New idea for traveling poker players.

I just saw this on digg, its pretty cool. I hate traveling with only my laptop cuz the screen is visually 2 small and doesnt have enough pixels.. I always contemplate shoving a monitor in my suitcase but im afraid it will get broken..
This could be a sick replacement for the average poker player on the go, if your at all like me, when im traveling and trying to play poker im either in a hotel or at a friends house and have space and power.. so this is a sick idea.. Price is very good 2, starts at 1K but you can get upgrades like blue ray and crazy shit..


The 21inch screen comes with 1920x1080 resolution (which is very close to a 24in monitor)

heres the rest of the info.
21.5-inch frameless screen, full HD resolution 1920 X 1080 resolution

Intel Pentium Dual Core & Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processors

Intel G45M Chipset

DDR3 1066MHz, 1GB-4GB and up to 1 TB (1,000 GB) of HD space

Integrated graphics with support for DirectX10 , Optional DX10 256M OR 512M OR ATI graphics

Connectivity – Intel a/b/g Optional a/b/g/n, Ethernet

VeriFace 3.5 facial recognition

Dolby Home Theatre

Optional Blu-Ray DVD player

Optional hybrid analogue/digital TV tuner

Touch sensitive controls

Optional 4-in-1 remote control

6-in-1 card reader

6 USB 2.0 ports and 1 firewire (1394)

1.3 or 2 megapixel camera

Vista Premium, Vista Basic

what model this is or link to configurator?;p

oh lol i totally forgot to put that up its
Lenovo IdeaCentre 600

its released but i guess they dont have it in their store yet, should probably be for sale online soon.

does this thing have a carrying case or something? i think this is great for me. my laptop is kinda gay, non-wide 15inch type, but i also hate my desktop coz i keep changing locations at home and it's a bitch moving all the wires and shit

these types of things are pretty horrible for performance-gamer/poker types

if u dont give a fuck though, w/e

How can you carry that thing in your bag?
And how is that any different from the average desktop of that HP,Sony,Apple sells?

On January 07 2009 06:51 latigra wrote: these types of things are pretty horrible for performance-gamer/poker types if u dont give a fuck though, w/e

lol gaming and poker are 2 totally diff things, obv not a gaming rig, its only 1K lol...

On January 07 2009 06:59 capaneo wrote: How can you carry that thing in your bag? And how is that any different from the average desktop of that HP,Sony,Apple sells?

umm i think it would be easy to pack it in a suitcase around ur clothes or w/e with some pads, when my computer finally craps out im gonna get one of these and ill find a easy way... i think the shape is alot differnt then the apple and HP one, its the most slim and smallest

Just get a laptop with a WUXGA screen resolution and size you like (17"-21" ).

yeah you can get laptops with 1920x1200, i guess the physical size is bigger, but i dont really see how this is immune to breaking when youre worried abouit a monitor breaking

yeah i dont see how u cant pack a monitor (cheaper obv.) but u can pack this

On January 07 2009 07:15 Joe wrote: Just get a laptop with a WUXGA screen resolution and size you like (17"-21".

do any laptops exist that are above 17" and actually show 1920x1200? from what i remember the bigger ones only came in lower screen resolutions for some annoying reason. if thats still the case i would then def prefer a solid 17in wuxga to a slightly bigger screen with some lower res

also i have an absolute top spec dell xps m1730. yeah it may be a bulky behemoth of a laptop that weighs a ridic amt and is pretty much a desktop replacement (I use it as my main computer for everything and hook it up to 30in monitor when at home) but its still only a 17". And the xps carrying backpack that comes with it (which is very nice btw, don't buy an xps without adding on the optional backpack, you will definitely need it) is ONLY JUST EXACTLY the maximum permissable size it can be to be allowed as hand luggage on flights and fit in the overhead storage compartments. extrapolating from that id say theres a pretty slim-to-none chance you can take around these things in hand luggage which imo makes them not an option for travelling. whatever you do, don't put a computer thru check in luggage.

Similar to the Dell M2010 right?
Though, not sure if they came out with a new model yet cuz this is a couple years old already...

that dell 2010 has a pitiful 1680x1050 res, pitiful for poker
edit: and probably doesnt fit in hand luggage either. if thats a legit concern for you as it is for me then 17" is as high as you go (which right now is just as well anyway cause there doesnt look to be anything good higher

I take mine through airports ez.

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agree about optional backbacks with huge laptops. I got the alienware M17x and it is enormous and weighs a lot but the backpack stores it perfectly along with a power cable and some extras like your mouse etc. Also you can carry this backpack along with another smaller carryon that has your clothes and stuff in it if you dont like to check your bags to save time.

As Ket said, please for the love of god save your investment and don't put this in checked luggage.

what's the keyboard model?

I have an Inspiron 1720 with 1920x1200 resolution. if you want a good resolution go dell.

how about using something like this (no joke)

should be easy to tranport at least

I want one. very nice!

yea there are alot of high res laptops out there, but they all have 17" screens and they are all really expensive, this for 1K is cheap, has good stats, and i know i could ship one.. might not be a carry on, but you could put it in one of those metal cases for camera gear and stuff, and hell, bring your laptop as carry on in case ur luggage gets lost.

17inch with 1920x1200 laptops start from like $900. in the UK! so US u should get them for like $600

I want a MacBook air.