Laptop purchase

tipp86

Hi im looking at dell for a latop at the minute. I will be mainly using it for poker.

What should i add to this spec ?

This comes to €428


Components
COLOUR CHOICE Obsidian Black colour with custom high-gloss finish edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core Processor T3000 (1.80GHz, 1MB, 800MHz) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic SP1 - English edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 9.0 / English - (Does not include Microsoft® Word) edit
HARDWARE SUPPORT 1 year of coverage included with your PC edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English edit
Dell Recommends
LCD 17.3" WLED High Definition + (1600 x 900) TFT Display with TrueLife™ edit
THEFT PROTECTION SOLUTION FailSafe® Theft Protection - track and protect lost or stolen laptops - 30 days free trial edit
MEMORY 2048MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024] edit
HARD DRIVE 250GB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive edit
GRAPHICS CARD Intel Integrated GMA 4500MHD edit
OPTICAL DRIVE DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD) edit
PRIMARY BATTERY Primary 6-cell 48 WHr Lithium Ion battery edit
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g) edit
WEBCAM 1.3 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera edit
Accessories
CARRY CASES No Carry Case edit
Services & Software
PROTECT YOUR DATA DataSafe Online Backup 2GB 1 year edit
Also included with your system
ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE SUPPORT No Accidental Damage Support
Gedis Bundle Reference N1275001
Order Information Inspiron 1750 Order - Ireland
Shipping Documents English - Documentation Inspiron 1750
Dell System Media Kit Inspiron 1750 Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers)
Power Supply 65W AC Adaptor
Standard Warranty 1 year of coverage included with your PC
Cables 1 Meter Power Cord - UK
Keyboard Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
Labels Wireless Label - Celeron


Is there any laptop deal out there that anyone has seen that might suit better.

Alanstrainor

I'm presuming that's a 17" dell?
It would probably be fine, it's certainly cheap, the only things i can see letting it down are the poor processor and only integrated graphics. I'd upgrade the processor first, and if the budget allowed i'd upgrade the graphics. Other wise i can't see much else wrong with it, it's got a nice screen, decent sized HD.
How much do you have to spend?

EDIT: Just noticed it doesn't come with windows 7, and it's only vista basic, that'd put me off straight away.

Gurgle

tipp86 wrote: »

Hi im looking at dell for a latop at the minute. I will be mainly using it for poker.

What should i add to this spec ?

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OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic SP1 - English edit
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An Operating System.

Otherwise you can't go wrong, the lowest cheapest specs on the market will be fine for playing poker.

tipp86

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I'm presuming that's a 17" dell?
It would probably be fine, it's certainly cheap, the only things i can see letting it down are the poor processor and only integrated graphics. I'd upgrade the processor first, and if the budget allowed i'd upgrade the graphics. Other wise i can't see much else wrong with it, it's got a nice screen, decent sized HD.
How much do you have to spend?

EDIT: Just noticed it doesn't come with windows 7, and it's only vista basic, that'd put me off straight away.

Processor ok il look at that !

Il look into windows 7 aswell.

I have about €600 id prefer closer to 500. Could you recommend anything elsewhere?

I did fall in love with a sony touchscreen desktop 24 inch i think. €1050 it was tempted i was very tempted.

lotusflower

I got a deadly hp laptop off laptopsdirect.ie for cheap enough. Have a look through their stuff

bonzodog2

Gurgle wrote: »

An Operating System.

Otherwise you can't go wrong, the lowest cheapest specs on the market will be fine for playing poker.

+++++1 Absolutely. A friend here is using an eur80 dellc610 1GHz for poker. Its not rocket surgery!

tipp86

Im told resolution is important but if i get a good resolution monitor to hook up to this would that do the job ?

Pc world are 580 but ive found it online for 490.

Operating System

* Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium

Processor

*


AMD Athlon™ II Dual-Core Processor M300
(1MB L2 cache, 2.0GHz)

Chipset

* AMD™ M880G

Memory

* 3GB (2/1) DDR2 667 SDRAM

User upgradeable up to 4GB (one 2GB memory card in each slot)*

*If upgrading after initial purchase, one or more of the memory cards provided with the system may have to be replaced with optional larger memory cards in order to achieve the maximum capacity.

Storage

* 320GB* SATA hard drive, 5400RPM

Integrated variable-speed Super-Multi drive:
-Read – 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-ROM DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 8X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
-Write – 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM

5-in-1 card reader for optional MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital card, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™ or xD-Picture Card™

Optional external USB 1.44MB* floppy drive

*When referring to storage capacity, GB stands for one billion bytes and MB stands for one million bytes. Some utilities may indicate varying storage capacities. Total user-accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environments.

