Chavarov 0 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I'm planning on buying a mini-laptop (Acer Aspire One) or a PC and 2 monitors to grind small stakesSo, is the topic do-able? Will pokerstars run smoothly if I multi-table on it? (around 15-18 tables, but I'd like to learn to play more in the future). Anyone know the minimum requirements, or things I should know before buying it? Resolutions? Video Card? Adapter? etcThanks everyone Link to post Share on other sites
HighwayStar 8 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I'm no expert on specifications but in general I've found a desktop PC with the same spec as a laptop will run much more smoothly.You're gonna need a decent amount of RAM to play that many tables - especially if you're using a HUD - and if you're using a laptop it'll probably heat up a lot making performance worse.Since I switched to playing on a custom desktop with 2 large monitors, the poker playing experience has been much more enjoyable. Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I'm planning on buying a mini-laptop (Acer Aspire One) or a PC and 2 monitors to grind small stakesSo, is the topic do-able? Will pokerstars run smoothly if I multi-table on it? (around 15-18 tables, but I'd like to learn to play more in the future). Anyone know the minimum requirements, or things I should know before buying it? Resolutions? Video Card? Adapter? etcThanks everyoneThat Acer computer is a net book.Net books are for people who want something light and small to check out e-mail and surf the net a bit. Don't confuse them with real computers. If your computer is for playing that many tables of online you shouldn't consider a net book at all.I would suggest if you're going to go for a laptop to get one that has a video card with it's own discreet memory and not shared memory if you're going to hook up a second monitor to it.If all the computer is going to do is sit on your desk and not go anywhere a desktop with 2 monitors like HighwayStar said will give you your most bang for the buck. Link to post Share on other sites
Chavarov 0 Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Perfect. A Desktop it is then. Thanks HighwayStar and FCP Bob Link to post Share on other sites
vonteego3 0 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 no, buy the netbook and take pictures of you playing 18 tables on it, PLEASE!Now I wanna try doing it on my wife's little Dell mini10... will it implode? Link to post Share on other sites
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