I have a MAC and PT4 works for zoom.

Win 10 works fine with huds and stuff

I have decided on this for poker and gaming as well as watching some movies. I've read a lot of good reviews about the ASUS G752:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-17-...&ref=212&loc=1

You might want to consider getting an 'open box' one [i.e. reconditioned] & the money saved might pay for an SSD [or part pay] to add to the 5400 rpm HDD. Otherwise it looks good going by the reviews/specs.

I hope it doesn't come with much bloatware in addition to that Trend Micro Internet Security option [I wouldn't take that option up & I'd uninstall it - there's articles on how to].

How much SSD should i add on? Like this one?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-...ustomerreviews

I don't know why you'd need an SSD of that large a capacity - I'd keep big files on the HDD or if I ONLY have an SSD internally I'd put those large files on an external drive

I am nervous about recommending a drive because ASUS laptop specs & internal cards vary from region to region. You might get that SSD drive & find you need to fit a card to run it. I looked at the Amazon.com version of the ROG G752VL & it is described as "2.5" SATA3 2TB HDD 7200 RPM with 256 GB SSD [M.2 2280]" - so it seems you can get it with the faster HDD or it's an error...

I downloaded the English version manual from ASUS & on page 98 it explains how to fit an M.2 card & it says "the M.2 2280 slot does not support M.2 SATA SSD" I have no idea what that means in terms of what SSD it DOES support. I think you should chat with ASUS & ask them what card & SSD is compatible - give them the exact model name, number & the SKU next to it. You might want to think about if the 7200 RPM is a better option or if you can get that ASUS only with an SSD fitted. I would not buy until you've looked at other suppliers with the components that best suit you. Don't rush into it.

I got the pdf format manual from here [it's not very detailed with no part numbers] & it's clear that fitting cards & SSD is very easy: http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/G752VL/0409_E10716_G752VL_VT_VY_C.pdf

This is the spec I was looking at at AMAZON. Next the excellent "used" price too of less than $1,100 [whatever used means] https://www.amazon.com/Asus-G752VL-D.../dp/B01578ZNQA

I just bought the MSI GE62 Apache 15.6in from Best Buy for $1400. So far it's pretty fast and poker's running really smoothly. I'm about to go get a game and see how it looks. The ASUS was REALLY heavy and I really don't want to carry something that heavy around when i'm traveling, this is pretty light and the screen is big enough for HU play which is what I mostly play.

Much better choice. And yeah the other one at > 8lbs is unacceptably heavy for travel

After playing a 3 hr session on this I think the screen is top small for me and I can feel my eyes straining. I'm looking at msi 17.3in design and it says it's 11.3lbs which sounds pretty heavy but I'm not sure I should complain about weight if I need a 17.3in.

So I'm probably going to return it and buy a 17.3in online. I'm looking at one right now and here are the highlights. Everything will be almost the same except just a bigger screen for $1449.

Highlights
2.6 GHz Intel Core i7-6700HQ (Skylake)
16GB of 2133 MHz DDR4 RAM
17.3" Full HD Display
1920 x 1080 Native Resolution
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M GPU (3GB GDDR5)
1TB 7200 rpm HDD + 128GB PCIe SSD
SuperMulti DVD Burner and Card Reader
802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
USB 3.1 Type-C and SteelSeries Keyboard
Windows 10 Home

My standard hp 17in laptop has a 2.1 ghz amd 4 cores .. i see it with task manager .. processor and 8 gb ram and costs 3 to 4x less and possibly could get more ram cheaply.

What kind do you have? I was going to get a good gaming laptop but no longer need it for gaming. So just need a solid 17in where I can play poker, multitask and watch movies.

I am from Canada and looking at this(and others as well), I will be waiting until Christmas for a good deal


http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/...8e27d40980en02


What do you all think?

Why don't just for a gaming one, if you are getting a 17 inch?

I play a lot of HU and have some downtime where i'm waiting on action and i'd really love to play games on one monitor while i'm waiting. Is that possible?

I literally just returned a MSI with better specs for cheaper price because it was too small for me. If you can find this:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/msi-15-6...Nf4RoC4_Dw_wcB

than you'd be better of for your bang for your buck.

If you are getting a 17 inch computer, than I think you are better off with a gaming laptop, for your question, yes, it is possible, I think 17 inch will do just fine for what you are asking for, gaming laptop just adds a better experience.


Thank you, I will look into that one as well, I am deciding between a 15 inch or 17 inch(will likely go with a 17 inch, if I do go for a 17 inch, then I would like a gaming laptop), I will wait for Christmas, so I have plenty of time to research.

Macbook pro is probably best choice

Excuse me for crossposting this in the beginners thread but my posts in the other thread didn't get much of a reply and i have to order a laptop asap because my quad core laptop went bad.


Basically, would a laptop thats i5-6200 U with 8gb ram and most importantly 256gb ssd be good enough to 20 table with hem2 and tableoptimizer? I am considering the zenbook 13.3 mainly because its very light though i will use it connected to an exteranl monitor all the time when playing. There aren't much laptops that are 13.3 or 14.1 that are quad core like my sager. And any quad core laptops are very big and bulky and if a laptop thats i5-6200 u with 8gb ram and 256 gb ssd works, then i already know which laptop i will buy which is the asus zenbook. I considered macbook pro 13.3 but processor is still i5 so that should be similar to zenbook but much more expensive and no point right? I know i have to use windows as well on it. I used windows computers only.