Just after some advice to help with my current setup if possible, I'm not the best with technology.
I had been using a laptop for a while now, with it connected to one screen and just using the screen with the laptop closed. It worked completely fine. Its a ACER - Aspire 3 15.6" Laptop - Intel® Core™ i5, 256 GB SSD.
A few weeks back Ive added 2 additional screens (so 3 in total) and connected them to the laptop via a USB docking station.
I like to have several desktops open and trade several races/markets at the same time, constantly switching between them over a long period of time. Problem I found was closer to the off I had a few occasions when I presume the laptop just couldn't cope and it became incredibly laggy. What would be the best and most cost effective way to improve this? A completely separate mini pc maybe to share the workload or is there something I could use to help the laptop cope? I presume its not an issue with the screens or docking station....
Thanks for reading, any advice is appreciated.
A little help
Sounds a little bit like you are overwhelming the laptops capabilities. You can have multiple screens but I'd just use the one desktop. Obviously. you'd be better of with a desktop pc. Ive just bought a Mac Mini PC and use Parallels to access windows as my 2013 iMac was starting to slow down. Just try and use one desktop.
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harryefc84
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thanks mate, yes I thought I was pushing it beyond its limit.
Ive got a MacBook Air M1 2020 which I had been using separately for things but not on betangel. This would cope better than the laptop via parallels?
Ive got a MacBook Air M1 2020 which I had been using separately for things but not on betangel. This would cope better than the laptop via parallels?
I've run into a similar issue in the past with multi-screen setups on laptops, especially when using USB docks. These docks often push everything through a single USB channel, and that becomes a bottleneck when running several live markets and video feeds.
If you’re using Bet Angel’s Guardian, streaming markets, or using automation, it quickly eats into CPU, RAM, and GPU resources, and USB docks don’t help.
The MacBook Air M1 is actually a decent machine, fast, quiet, and very efficient, but Parallels adds an extra layer. If you want to try it, go for Parallels with Windows ARM and Bet Angel, but I wouldn’t trust it for in-play or fast switching between markets unless you test it properly first.
Personally, I switched to a small desktop (i5 or i7, 16GB RAM, SSD), with proper HDMI or DisplayPort outputs, and the difference was night and day.
One more tip: make sure Windows graphics settings are set to "Best performance", and disable any animation or fading effects. Also, reduce Guardian refresh rates to what you really need – 200ms on 10 markets is heavier than it looks.
Hope that helps
If you’re using Bet Angel’s Guardian, streaming markets, or using automation, it quickly eats into CPU, RAM, and GPU resources, and USB docks don’t help.
The MacBook Air M1 is actually a decent machine, fast, quiet, and very efficient, but Parallels adds an extra layer. If you want to try it, go for Parallels with Windows ARM and Bet Angel, but I wouldn’t trust it for in-play or fast switching between markets unless you test it properly first.
Personally, I switched to a small desktop (i5 or i7, 16GB RAM, SSD), with proper HDMI or DisplayPort outputs, and the difference was night and day.
One more tip: make sure Windows graphics settings are set to "Best performance", and disable any animation or fading effects. Also, reduce Guardian refresh rates to what you really need – 200ms on 10 markets is heavier than it looks.
Hope that helps