Good Deal?

Joined: 30.04.2009

27.08.2014, 20:39 0

appreciate views from peeps on whether this is a good bargain, and more importantly, is it sufficient for pokerz?

(to run 4 tbls of 'zoom' / 6-9 reg tbls / HEM2 / skype / chrome etc.)

also, what are the advantages of a desktop PC as opposed to a laptop or 'ultrabook' as this is apparently categorised as

Toshiba Portege refurbished laptop (unsure of model #)

- i7 w' 4x2.7 GHz
- 8GB DDR3 RAM
- 120GB SSD HDD
- intel hd 3000 graphics
- 13.3" HD widescreen
- dvd writer/card reader/wireless N/webcam/bluetooth/hdmi/USB3
- Windows 7 pro, incl. avast anti-virus, and Office 2010 starter.

£350.- incl. 12 month warranty

- the only downsides I can think of are the small screen which will be of minimal practical detriment as I wil be connecting to a monitor/TV mostly, and possibly problems down the line if I want to upgrade to a second monitor set-up.

- this 'ultrabook' seems to have all the spec. I was looking for in a desktop, but at a far-reduced price, so looks good to me

- any issues/problems envisaged from forumites?
- and any advice gratefully received!

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Boomer2k10

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27.08.2014, 22:19 0

Basically the advantage of a desktop is power, mainly focused around a dedicated GPU.

Additionally desktops are much easier to fix, maintain, swap parts in and out of, are more customisable and you generally get a bit more bang for buck with a desktop, i.e. a laptop which can do high power video editing is going to be a lot more expensive than an equivalent desktop.

If you're not in the market for a dedicated high power rig though for video editing/gaming etc then a laptop will do you 100%.

Personally I'd also get an external USB HDD (they're pretty cheap and power off the USB these days) to store your videos etc on and just use the SSD for the OS and your tracking software

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Bubalus

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01.09.2014, 12:28 0

If you are yet to decide whether to get this model, look elsewhere. According to this page (one of the best imo): http://www.notebookcheck.net/Toshiba-Portege-R835-P88-Laptop-Review.76533.0.html the build quality is quite horrific. High temperatures will lead to the sudden breakdown sooner or later, poor screen quality causes eyestrain and the overall quality is below average. A good portable with moderate specs starts around £600 which will get you a great desktop pc.

Edit: Ask for the exact model number, because there seems to be an exception with this one: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Toshiba-Portege-R830-S8330.52356.0.html
Still I would go with the PC route.

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_Anonymous_

07.11.2014, 00:36 0

WHAT?

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