***Official Laptop/Monitor/Computer/Grinding Equipment Discussion Thread***

[DoGGz]

I have a 240ssd, a few games, few movies, and my HM2 database and I'm at 200gb used.

[chinagambler]

I meant 256*
What about the performance difference? If I get 16GB of RAM anyway will the more expensive model still be significantly faster?

[DoGGz]

Anything over 8GB of memory is just lighting money on fire.

[Giffordonian]

My laptop died today so obv looking for a replacement now...from what I have read Sony or Toshiba seems to be good options (but reading a lot about Sony Vaio's having major touchpad issues)...would appreciate some quick advice as looking to get a new machine in the next couple days.

[Giffordonian]

Have looked at these so far:

Sony VAIO SVE1711X1EB.CEK 17.3-inch Laptop (Black) - (Intel Core i7 2.10GHz Processor, 8GB RAM, 750GB HDD, Windows 7 Edition Home Premium)
by Sony

Toshiba Satellite L775-13D 17.3inch Laptop (Intel Core i5-2410M 2.30/2.90GHz, RAM 6GB, HDD 640GB, Windows 7 Home Premium, Onkyo Speakers, Bluetooth, Blu-ray)

[coxquinn]

Originally Posted by DoGGz

Why would you go through the extra hoops when all of the stuff you use is windows software? Leading Sony and Toshiba notebooks are very high quality although no one currently has screens with as many pixels as mac books.

Originally Posted by DoGGz

oh VMs are a thing?

Better yet you can just use Boot Camp to partition the drive and directly install Windows on the Intel machine. That way you can use all the memory and CPU to run windows and poker stuff --but if you want-- you can still virtual boot it from within Mac OS X.

[busto23]

Originally Posted by coxquinn

Better yet you can just use Boot Camp to partition the drive and directly install Windows on the Intel machine. That way you can use all the memory and CPU to run windows and poker stuff --but if you want-- you can still virtual boot it from within Mac OS X.

That's what I did. You can read/write from Mac and Windows to the two programs without issues.

[rckyu]

Best ultrabook for around $1500?

Want:

- Support for 1x 30" 2560x1600 (I'd survive without it I guess)
- Min 2 USB ports
- Bluetooth
- Good monitor/resolution
- Good quality build (don't want the plastic-y feeling)
- SSD not needed if it's possible to replace the HDD "easily" with a Kingston HyperX I have in my current laptop.
- Good keyboard (backlit is nice)
- Good battery

What I don't need/couldn't care less about:
- BluRay/DVD
- Ethernet
- SD/MMC reader
- Bloatware (will just do a clean install if its a ton on it)

Should be able to pull off grinding 5+ sites with HEM, tableninja, itunes, spotify, chrome, skype and all the standard multitask stuff.

[GrimeRat420]

Pretty sure ima get this one, its pretty beastly
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834230408

[DoGGz]

Originally Posted by GrimeRat420

Pretty sure ima get this one, its pretty beastly
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834230408

Yea that's a beast system.

[wazz]

Looks pretty healthy but I just can't imagine paying that much and not getting an SSD, unless it comes with a second HDD enclosure and you want to get a specific one, which I would say is the best plan.

[GrimeRat420]

True, i plan on getting an ssd for it too which is recomended my multiple reviewers. Thats another $100 or so but proly worth it

[EnjoiThaRide]

How much better is it grinding on a 30 inch with 2560x1700 res compared to a 27 inch at 1920x1080?

[DoGGz]

2560x1600 is ***** awesome. It's alot more space.

[sooey]

Which is the best for multitabling?
27" 1920x1080 or;
24" 1920x1200