i guess this is more of a hardware question - Computer Technical Help

kick2dante · 04-14-2012, 10:42 PM

but i dont see that forum and it pertains to holdem manager so.....

what lap top should i get if all im gonna use it for is online poker (with holdem manager) and watching tv on channel1.ch???

someone said i need at least a intel 7 and 8gb, another person said i wont need anything near that nice

im pretty comp retarded so any help would be appreciated, looking for as cheap as possible that will get the job done

thanks

jukofyork · 04-14-2012, 11:30 PM

Moved from Software.

Juk

ParaBellum · 04-16-2012, 09:44 AM

An Intel Core i5 and 4-8 GB of RAM should be enough, 8gb is NOT necessary.
Also depending on the video card and harddisk its gonna be in the 650$-900$ range for a decent laptop.

runout_mick · 04-18-2012, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kick2dante

someone said i need at least a intel 7 and 8gb,

Stop listening to that person.

I do similar with an old core 2 duo, so any modern intel i3 or better, or decent amd will do the job easily.

kick2dante · 04-23-2012, 07:09 AM

k guys im looking on the frys website, im on this page http://www.frys.com/search?to=24&cat..._i5-100317%203

which is for all with an i5 and 6gb...... are these good deals? decent lap tops?

to me the best one looks like the HP that is $599 after rebate, it has a 15.6 inch screen and 750gb ram which seems to be more than the rest of comparable price

although this lenovo one that is the cheapest has all the same with a bigger screen.... but ive never heard of the company

the dell for 550 looks alright but its only a 14 inch screen (not good for multitabling)

is there anything wrong with any of these or any reason i shouldnt get them?

would a dell with 4gb memory and an i5 be ok? cuz you can get those for $400, would that be better than a lenovo with 6gb memory and an i5 for $500?

sba9630 · 04-23-2012, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by kick2dante

... lenovo ... but ive never heard of the company ...

Lenovo bought IBM's PC business in 2005 and is the world's second largest PC maker behind HP.

kick2dante · 04-24-2012, 04:36 AM

so the lenovo one looks like clearly the best option then right?

kick2dante · 05-21-2012, 04:46 AM

any thoughts on toshiba? i dont know much about them, a friend has one and he says its been really good and reliable, and the one i would be getting is much nicer (love the fact it has a 17 inch screen)

is this enough for holdem manager? AMD quad core A6-3400M APU processor, 17.3 inch screen 6gb ram and 640gb hard drive