jchivers
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Chassis & Display Enigma III 520: 15.6" Matte HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1366x768)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2630QM (2.00GHz) 6MB Cache
Memory (RAM) 4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 2GB)
Graphics Card nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 520M - 1GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 500GB SEAGATE MOMENTUS XT HYBRID, SATA 3 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
2nd Hard Disk NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader Integrated 3 in 1 Memory Card Reader (SD, MMC, MS)
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1102 WIRELESS 802.11N - IDEAL FOR ONLINE GAMING
USB Options 1 x USB 3.0 PORT + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery Enigma III Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,100/5,200 mAh)
Power Lead & Adaptor 1 x UK Power Lead & 90W AC Adaptor
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Stands & Port Replicators NONE
Carry Case NONE
Monitor NONE
Keyboard & Mouse NONE
Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Speakers NONE
Webcam INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Headsets (VOIP) NONE
Surge Protection NONE
Printer NONE
External Hard Drive NONE
Warranty 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Home Installation NONE
Insurance NONE
Data Recovery NONE
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Pricing Information
Price (excluding VAT) £579.17
Price £695.00
Order Quantity 1
Bulk Discount £0.00
Total Order price (Ex VAT) £579.17
Total Order Price £695.00
P/O Number - Edit P/O Number
Payment Method Debit Card
Delivery Details
Production Dates
Processed Date 07-09-2011
Pre-Production Date 13-09-2011
Build Date 22-09-2011
Test Date 22-09-2011
Awaiting Dispatch Date 22-09-2011
Dispatch Date 22-09-2011
I have had my new laptop for a month so I now feel confident to post a review here. It's great! Simply marvellous and just so much better than any other PC I've ever used - and they go back nearly thirty years to the original IBM XT models, the ones that only had 5¼" floppy disk drives. The CPU and RAM eat up my workload (lots and lots of mathematics and no gaming) but the single best feature is the Seagate Momentus HDD. It is quicker than I ever imagined and my laptop boots up in thirty seconds from pressing the power button. Amazing. The other important feature for me was having a 5 GHz wireless adapter and the Killer 1102 gives a very good performance indeed, in my opinion better than the Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 that's installed in my husband's ThinkPad.
So, from a mature student's perspective (which I can easily understand will not be typical of the readers of this forum) this machine delivers an outstanding performance that could not be bettered, certainly within my budget of £700.
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2630QM (2.00GHz) 6MB Cache
Memory (RAM) 4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 2GB)
Graphics Card nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 520M - 1GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 500GB SEAGATE MOMENTUS XT HYBRID, SATA 3 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
2nd Hard Disk NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader Integrated 3 in 1 Memory Card Reader (SD, MMC, MS)
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1102 WIRELESS 802.11N - IDEAL FOR ONLINE GAMING
USB Options 1 x USB 3.0 PORT + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery Enigma III Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,100/5,200 mAh)
Power Lead & Adaptor 1 x UK Power Lead & 90W AC Adaptor
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Stands & Port Replicators NONE
Carry Case NONE
Monitor NONE
Keyboard & Mouse NONE
Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Speakers NONE
Webcam INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Headsets (VOIP) NONE
Surge Protection NONE
Printer NONE
External Hard Drive NONE
Warranty 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Home Installation NONE
Insurance NONE
Data Recovery NONE
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Pricing Information
Price (excluding VAT) £579.17
Price £695.00
Order Quantity 1
Bulk Discount £0.00
Total Order price (Ex VAT) £579.17
Total Order Price £695.00
P/O Number - Edit P/O Number
Payment Method Debit Card
Delivery Details
Production Dates
Processed Date 07-09-2011
Pre-Production Date 13-09-2011
Build Date 22-09-2011
Test Date 22-09-2011
Awaiting Dispatch Date 22-09-2011
Dispatch Date 22-09-2011
I have had my new laptop for a month so I now feel confident to post a review here. It's great! Simply marvellous and just so much better than any other PC I've ever used - and they go back nearly thirty years to the original IBM XT models, the ones that only had 5¼" floppy disk drives. The CPU and RAM eat up my workload (lots and lots of mathematics and no gaming) but the single best feature is the Seagate Momentus HDD. It is quicker than I ever imagined and my laptop boots up in thirty seconds from pressing the power button. Amazing. The other important feature for me was having a 5 GHz wireless adapter and the Killer 1102 gives a very good performance indeed, in my opinion better than the Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 that's installed in my husband's ThinkPad.
So, from a mature student's perspective (which I can easily understand will not be typical of the readers of this forum) this machine delivers an outstanding performance that could not be bettered, certainly within my budget of £700.