Thoughts on new Dell laptop

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I am looking into buying a new Inspiron 1720 for poker and college. I want the best computer for the lowest price (under $1800). What do you guys think?

PROCESSOR - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7250 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB
cache)

OPERATING SYSTEM - Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition

DISPLAY - High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)

VIDEO CARD - 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT

MEMORY - 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz

HARD DRIVE - Speed: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)

OPTICAL DRIVE - CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)

WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS - Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Mini-card

INTEGRATED WEBCAM - Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam

BATTERY OPTIONS - 85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)

SOUND OPTIONS - Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition

I would like to use it for PAHUD, 12 Tabling, PT, music, internet surfing, and some games. Am I buying anything that is too slow/unnecessary?