My laptop has finally left me, to go to a better place where it won’t be constantly berated by me. Bad trades are never my fault! I’ve started to look at younger, slimmer models that I think will suit me, maybe Arizona Muse? (I wish). Anyway, less with serious stuff and back to the day dreaming of becoming a competent bet trader. I intend to trade using two monitors at least, four at most. I’d like to know would the "Inspiron 17" be good enough to do so? I know very little about computers apart, form googling young models. Any advice would be appreciated.
Inspiron 17
Processor
-4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-4200U processor (3M Cache, up to 2.6 GHz)
Operating System
-Windows 8.1 (64Bit)
Video Card
-Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Memory
-6GB 2 DIMM (1x2GB+1x4GB) DDR3L 1600Mhz
Hard Drive
-750GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Optical Drive
-Tray load DVD Drive (Reads and Writes to DVD/CD)
Display
-44cm (17.3") LED Backlit Display with Truelife and HD+ resolution (1600 x 900)
Wireless
-Dell™ Wireless 1705 802.11b/g/n with Bluetooth v4.0
Primary Battery
-4-cell Lithium Ion (40WHr) Battery
Ports, Slots & Chassis
-Externally Accessible
(2) USB 3.0 + (2) USB 2.0
RJ45 Ethernet
HDMI™ v1.4a
Kensington Security Lock
AC Power In
Multi-media Card Reader
Digital (SD) Memory Card
Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC)
Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) with UHS 50MB/Sec
Memory Stick (MS)
Memory Stick PRO (MS Pro)
Memory Stick XC (MSXC)
Multi Media Card (MMC)
Multi Media Card plus (MMC+) Supported in MMC compatibility mode only
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Arizona Muse
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Getting a new laptop. Advice needed
Do you really need a laptop? You got a lot more for your money from a desktop and even more if you build one yourself. Specs look ok, I recommend a SSD as they are sooooo much quicker than conventional hard drives. Even if you just have the os installed on the SSD the difference is very noticeable.
Are you sure that graphics card can take 4 monitors?
Are you sure that graphics card can take 4 monitors?
Yes, I need a laptop. I'll going to another country for a year or two. After that, it might be another year or two in a different country, before I'm settled somewhere. I don't want the hassle of shipping a hard drive around or hauling it around airports. I only need it for two monitors really. One for the ladder interface and the second for live pictures, graphs, etc. I don't know if the graphs card would be good enough. Thats what I was hoping someone could tell me...