New Laptop

Van Dice

Right, I want to get a new laptop and would appreciate a little help.

-It will only be used for poker and internet. Won't be used for gaming at all
-I'd like it to have as high a resolution as possible
-I'll be connecting a second monitor to it if that matters
-I don't know anything about anything else!

So ideally I'd like a cheap 'good' laptop without cutting too many corners. I don't need anything too fancy (I think?), so what should I be looking for?

LuckyLloyd

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Icarus152

Not an expert myself but I would say concentrate on screen size.Pay the extra few bob for a 17" over the standard 15".

The_Chopper

Van Dice wrote: »

Right, I want to get a new laptop and would appreciate a little help.

-It will only be used for poker and internet. Won't be used for gaming at all
-I'd like it to have as high a resolution as possible
-I'll be connecting a second monitor to it if that matters
-I don't know anything about anything else!

So ideally I'd like a cheap 'good' laptop without cutting too many corners. I don't need anything too fancy (I think?), so what should I be looking for?

This is about the best you'll get for the price
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=ie&cs=iedhs1&kc=NRS17203&l=en&oc=N0372007&rbc=N0372007&s=dhs

Under the LCD config option choose 17.0" UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WUXGA (1920x1200) TFT Display with TrueLife™ [Included in Price]
Enjoy movies and photos like never before, with vivid and crisp images thanks to the TrueLife display

Under battery you might want to upgrade to a 9 cell

is_that_so

Might be better asking in the laptops forum. Tech->Computers->Laptops

ditpoker

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

I love the fact that us poker players don't trust the non - poker playing chumps in places like the computer forum to give computer advice.

obviously this is the best place to ask about poker laptops... what else is a laptop for, we don't have a porn forum (that i know of) so this is the next best place to ask...

Van Dice

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

I love the fact that us poker players don't trust the non - poker playing chumps in places like the computer forum to give computer advice.

hehe I know! I figured that lots of people here would have gone through the same process though and would either own or know exactly what I should be looking for
method in my madness

RasTa

Don't bother getting a 17' screen if you want it to be portable. If that doesn't matter, PC world do a few 21 inch laptops. Prob cost ye 2k http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0082617632.1206527443@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccddadedjifhjflcflgceggdhhmdfho.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=534391&category_oid=-27749
But the specs are pretty unnecessary for poker.

Here is a 17' dell for €627 that will do the job for poker http://outlet.dell.com/Emea_Dfo/EuDispatcher?target=SpecPage&serviceTag=FX9AFK90&sessionID=HqyLGvhY!-186332053!-1966256866!1206528008856

Mr.Plough

I asked this is the computer section before and you actually need very little in the way of specs if it's only for poker and browsing etc. Vostro would do you & they're dirt cheap

5starpool

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

I love the fact that us poker players don't trust the non - poker playing chumps in places like the computer forum to give computer advice.

Or the give up smoking forum, or lots of other forums. Plenty of thread start with 'I know I shouldn't post this here but.....'

I have nearly given up caring. Work drains all the will be be a constructive member of boards or society in general out of me.

ditpoker

5starpool wrote: »

Or the give up smoking forum, or lots of other forums. Plenty of thread start with 'I know I shouldn't post this here but.....'

I have nearly given up caring. Work drains all the will be be a constructive member of boards or society in general out of me.

anyone up for slowrolling dom next time they play him!?

ditpoker

Mr.Plough wrote: »

I asked this is the computer section before and you actually need very little in the way of specs if it's only for poker and browsing etc. Vostro would do you & they're dirt cheap

vostro with big screen!? where? how much!? my google is broked... honest... gmail is shtuck and all... boards and skysports working fine... very odd...

Mr.Plough

ditpoker wrote: »

vostro with big screen!? where? how much!? my google is broked... honest... gmail is shtuck and all... boards and skysports working fine... very odd...

wat

ditpoker

Mr.Plough wrote: »

wat

i thought it made sense

phantom_lord

poor dom, the poker forum's turning into ah.

