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so my gateway laptop crashed.... gg HH's. what laptop would be a good one for a mid stakes MTT grinder? i have a 22 inch monitor i use with it, but i still feel like i need at least a 15-17inch laptop monitor too. strictly for poker, running pokertracker, watching cardrunners vids, and some youtube. no heavy gaming, or music downloading. what do you suggest? oh and would definately want a higher resolution.
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Im using a 17" Toshiba Satellite with a numeric pad installed (good for bet sizing) that has been working wonders. I use it at home with a dell 22" monitor for extended desktop, but it is large enough to comfortably 6table on the laptop itself when i am on the go. I hear that the new HPs are fairly good for this.
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Mac Laptop (macbook) works with FTP and Stars http://www.apple.com/macbook/
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Tiger Direct has awesome prices. I recommend Acers, or myabe HP. Gateway is garbage, i used to do tech support for them. I know some people who like Toshiba, but they have WAY too much preloaded garbage for me.
ACER ftw, imo.
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i also have a dell 22 inch monitor (probably same one) if i go with 17inch HP what resolution would i need to get the most out of the dell 22 inch monitor?
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Tarvin
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07-22-2008 1:16 PM
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I recently got one from www.dell.com/outlet on the cheap and I like it a lot. The 17" has a numerical pad on the right side that I sorely missed the day I left it at work and had to fire up the old laptop to play.
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i just got this at alienware.com.
1] Area-51® m9750
Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: Without Media Center Remote Control or TV Tuner
Video/Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® Series - 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8700M GT - Enables DirectX® 10 Graphics!
Chassis: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD with Clearview Technology - Stealth Black
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 512MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 160GB 7,200RPM (8MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
Optical Drives : 8x Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW)
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
Sound Card : High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Warranty: 3-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Security Software: McAfee® VirusScan Plus – 36-Month Subscription Factory Installed!
Microsoft Office Suites: Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 – Factory Installed!
Includes Word, Excel and One Note!
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mobile Binder
Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card
Avatar: Alienhead 3D
Window Style: Default Window Style
Mouse Pointers: Standard Mouse Pointers
Wallpaper: Alienhead 3D
Power Plan: Standard Power Plan
Automatic Updates: Automatic Updates On
Time Zones: (GMT - 8.00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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 GrayFOX22: | |
Im using a 17" Toshiba Satellite with a numeric pad installed .......
^^^Totally agree......
PS: Unfortunately, you're going to get Windows Vista vs XP (can downgrade if it comes with Windows Vista Business)
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| Metasploit: | |
Mac Laptop (macbook) works with FTP and Stars
http://www.apple.com/macbook/
Misery loves company do not listen to these fanitics.
Dell XPS FTW
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pzane
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07-22-2008 2:05 PM
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"Crashed"... plz explain. Unless you're laptop is ancient and you're just really ready for a new machine, you probably don't need to replace the whole unit. Notebooks are notorious for corrupting hard disks because of all the bumps and jarring that occurs. I've had 4 2.5" drives become littered with corrupted sectors; such is life. Never keep anything important on a laptop w/o backups.
So.. if all you need is a fresh hard disk and clean install of xp why bother replacing the whole unit? Your machine will run 1000x better with fresh (and properly done) install of xp.
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pzane
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07-22-2008 2:16 PM
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| mattg1983: | |
i just got this at alienware.com.
Over/Under on how long it takes Matt to toss it out the window and is back on the market? I say 2 weeks
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| pzane: | |
Over/Under on how long it takes Matt to toss it out the window and is back on the market? I say 2 weeks
these bustouts were were like an hour apart... 10 minutes later i was visiting alienware.com hehe
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| mattg1983: | |
these bustouts were were like an hour apart... 10 minutes later i was visiting alienware.com hehe
Man, it would've been way more exciting to report on you for P5slive if you'd had any computer components at the WSOP events.
I would've had to switch my camera settings to super fast shutter speeds for sports photography. Is that like.. street poker?
Just don't throw the bracelet, kiddo. *grin*
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I bought a Toshiba Satellite(L350) a few months ago too and love it. 17" monitor, full numeric keypad, pretty thin and light, decent price (was about $800 from Best Buy), overall best value for a 17" laptop I could find after doing quite a bit of research. Only thing I'm not a huge fan of is that the screen is glossy and tends to have quite a bit of glare when I take it outside or am playing in a very brightly lit room, but most of the time it's not that noticeable. I bought the AMD version but they make an Intel one too, not sure if one is better than the other but so far so good.
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