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laptop for poker - what do i need
i'm thinking about getting a laptop solely for poker. i know very little about the specs i'll need (other than 1600x1200 resolution). is there anything i need to avoid? what kind of price am i looking at? any input would be appreciated.
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Re: laptop for poker - what do i need
Dell E1705 with WUXGA screen
At least Core Duo 1.6GHz At least 1GB RAM I recommend 7200RPM Harddrive (60GB Minimum) You may want to get a video card with dedicated memory (like ati x1300 or 1400) for when vista comes out if you choose to upgrade You'll probably be looking at around $1200-1500 for it. I would not buy it unless you can get it for 30-35% off |
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Re: laptop for poker - what do i need
Bob,
Did you end up making a purchase? Do you have a recommendation? |
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Re: laptop for poker - what do i need
Im on the hunt for one aswell but cant make my mind up betweeen the Dell or Alienware - any recomendations..?
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Re: laptop for poker - what do i need
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Dell E1705 with WUXGA screen At least Core Duo 1.6GHz At least 1GB RAM I recommend 7200RPM Harddrive (60GB Minimum) You may want to get a video card with dedicated memory (like ati x1300 or 1400) for when vista comes out if you choose to upgrade You'll probably be looking at around $1200-1500 for it. I would not buy it unless you can get it for 30-35% off [/ QUOTE ] I bought that laptop but realized 3 hours later that it doesn't have PCMCIA which I need for my mobile sprint card and sprint doesn't make a pc express card...otherwise it looked like a perfect laptop almost...any others that are similar? |
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I was considering the following, which cost about $1870 (without buying an extended warranty). How do people think this compares to the Dell?
HP dv 8000T Operating System: Windows XP Professional Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo processor T2500 (2.0 GHz) Display 17.0" WXGA+ Ultra BrightView Widescreen (1440x900) Graphics Card 256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7600 Memory FREE Upgrade to 1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB)!! Hard Drive 100 GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive Primary CD/DVD Drive LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer Networking Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network w/Bluetooth Productivity Software Microsoft(R) Works/Money Security Software Norton Internet Security 2006 - 24 Mo Subscription OS and Recovery Media Genuine Windows XP Professional Backup CD |
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Bob, Did you end up making a purchase? Do you have a recommendation? [/ QUOTE ] i have not bought yet, but am still looking. i am dumb with computers. |
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Re: laptop for poker - what do i need
[ QUOTE ]
I was considering the following, which cost about $1870 (without buying an extended warranty). How do people think this compares to the Dell? HP dv 8000T Operating System: Windows XP Professional Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo processor T2500 (2.0 GHz) Display 17.0" WXGA+ Ultra BrightView Widescreen (1440x900) Graphics Card 256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7600 Memory FREE Upgrade to 1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB)!! Hard Drive 100 GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive Primary CD/DVD Drive LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer Networking Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network w/Bluetooth Productivity Software Microsoft(R) Works/Money Security Software Norton Internet Security 2006 - 24 Mo Subscription OS and Recovery Media Genuine Windows XP Professional Backup CD [/ QUOTE ] i was at my parent's place and played on my dad's dell 9400. it worked very well with PT auto-importing while i played (i don't use a HUD so i can't comment on that), but the 1440x900 resolution sucks, as i hate overlap. |
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Re: laptop for poker - what do i need
Bitchin' resolution and a dual core processor. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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Re: laptop for poker - what do i need
Notebookreview.com
As good as 2+2 is for poker. |
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