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Climbs
Rising Star
Bronze Level
hello just wanting to know any good laptops for online poker within the £500-1000 range.
Risto234
põrandaalune pokkerimängija
Loyaler
Technically you dont necessarily need "good" laptop for that specially as cheap crap ones are also suitable for playing poker and these dont even cost twice (or triple) as much as you mentioned ^ ...
smallfrie
Lucky Ducky
Loyaler
I have a DELL INSPIRON 5491 2in1 14" FHD TOUCH i7-10510U that I use for online poker when I travel and it works great for me. I see someone on ebay selling "open box" with 90 day warranty for $629.64.
Amazon has the Inspiron 14 5000 series for $989 New or $599 "used good condition" or $617.05 "used like new."
Mine has a dual power fingerprint reader "power button" some only have power button no fingerprint reader.
I bought mine as a "for parts or repair sale" on ebay for $250 because it was in perfect shape and I knew from the description it was an easy bios flash to fix and I was correct so I got a great deal. I have been using mine for months with no issues playing at all. It has 2 ram slots so you can upgrade/add more ram if you want. It comes with an Nvme SSD and has a space for a sata SSD if you have one or buy one for extra storage. I like that it has options like that... many laptops don't have the ability to upgrade ram or have multiple storage options.
EDIT: All my references to ebay and Amazon are the USA versions of the sites.
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Joe
99.98% Kiln dried
Bronze Level
Poker platforms/clients are generally pretty lightweight so you don't need a powerful machine to run them.
More important is the strength of your internet connection.
We have quite a few tech-minded members here so I'm sure you'll get further good suggestions & feedback like the response above. :icon_thum :smile:
More important is the strength of your internet connection.
We have quite a few tech-minded members here so I'm sure you'll get further good suggestions & feedback like the response above. :icon_thum :smile:
Alex70793
Visionary
Bronze Level
It is better to buy ASUS, DELL, LENOVO, SAMSUNG, MSI laptops, you can take any of them, the main thing is that it has at least 8GB of RAM with the possibility of increasing, a minimum 4-core processor, a video card for poker is not important, a 17-inch screen so that 4 poker tables can be comfortably seen on it.
StealTheButton
Rock Star
Silver Level
Any laptop from the last ten years that can comfortably run a web browser and Word will run a poker client just fine. They do not require a lot of processing power or memory. What you need to be concerned about is a reliable internet connection. Frequent disconnects will ruin your day.
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successlaw
Legend
Platinum Level
I think you can find some cheaper than that range which is very good for poker
Usually poker sites does not require too many resources
Usually poker sites does not require too many resources
Chica_bonita
Sad Funny Lady🌬
Bronze Level
Hello! :ciao:
I agree with the authors' reports above that you don't need a powerful laptop.
In fact, an elementary office-type laptop (that is, which is designed to work with text documents, print texts, send by mail, create presentations) It is suitable for playing poker, as poker clients do not require special additional software.
You don't need a laptop with a powerful gaming and video card. But you should think about how else you plan to use it to choose the optimal model.
I agree with the authors' reports above that you don't need a powerful laptop.
In fact, an elementary office-type laptop (that is, which is designed to work with text documents, print texts, send by mail, create presentations) It is suitable for playing poker, as poker clients do not require special additional software.
You don't need a laptop with a powerful gaming and video card. But you should think about how else you plan to use it to choose the optimal model.
mina271
Legend
Bronze Level
Normally I would also agree with the others that you don't need a particularly powerful computer. I have a laptop that is probably 10 years old and have been playing poker with it for a few years. But when everything was switched to aurora graphics on pokerstars, I had extreme problems playing poker and was constantly being kicked out of the game. I had some consultation with the support and they told me that I probably need a different graphics card. I even wanted to buy another laptop even though I thought the fault lay with PokerStars. But now it feels like a year later I can play poker normally again on pokerstars and I didn't get a new laptop. But I believe that a good graphics card makes sense if you get a pc/laptop to play poker. But other hand to get one just because of poker? See what else you plan to do with the pc/laptop and then decide which ones you want to buy
wagon596
Legend
Bronze Level
I have a HP (Intel i3) that I bought new last year. Paid $400 dollars at Staples. It works great, Play 3 or 4 tables at once at different poker sites. So as someone said, you don't have to pay a ton.
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natsgrampy
Legend
Loyaler
I have been using a laptop for about 12 years now. I currently have a lenova ideapad which is perfect for every site I use. This one was under $400 a year ago.
My only problem is, if I'm playing on several tables and watching Twitch, I will have a lag and occasionally get booted off a table
My only problem is, if I'm playing on several tables and watching Twitch, I will have a lag and occasionally get booted off a table
wagon596
Legend
Bronze Level
I had that happen with my old laptop several years ago. Check on the cost of another battery if you're happy with the unit. I ordered another battery for mine and it worked like new. Think I got it off Ebay.
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Daen27
Rock Star
Bronze Level
Of course, it’s better to buy a gaming one, but if you can’t afford it now, that is, an Asus laptop with 8GB of RAM with an i5 video card, they don’t really have it, but it’s suitable for poker. I used to play from such a laptop, but the truth was that there were only 4 RAMs, but it was possible to play.
Poker_Mike
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Duxflux
Rock Star
Bronze Level
Basically, the question was answered. But I can add a small example: A good cook can cook well even with bad equipment.
If your budget is not high, you can even play with smartphones. But since you explicitly ask for a laptop, I would also suggest, like the previous answers, to simply decide depending on your budget.
Any computer on the market is capable of running poker software without any problems. You'll also need a good Internet connection, of course, because if the connection is constantly interrupted, even a strong computer can't do anything against it.
If your budget is not high, you can even play with smartphones. But since you explicitly ask for a laptop, I would also suggest, like the previous answers, to simply decide depending on your budget.
Any computer on the market is capable of running poker software without any problems. You'll also need a good Internet connection, of course, because if the connection is constantly interrupted, even a strong computer can't do anything against it.
Duxflux
Rock Star
Bronze Level
I don't think he is very familiar with computers. It will surely not be easy for him to identify and install the right battery.
MattRyder
🍏 Tech That Works!
Platinum Level
I have an old Dell laptop with 2 batteries. The batteries still work great, but the laptop seemed to get really old/slow really fast.
On the other hand I have a 10 year old Apple that is pretty much as quick as it was the day I bought it.
As others have said though, poker Apps don’t require a lot of computing power.
antonis32123
Legend
Loyaler
My laptop cost $300 , if I could turn back time , I would have bought another with $500 or $600 . It was from Plasio , which has many stores in greece , this is a laptop of their trademark , it has problems . I will buy a laptop from a well known manufacturer next time ...
Daniel72
Legend
Bronze Level
I also play with the idea of buying a stronger laptop than my Lenovo Ideapad (Win 10), because Stars is more and more demanding. Even if I reduce some features, it is hard to play 4 or more tables, not to mention other rooms at the same time. ACR also seems to be eating ressources...