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DVA7988
Captain, MD-88
Joined on November 21 2009
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Century Club
Irving, TX
120 legs, 175.8 hours
110 legs,
165.6 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
April 21 2011 02:17 ET by Daniel Bednar
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I'm currently in the market for a new computer for flight simming which will replace my aging Dell XPS 410 desktop. The new Dell XPS 15 and 17 laptops are attractive to me as they seem just as powerful as a high-performance desktop but are obviously much easier to transport. Does anyone have any opinions on running FS9/FSX on a desktop replacement laptop such as the Dell XPS 15/17?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Dan
Daniel BednarCaptain, MD-88
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DVA8447
Senior Captain, L-1011-100
Joined on March 30 2010
50 State Club
Double Century Club
Morongo Valley, CA USA
230 legs, 353.4 hours
31 legs,
38.9 hours online
229 legs,
352.3 hours ACARS
1 legs,
1.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
April 21 2011 10:36 ET by Phil Baker
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One of the biggest problems with laptops is they just cant be upgraded where it counts, you will be stuck with the video card that comes with it, and you may be able to upgrade the CPU, but getting to
some of that stuff can be a pain. Desktop is the way to go if you don't have to be mobile.
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DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM
Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club
"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO
619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs,
503.1 hours online
580 legs,
1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs,
191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1
hours
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Posted onPost created on
April 21 2011 11:41 ET by Michael Brown
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I'd absolutely get a desktop .... then use the money you saved (laptops are sooo expensive, especially the good ones) and also buy a big monitor.
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DVA7577
First Officer, B777-200
OLP
Joined on July 18 2009
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
Everett 250 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Buffalo, NY USA
334 legs, 637.3 hours
29 legs,
47.8 hours online
332 legs,
629.7 hours ACARS
5 legs,
9.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
April 21 2011 17:07 ET by Jesse Kovacs
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Although some may claim they are, laptops just aren't built for gaming. Stick to a desktop. 
Jesse KovacsFirst Officer, B777-200
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DVA364
Captain, A330-300
Joined on October 23 2001
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett Century Club
Double Century Club
"COWBOY UP!"
Carrollton, GA
271 legs, 501.2 hours
5 legs,
6.5 hours online
231 legs,
383.5 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
April 22 2011 17:55 ET by Ralph Templeman
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I second that one. stick to a desktop. Mine is totally devoted to flight simulator.
Ralph TemplemanCaptain, A330-300
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DVA2541
Captain, B737-800
E-MAIL
Joined on August 17 2005
Century Club
"What's that button for? OOPs"
Erwin, TN USA
122 legs, 206.7 hours
1 legs,
1.1 hours online
1 legs,
1.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
April 23 2011 12:32 ET by John Swisher
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I did not even know a laptop could do FSX, learn something new every day :-)
John SwisherCaptain, B737-800
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DVA8152
First Officer, B767-300
OLP
Joined on December 28 2009
Online Six Century Club
Million Mile Club
Millennium Club
"By George, we did it!"
Jacksonville, FL USA
1,159 legs, 2,921.6 hours
698 legs,
1,755.8 hours online
1,033 legs,
2,466.9 hours ACARS
1 legs,
11.8 hours event
136 legs dispatched, 40.7
hours
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Posted onPost created on
April 23 2011 14:55 ET by Dan Turner
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Looks like Im the minority here, but I love flight simming on my laptop.
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DVA7016
Senior Captain, B767-300
Joined on February 14 2009
B757 100 Club
Everett 250 Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
"I5 2500K - 560GTX - 8GB Ripjaw"
Essex GB
385 legs, 1,090.6 hours
384 legs,
1,089.6 hours ACARS
1,821 legs, 4,442.9 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
April 23 2011 16:17 ET by Alan Barber
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Desktop every time for me, what it lacks in being 'mobile' it more than makes up for in flexibility.
Alan BarberSenior Captain, B767-300
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