Help required!
Close to buying a Laptop as a back up to my PC, would appreciate a little advice.

I suppose the main reason for buying a Laptop/notebook would be the convenience of using it to play Poker in any room in the house (fed up being isolated in a small dull study!) have a great conservatory which I am seldom in!

I am currently looking at a Dell Inspiron 6400 which I think would meet my needs, which are modest.  It looks like good value to me.

Before I click the "buy" button has anyone got any thoughts, re suitability, addons etc.

Any comments re the best wireless connection would also be appreciated.

Oh any advice on internet connection when using it abroad when on holiday would be great.


The following is the spec on the Dell Inspiropn 6400 I am considering:

InspironTM 6400
Larger hard drive for storing more    
£449
Includes VAT & Shipping

Product Details

Processor
 Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core T2080 Processor (1.73GHz,533MHz,1MB L2 cache)   
Operating system
 
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium - English
   
Memory
 1024MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x512]   

Monitor
 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display   

Harddrive
 120GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive   
Optical Drive
 
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including software   
Graphic Card
 
Intel® Media Accelerator 950 Graphics Up to 256MB shared graphics memory   

we are on the 1 hour dinner break, so nothing to report, Clam on 115k
Thewy on 60k
PeteL on 80k


28 left at dinner.

Cant see a Derek Malone on the day 2 list so i assume he didnt make it.

Just spoken to him Kev, he has around 60k in chips, must be hiding under a chair

Kev, is Derek Malone still in? if so how is he doing?

done.

Thanks very much, appreciated

My link didn't work when I switched on this morning Would someone be good enough to pm me with a link that is working?
Please!

Hoping to watch a good bit of the main event "live" but don't know what the options are. Any tips would be appreciated.

Sorry to hear that James, I got done a few years ago on the Paris Metro, it's not nice!. That said as long as you weren't injured, thats the main thing.

Keep an eye on Rod MacDonell, TABLE 6, unknown, bit of a dark horse.

who are the trainers?

Gees a job I could do that

Very well played ECK and very unlucky M8, it was a pleasure meeting you.
It was my first APAT event and most enjoyable it was too. Must be by far the friendliest event in the UK and the best organised. It was great meeting all the Blonde's including DanDan, Dewi,  Des and loads more

Looking forward to the Tourney on Saturday, hoping to meet a few "Blondes!" Please say hello if you recognise me from The "mug" shot (see left)
Good luck all.

I need to book a hotel for the Scottish APAT event.  Does anyone have any recommendations?

Where are others staying?

Thanks.

Try the Hilton at Edinburgh Airport, 5 minutes from the casino by car or the Marriott 111 Glagow Road, walking distance

Do you get any sort of confirmation when you join apat or register for the event, all I've got is my paypal receipt so far.

On completing your payment via paypal you should have been directed to a welcome new members page.  I will make sure a manual email is sent out to you today happybhoy.

Cheers,

Des.

Paid by debit card, all I have received  so far is an email confirming payment from Metacharge but that's it Do I get a membership number or other confirmation from APAT?

your email address is your membership ID

Thanks

Do you get any sort of confirmation when you join apat or register for the event, all I've got is my paypal receipt so far.

On completing your payment via paypal you should have been directed to a welcome new members page.  I will make sure a manual email is sent out to you today happybhoy.

Cheers,

Des.

Paid by debit card, all I have received  so far is an email confirming payment from Metacharge but that's it Do I get a membership number or other confirmation from APAT?

Would b ogliged if you would keep me up to date with Derek Malones progress Tikay, if you see him pass on my best. TU