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« on: September 12, 2005, 09:18:06 AM » |
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Ladies and Gents
My wife god love her is starting a post grad course of which she`ll get 100% support from me ....for 8 months most of which is on line..this however scuppers my poker on line efforts.
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Any recommendations for laptops which are the job for on line poker. I would prefer wireless ready or capable. I would (no scottish jokes) to spend no more than 450 approx. i will not really be using the laptop for anything else exept the odd bit of surfing etc.
thanks in advance
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action man
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« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2005, 09:30:51 AM » |
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imo, youre best getting a decent £2000 lap top and paying for it on credit, You can use your poker winnings to pay the monthly installments, if you can't make them then you know your poker needs improving. This way you may be able to multitable without having to overlap, by obtaining a larger monitor/screen.
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TightEnd
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« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2005, 09:32:55 AM » |
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if you can't make them then you know your poker needs improving. and you are in debt with your lap top and lost money on the poker too!!! may I humbly suggest sticking to your budget and enjoying your poker without thinking about the 29.7% APR whilst you are in 50-50s!!! |
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patman
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« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2005, 10:04:52 AM » |
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ah,
tanls so far
the old ying and yang so far...i`m with tight end on the budget bit thats why i was asking on value buys.
If i spent 2k on the kit and then hit a bad run i`d end up owing on the laptop and having nowt to play with. I already know i am still learning poker but i`d rather improve by being in the black and using winnings than having the pressure of a payment hanging over me.
I will be using some of my limited bankroll to buy it as it is a poker investment but i`m not going into debt for it...thats a mugs game.
seen too many folk end up down the slippery road..if i cant buy for cash or 0% to get cash back etc then it can wait.
so any actual kit recommendations dell?, hp?..currys?
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« Last Edit: September 12, 2005, 10:07:36 AM by patman »
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patman
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« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2005, 10:16:17 AM » |
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Thanks robert...she`s a harder and more caring worker than i`ll ever be...district nurse finished her honours 10 months ago and goes into an 8 month course nights and on line whilst doing the heavy duty day job that i couldnt do to begin with. dont know how i got her... |
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patman
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« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2005, 10:44:36 AM » |
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Dave, she doesnt even come on the forum so she`ll never read my praise...so no brownie points for putting her on a pedestal  |
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Bongo
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« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2005, 11:08:21 AM » |
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£2k on a laptop? Madness... I'd avoid any high street stores. My friend has used and recommended the Dell Outlet Store. ( http://www.dell.co.uk/outlet). It's refurbished Dells with warranty etc, I think most of them are almost brand new anyway (things like cancelled orders etc). |
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patman
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« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2005, 11:39:18 AM » |
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cheers Bongo i`ll have a look
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« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2005, 12:24:59 PM » |
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I bought a second hand Pentium 4 Laptop off of ebay a year ago for £450 from a company called T.A.M, i've had no problems so far and it works perfectly for playing poker, web-browsing etc....
A lot of companies sell computers and laptops with warranty on ebay, make sure they have decent enough feedback and then you can't go wrong.
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« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2005, 01:05:11 PM » |
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I bought an Acer Travelmate 4500 for just under £1000 about a year ago (they are quite a bit cheaper now) It rocks
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« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2005, 01:08:17 PM » |
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It rocks
Could you not put a bit of card underneath to make it level? Just a thought |
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« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2005, 01:15:53 PM » |
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I'll pitch em, you knock em out of the park
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« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2005, 01:16:42 PM » |
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It rocks
Could you not put a bit of card underneath to make it level? Just a thought post of the day. ROFLMAO   |
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