My laptop is Asus u45jc-a1
i3 m370 @ 2.4 ghz processor
8gb ram that is upgraded from 4gb ram
250gb ssd samsung that was upgraded last year from a 7200 rpm 500gb hard drive.
While playing 20 tables and running HEM2 and Tableninja 1, there is considerable lag. I also have tons of chrome web pages and also listen to music when i play. I would say the moment i hit close to 20 table is when the lagging is a big problem because i start sitting out in my tables though i do have the never sit out option for Tableninja. So many times it cause lot of hands to fold.
Im looking for a 14.1 laptop thats an i7 laptop. Reason is because 15.4' laptop always look a bit too big and bulky for me. Also i will be connecting it to an external monitor so the laptop size whether 14.1 or 15.4 shouldn't be any issue. Also prefer 14.1 because i feel its the perfect laptop size without being too heavy. Also I like a laptop that looks good, thus my asus one was a very nice looking laptop which is why i bought that one many years ago. I also thought at that time i3 was good enough.
Also once i get the laptop, i would then immediately replace whatever hard drive is in the computer with my current samsung 250gb ssd hard drive right since that hard drive will probably be a 7200 rpm hard drive? And also if it only has 4gb, then i take my two 4gb ram sticks and replace the new computer ram so i could have 8gb ram total like I do now?
Also is there a chance if i have someone do a clean reinstalltion of my laptop and wipe the hard drive and everything, then theres a chance my current laptop will be good enough to handle 20+ tabling with HEM2 and Tableninja 1 along with music and lot of tabs? Thing is I don't know how to clean my computer and make it faster. Because if i could then i would prefer it because i still like this laptop a lot especially the look of it. Or should i just upgrade because i7 is very important and i3 is not good enough?
From what i see online, is basically my only option for an i7 and it being 14.1 the two lenovos?
Lenovo U430
http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Ultrabo...s=lenovo+i7+14
Lenovo Y40
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops.../y-series/y40/
Thoughts?
Also im curious but what laptop size do majority of you grinders use? It seems like everyone has either a 15.4 or a 17.3 laptop. Is that correct? What im confused is if you have an external monitor connected to it, whats the point of getting such a big laptop size like 17.3? Even 15.4 i feel is pretty bulky.