What laptop should I get for trading?

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  1. dariel2323

    dariel2323 Well-Known Member

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    Hi, I travel very often and will like to buy a very good laptop to bring with me. Any suggestion? Is for trading.
     
  2. bulding

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    Hey Dariel,

    Personally, your laptop option will depend entirely on how many programs and browser tabs you keep open (I wouldn't do any backtesting on a laptop since it is too time consuming -- I leave that for a more powerful desktop). I usually stick with metatrader 4, and firefox on my cheapo Dell. Just in case you're wondering, I use a Core i5 with 4 Gigs of ram -- nothing special, and it does the job. Of course, more is always better. Be sure and have a decent clearing for the exhaust/fan to prevent overheating. Use a laptop stand with a fan to prevent overheating; the last thing you want is for your computer to shutoff in the middle of a trade due to overheating.
     
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    Lol... Good advice that :)
     
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    You would need a powerful yet slim laptop. I think ultrabooks would be a wise choice. I'd recommend you to buy HP Envy 17-j130us. It has 17.3 inches screen and is a touch laptop. It's quite powerful since it has i7-4700MQ processor. You could replace the HDD with SSD if you want better performance. :)[h=3][/h]
     
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    I agree on this, something that isn't too big, but is still good specs-wise. The HP Envy series are usually good for this. You could also look into Asus as I've seen them produce some decently priced laptops for your purposes.
     
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    I liked your opinion. You are a very gentle and I will take your advice and recommendations. In this moment I'm working from a mini notebook to buy a good laptop, so work without problems. Thank you for taking the time to comment
     
  7. JoshPosh

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    I suggest something with a big screen for analyzing. I run MT4 platform for trading and most of my indicators on multiple charts run my laptop to a crawl at initial start up. So I would say, large screen, decent cpu with sufficient ram, and a fan for overheating should suffice.
     
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    Like others said, if you're like me and find yourself keeping 50 tabs open at a time along with 3 other programs and you would like your computer to remain usable, then something with 8GB of RAM and a good processor would be better for you. If you don't do too much on your computer, than something with a bit less power would probably suit you (although more power is always better).
     
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    I agree, something slim and light would be your best choice, since you travel a lot. Ultrabooks would be a good choice. Personally, I like ASUS ultrabooks because they are very durable.

    Also, look into something with a long battery life. Back when I shopped for laptops (just over a year ago) Sony ruled in this department.

    Honestly, you don't need monster specs, even if you multitask a lot. Any modern ultrabook should be able to keep up with you. :)
     
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    I have always used a Toshiba Satelite. They are light weight, and the battery will last six to eight hours on a single charge. You can also upgrade to a 12 hour battery if needed. Besides that the Satelite is reasonably priced and comes fully loaded with the typical Microsoft suite of programs. The CPU is from AMD.
     

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