I just thought it would be better in terms of speed/ram to use the mac version but i really have no clue.

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Oh ya 1 more question..

6. Will poker tracker/PAHUD through parallels work with the mac version of FTP?

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I think I understand what you are asking, and I'm pretty sure the answer is no. But if you're running Parallels, you can run FTP through your Windows system so this isn't really an issue unless you have some reason you prefer the Mac version.

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ptracker could work but PAHUD is a def. no