5starpool

phantom_lord wrote: »

poor dom, the poker forum's turning into ah.

The cycle will start again.

Soft

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Vamos

Go for the dell vostro 1700 with 2ghz processor and the 1920x1200 res screen, best value out there by far for 17".

Tribezz

A friend of mine, and very good poker player runs his own IT business. Mostly software but does sell hardware aswell. Whether you buy for him or not he is great for advice and won't steer you wrong. He's currently on hols but back next week. I know players here(Galway) have bought laptops, monitors ect from him.:D
Website below.


www.lakelandit.com

BIGMICKG

i just bought a new laptop last week the toshiba 1 on special in dixons at the mo for 629 with a 17" screen its perfect for poker

Macspower

resolution is the most important thing for you really... 1900x1200 is what your looking for....

ditpoker

BIGMICKG wrote: »

i just bought a new laptop last week the toshiba 1 on special in dixons at the mo for 629 with a 17" screen its perfect for poker

does that have 1900x1200 resolution? and can you add monitors?!

ditpoker

BASE Intel® Celeron® Processor 550 (2.00 GHz, 533 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2-cache) edit 
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English edit 
SUPPORT SERVICES  1Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day Included - No Upgrade Selected edit 
LCD 17.0" UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WUXGA (1920x1200) TFT Display with TrueLife™ edit 
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Matte Jet Black without Camera edit 
MEMORY 1024MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x512] edit 
HARD DRIVE 120GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive edit 
GRAPHICS CARD Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 edit 
OPTICAL DRIVE Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software edit 
PRIMARY BATTERY Primary 6-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (56 WHr) edit 
Services & Software 
MOBILITY Declined CompleteCare edit 
SECURITY SOFTWARE No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English edit 
Accessories 
MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 9.0 - English edit 
CARRY CASES No Carry Case edit 
BLUETOOTH No Bluetooth Upgrade edit 
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Intel® Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini-Card - Europe edit 
Also included with your system 
Gedis Bundle Reference N0317002  
Order Information Vostro Laptop Order - Ireland  
Shipping Documents English Documentation with English/Irish Power Cord  
Dell System Media Kit Resource CD - contains Diagnostics and Drivers  
Power Supply 90W AC Adapter  
Modem 56.6k V.92 Capable Internal Modem & Adapter - Ireland/Spain  
Keyboard Internal Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)  
Standard Warranty 1Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day  
Online Promotion Option for GEDIS Configs Dell Internet Order. 

459?!
also, can someone explain to me what one needs when it comes to "wireless mini cards, wireless routers, wireless connections" are these all the same things!?

5starpool

Get more memory. 1 gig is too low on Vista I'd imagine. An extra gig will only set you back 50 quid or so i'd imagine, but I am way too lazy to check.

phantom_lord

get 3gb for vista imo, it's worth it. ram costs nothing these days anyway.

mdwexford

Defo get 3 gigs of ram if you're running Vista.
Dell is your best bet if you want something cheap enough, good warranty etc etc

BIGMICKG

ditpoker wrote: »

does that have 1900x1200 resolution? and can you add monitors?!

i know less about computers than u man lol! havent a clue what the resolution is but the picture looks great to me. u can fit 4 pokerstars tables on it with basically no overlay and the writing is still big enough to read etc.
i assume u can add monitors. cant u do this with any laptop? like it has all the connections in the back of it. besides u dont need extra monitors if its just for poker i play 9 tables on mine with no problems.

digiman

Resolution and RAM are the most important imo. The higher the resolution the more you can fit on your screen basically without overlap. You can have 6 ipoker tables open in normal view without much overlap.
Get as much RAM as you can afford, this will allow you to run more programs at the same time without some of them freezing etc. Vista is very RAM intensive, it will take ages for you laptop to boot up and then all your programs will be fighting for the RAM and slow them all down, so get 2GB as a min.
I have a Dell XPS M1710, its got a 1920x1200 screen, 2GB Ram which is the bare minimum now a days I think. The laptop is great for playing poker, datamining 16 tables with no problems at all and having both PT and HM open whilst importing the hands.

