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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.

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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.

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08-08-2012 , 10:31 PM

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busto23

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Originally Posted by coxquinn

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

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08-09-2012 , 04:02 PM

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rckyu

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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.

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08-11-2012 , 12:27 PM

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GrimeRat420

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

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08-11-2012 , 01:01 PM

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DoGGz

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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.

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08-11-2012 , 07:06 PM

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wazz

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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.

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08-11-2012 , 09:18 PM

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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

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08-12-2012 , 12:06 AM

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EnjoiThaRide

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

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08-12-2012 , 12:30 AM

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DoGGz

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

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08-16-2012 , 04:18 PM

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sooey

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

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08-17-2012 , 01:40 AM

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1banditpanda

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12 tables with overlap on x1080 , no overlap on x1200

Last edited by 1banditpanda; 08-17-2012 at 01:43 AM. Reason: i think

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08-17-2012 , 01:50 AM

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sooey

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Originally Posted by 1banditpanda

12 tables with overlap on x1080 , no overlap on x1200

Is the text going to be small on a x1200-monitor?

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08-17-2012 , 02:05 AM

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1banditpanda

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idk exactly what u mean but i know that if ur playing only stars, x1080 might be fine but if ur playing more softwares ull be very annoyed by the overlap

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08-17-2012 , 02:55 AM

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skuffy1337

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Just bought a new SyncMaster 27'' wide

they only had 1 in fkn Malta.... Y U STUPID MALTA NO HAS ****.... so will wait couple of weeks for the 2nd one ;>)

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08-17-2012 , 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 1banditpanda

idk exactly what u mean but i know that if ur playing only stars, x1080 might be fine but if ur playing more softwares ull be very annoyed by the overlap

If im playing 9 tables or more on a 24" 1920x1200. Isn't the font going to be small and the HUD-font as well?

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08-17-2012 , 11:15 AM

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Font is going to be small tiling 9 tables on anything short of a 30 inch. There are mods that make the font bigger, depending on where you play.

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08-17-2012 , 06:40 PM

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1banditpanda

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lol u can set the font bigger for the hud obv but the main idea is x1200 > x1080 for pokers

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08-18-2012 , 04:28 AM

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sooey

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Originally Posted by DoGGz

Font is going to be small tiling 9 tables on anything short of a 30 inch. There are mods that make the font bigger, depending on where you play.

keke

Playing on Pokerstars and planning to stay there, perhaps trying to test some on ftp as well

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08-19-2012 , 08:33 PM

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ShowUthExit

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thought this would be as good a place to ask as any.. Can I get my Stars notes moved from my mac to my pc ?

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08-20-2012 , 04:33 AM

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CrazyApproach

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Originally Posted by ShowUthExit

thought this would be as good a place to ask as any.. Can I get my Stars notes moved from my mac to my pc ?

And the other way around?

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08-20-2012 , 05:31 AM

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Adzi

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Originally Posted by CrazyApproach

And the other way around?

C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local

Find pokerstars
find file "notes.xml"
or "notes.screenname.xml"

AppData is hidden folder, so you just type that in the address bar

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08-20-2012 , 07:55 AM

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08-20-2012 , 02:01 PM

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Just an FYI for the Macbook retina Holdem manager is really not pleased with Windows on Mac. Gives errors, works like ****, and the software doesn't really take advantage of the super resolution on the screen.

So prolly not a good grinding laptop to use it everyday, but good enough if you thunderbolt it to a 27'' Mac monitor.