laptop vs desktop

well im in a tough spot here. just recently mabye 3 months ago i started to tke poker real seriously, (playin10$nl) nd stuff and im finally winnin at a decent rate(50nl/100nl). anaways about 2 years ago i got a 13.5" sony vaio laptop, real nice and all. but now with addons like pahud, pt, ptomaha and all that shit my laptop seems to be lagging. so my question is should i hookup my laptop with new memory and all that stuff, or should i go buy a new laptop or desktop? im not a total donk, i did go and buy a nice 250$ samsung 22" monitor which i hookup to my laptop and it works great. what have you guys done/would you do? im basicly looking to spend around 1k here but give me all suggestions

new laptop, dell 17''.

yea get the dell xps mi730 or 530 especially since your just starrting college.

i have an inspiron 1720 17". no problems with vista. i had a problem with it not hibernating yesterday and just called dell, though they talked for an hour they fixed the problem...great service

later in the night i thought back about that process though and it is very scary that technology allows them to control my computer.. i mean if they can do that what else can they do

blow it up

watch out

desktop eats laptop for breakfast imo

On June 14 2008 14:46 whamm! wrote: desktop eats laptop for breakfast imo

very true.

its all person oriented though. If you play games and poker, go with a desktop. If you just play poker and surf the internet a laptop would be good for you(i use a laptop with a 22'' LCD sitting right above it :D)

Desktops are far superior. Laptops are not only a huge and annoying pain in the ass but their parts also degrade over time because of heat and close proximity.

100% desktop, you can get a pretty good desktop for 1k these days, and a decent but not that great of laptop.

+ you already have a laptop so why would you want another one? if you want to travel etc just use that.

yeah i own a laptop (which i used to build my roll), then got some cash to set up a decent desktop with a 22 inch screen, planning to buy another 22 incher soon. i rarely use my laptop anymore coz 24tabling on it burns my eyes

The only reason I would get a laptop over a desktop is if you travel a fair amount and want to take your poker with you. Other than that, desktops are cheaper, more powerful, and more versatile. There is nothing a laptop has to compete with a dual monitor setup on a desktop.

The only option I could see would be if you get a laptop with a decent video card and when you are at home plug your laptop into something absurd such as a 30" screen. Then when you travel, just take the laptop with you. Problem is, 30" monitors are very expensive.

My current setup is a 24" main monitor and 20" for my secondary. The two of them allow me to fit everything I need on screen and have it be good size. Since your physical and emotional comfort is paramount in poker, that is something I would pay a lot of attention to.

desktops > laptop all day every day.

that said i use a dell 1420 laptop coz my desktop crashed and burnt and I'm still deciding when I sud buy a new one.

whatever works for u

please... stop...

On June 15 2008 04:49 tokeweed wrote: please... stop...

buy a huge ass monitor and monster desktop already! watta NIT irl lol

can't follow fantasy sports on your coach in front of your tv with a desktop

laptop sux desktops cock imo

get both imo. very convenient. Lenovo P61 mediastation(15.4" screen, 1920/1200 resolution, sick nasty) or 17" macbook pro, and then my desktop I built, sick fast, raptor 74g HD, 7200 rpm 200g HD, core 2 duo, 4g ram, cant remember the rest, running 2 22"s..

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