Ace2007

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

I love the fact that us poker players don't trust the non - poker playing chumps in places like the computer forum to give computer advice.

I suppose its more to do with the people on here will use it for the same reasons. Having said that i saw that champ had a thread in the computer forum about getting a lappy for the same purpose - read a bit of it - he set out his wants and saw one that he liked - then some guy recommended something else - that seems good and is cheap. Don't know what he did in the end... hmm maybe i'll go look for it and post the link here.

ah found it(hope u don't mind champ): http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055251396

Ace2007

ditpoker wrote: »

we don't have a porn forum (that i know of) so this is the next best place to ask...

if u pay a sub to boards u get access to the sex fourm

sikes

lol@17",thats not a laptop unless ur a fat ****IMO

Icarus152

sikes wrote: »

lol@17",thats not a laptop unless ur a fat ****IMO

You don't think a bigger screen is better for poker?

djsctt

Icarus152 wrote: »

You don't think a bigger screen is better for poker?

I guess most people will just connect it to a decent size external monitor anyway. As has been mentioned, I think the resolution it can support is more important.

looserock

When you change to a new laptop, Is there an easy way to transfer all you're stuff i.e. pt, holdem manager etc.

When I changed from desk top to laptop I just emailed pt told them the situation and got new reg key, but now I have so much stuff this would be a nightmare.

Can they be put on a cd or something? thanks.

dvdfan

Did anyone buy any of these and how did it work out, looks like my pc died on me and i have 2 decent monitors 1900 x 1200 (24") and 1600 x 1200 (21") so i dont need to buy monitors just the tower or a laptop.

Im open between choosing a laptop and a desktop but as im probably going to be doing some travelling in the next year or two and will need a good laptop that seems a better option but with a holiday coming up money is tight but i guess i havent much choice as with no pc i have no way of earning money.

Some things, im liking the look of the Dell XPS 1710, can i add 2 monitors to this or just 1 and is there a good alternative or am i better of getting a dell xps desktop with dual graphics card for 1/2 the price since money is tight?

Lastly are most of the issues solved with Vista yet regearding software like Holdem Manager, ibolide and all the other poker software or am i better off sticking to XP?

cardshark202

i bought an xps m1710, havent tried connection 2 external monitors but i've been lead to believe I can by connecting to both the vga and dvi ports. I have vista, was worried about it at first buts its way better than XP. I'm having some problems with HM at the moment but I think that may be more to do with the site im playing on as opposed to vista.
I recommend this laptop, its brilliant.

digiman

cardshark202 wrote: »

i bought an xps m1710, havent tried connection 2 external monitors but i've been lead to believe I can by connecting to both the vga and dvi ports. I have vista, was worried about it at first buts its way better than XP. I'm having some problems with HM at the moment but I think that may be more to do with the site im playing on as opposed to vista.
I recommend this laptop, its brilliant.

I would second this, brilliant laptop, screen res is superb and its also very fast. The only bad thing I would say about it is that its not really a laptop as its so big and heavy and you need a cushion if you are going to put it on your lap as the heat of it is something else.
I have HM and PT on it and play regulary on stars, full tilt, ipoker and everest and have had no problems with them when using Vista

goinggoinggone

If you haven't I've got a good deal for you.

Consider the following for only €350!

Ei-Systems 3090

* Intel Celeron M 420 Processor 1.66GHz
* Windows Vista Home Basic
* 533MHz FSB, 1MB Cache
* 40 GB Hard Drive
* 1GB RAM (Upgraded from 512MB)
* DVD +/- RW Optical Drive
* 15.4" Widescreen
* 128MB Intel UMA Shared Graphics

Machine is brand new, returned to shop with 2 dead pixels in left edge of screen, reboxed and classified as refurbished.

You won't get a better deal than that!