Will this laptop work for college/poker?

[Jerome Graham]

Module Description Show Details
Inspiron E1705 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5300 (2MB Cache/1.73GHz/533MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) FREE Upgrade to Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium with 1GB of memory
LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
Memory 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
Hard Drive Size: 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Combo or DVD+RW Drive 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Sound Options Integrated Audio
Wireless Networking Cards Intel PRO/Wireless 3945a/g
Office Software Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription (Norton 30-day)
Primary Battery 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Warranty and Service 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
Internet Access Service No ISP requested
Miscellaneous Inspiron 1705 Dual Core
Bluetooth Options Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
Dell Digital Entertainment No Entertainment software pre-installed
Processor Branding Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
TOTAL:$1,200.00

I'm probably going to upgrade the RAM to 2GB after because it saves me $100.

[IlliniLou]

lol how would it not work for college/poker?
-all ya need for college is Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint and the internet

[Jerome Graham]

lol I guess this is true.. but I ment multitabling poker. Also, just if that is a good price for the laptop or are there any other deals that are better?

[Jerome Graham]

Asked a dumb question before searching... But has anyone tried multitabling on a 1440 x 900 resolution screen or a laptop with a screen smaller than 17"?

[willw9]

I have a 12800x800 lappy, and I can 4 table with overlap. I also have an external monitor (Samsung 204T), which I can play a bunch more tables on. Get an external monny for sure.

[calmB4storm]

Currently 6 tabling with minor overlap on a 13" Macbook.

[ShipitFMA]

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Asked a dumb question before searching... But has anyone tried multitabling on a 1440 x 900 resolution screen or a laptop with a screen smaller than 17"?

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Yes, i use a 15" 1440 x 900, IMO definately get the 17" Anything above 4 tables is really annoying/tiring to look at. 5 is bearable, but 6 is just plain bad.

[Dan.]

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Asked a dumb question before searching... But has anyone tried multitabling on a 1440 x 900 resolution screen or a laptop with a screen smaller than 17"?

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Yes, i use a 15" 1440 x 900, IMO definately get the 17" Anything above 4 tables is really annoying/tiring to look at. 5 is bearable, but 6 is just plain bad.

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I've 9 tabled on 1280 x 800 without any problems. It's just personal preference.

[XXXNoahXXX]

1. Before posting you should think, "Is this question REALLY about "Student Life" or is it about "Computers" and then reassess where to post it. This is for your own benefit. Also there have been about 500 threads in which every possible resolution and laptop has been analyzed. Try looking for a few of those and you would have had your answers faster.

[gull]

notebookreview.com

The best site for notebooks, hands down.

I also own an E1705 (1440x900), and it's ok for multitabling, as long as your site has resizable tables. Four or six tables can fit pretty reasonably.