Video

* 17.3" (1600 x 900) high-brightness (220 nit) Acer® CineCrystal LED-backlit TFT LCD

8ms high-definition response time, 16:9 aspect ratio, 60% color gamut

Up to 16.7 million colors

Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4200 graphics graphics (256MB of dedicated system memory, up to 1663MB of shared system memory)

Acer® Video Conference with integrated Acer® Crystal Eye webcam supporting Acer® PrimaLite technology

Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 support

MPEG-2 DVD, WMV9/VC-1 (Windows® Media Video 9, VC-1 standard), H.264/AVC decoding

VGA and HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface™) with HDCP (high-bandwidth digital-content protection) support ports

Support for simultaneous display on notebook LCD and external monitor

Audio

* Integrated microphone

Dolby®-optimized surround-sound system with two integrated stereo speakers

Optimized third-generation Dolby® Home Theater audio enhancement

True 5.1-channel surround-sound output

Headphones/speaker/line-out with SPDIF support, microphone and line-in ports

Microsoft® DirectSound® compatibility

Interface Ports

* DC-in
RJ-11 modem
RJ-45 LAN
VGA
Headphones/speaker/line-out with SPDIF support
Microphone
Line-in
HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface™) with HDCP (high-bandwidth digital-content protection)
Four USB 2.0

Card Slot

* 5-in-1 card reader for optional MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital card, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™ or xD-Picture Card™

Communications

* Acer® InviLink Nplify network connection supporting 802.11b/g/Draft-N wireless LAN, Acer® SignalUp technology for enhanced antenna efficiency, WI-FI CERTIFIED™

Gigabit LAN, Wake-on-LAN ready

V.92 56Kbps* data/fax modem, PTT (postal, telegraph, telephone) certified in select countries, Wake-on-Ring ready

Acer® Video Conference with integrated Acer® Crystal Eye webcam supporting Acer® PrimaLite technology, which consists of a premium sensor, firmware and lenses to provide superior video performance under low-light conditions

*Download speeds are limited to 53Kbps. Actual speeds may vary depending on line conditions. Uploads travel at speeds up to 33.6Kbps. Requires compatible digital sources.

Included Software

* Acer® Backup Manager
Acer® Crystal Eye
Acer® eRecovery Management
Acer® GridVista
Acer® Launch Manager
Acer® PowerSmart Manager
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
Adobe® Flash® Player
eSobi™
Google™ Toolbar
McAfee® Internet Security Suite (trial version)
NTI Media Maker™*
Microsoft® Works (full version)
Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2007 (60-day trial)
MyWinLocker®
Norton™ Online Backup
Oberon Gamezone
WildTangent

*OEM, not full-featured, version.

User Interface

* 103-key keyboard, inverted T cursor layout, independent standard numeric keypad, hotkey controls, international language support

10 function, four cursor, two Microsoft® Windows® keys

Acer® Backup, WLAN, touchpad lock, programmable easy-launch buttons

Play/pause, stop, previous, next media keys (printed on keyboard)

Multi-gesture touchpad supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip

Dimensions & Weight

* 16.2" (411.0mm) W x 10.8" (274.0mm) D x 1.4" – 1.8” (40.0mm – 45.0mm) H

7.2 lb. (3.26kg)

Size and weight may vary depending on configuration

Power

* 65-watt AC adapter

Six-cell lithium ion battery: up to 2.5 hours life depending on configuration and usage

Compliance

* ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) 3.0
Energy Star®
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™

Security Features

* User, administrator and hard drive BIOS passwords
Kensington® lock slot

Limited Warranty*

* One-year parts and labor limited warranty* with concurrent International Traveler’s Warranty**

*For a free copy of the standard limited warranty end-users should see a reseller where Acer products are sold or write to Acer America Corporation, Warranty Department, P.O. Box 6137, Temple, TX 76503. TFT displays commonly exhibit a small number of discolored dots, so-called “nonconforming pixels.” This phenomenon is a limitation of TFT LCD technology, not a product defect and, as such, is not covered by the limited warranty or by the upgrade programs.

**Valid only in countries where Acer has an authorized repair facility. For a list of those countries go to http://global.acer.com/support/itw.htm. or call 800-816-2237. Services and response times may vary in countries outside the U.S. and Canada.



* Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Raoul

Just looking for an opinion on these two laptops:

http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/product/Satellite-L450D-11X/1075592/

and the Dell Studio 15

http://www.euro.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/specials/most_popular_laptops?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs&ref=hbn

I can get the first one 100 hundred euro cheaper than the dell. Anybody able to give me some advice?