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<blockquote data-quote="fsck" data-source="post: 151258" data-attributes="member: 1950">laptopI have an extremely powerful laptop:Dell Inspiron 810015.1&quot; UXGA screen (1600x1200 NATIVE)1.2 Ghz Mobile Pentium-III512MB RAM64MB DDR ATI Radeon 7500 graphics30GB hard disk8x/8x/4x/32x DVD/CD-RW combo driveIntegrated 10/100 ethernet and 56k modemPCMCI 802.11 wireless NICon-board firewire, USB, S-Video outI am also a touch-typist, my latest test (about two weeks old) putting me at 600+ characters per second, 124 words per minute, 99% accuracy.&nbsp; I am often the &quot;secretary&quot; during meetings at work, taking word-for-word minutes.Having said all that, my gaming group prefers me not to use the laptop because the typing is a modern-day distraction that tends to ruin immersion.&nbsp; I tend to agree, although I didn't at first.But on the bright side, when we want some impromptu LAN gaming, all I have to do is bust out the laptop and plug in.&nbsp; No monitors, no cables, no fuss.&nbsp; With dual batteries I can go for about six hours without juice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fsck, post: 151258, member: 1950"] [b]laptop[/b] I have an extremely powerful laptop: Dell Inspiron 8100 15.1" UXGA screen (1600x1200 NATIVE) 1.2 Ghz Mobile Pentium-III 512MB RAM 64MB DDR ATI Radeon 7500 graphics 30GB hard disk 8x/8x/4x/32x DVD/CD-RW combo drive Integrated 10/100 ethernet and 56k modem PCMCI 802.11 wireless NIC on-board firewire, USB, S-Video out I am also a touch-typist, my latest test (about two weeks old) putting me at 600+ characters per second, 124 words per minute, 99% accuracy. I am often the "secretary" during meetings at work, taking word-for-word minutes. Having said all that, my gaming group prefers me not to use the laptop because the typing is a modern-day distraction that tends to ruin immersion. I tend to agree, although I didn't at first. But on the bright side, when we want some impromptu LAN gaming, all I have to do is bust out the laptop and plug in. No monitors, no cables, no fuss. With dual batteries I can go for about six hours without juice. [/QUOTE]

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