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[adrfin]

Chassis & Display
Enigma III 520: 15.6" Matte HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1366x768)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i3 Dual Core Mobile Processor i3-2310M (2.10GHz) 3MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 2GB)
Graphics Card
nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 520M - 1GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
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
ENIGMA GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N + BLUETOOTH 3.0
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
Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days


Price: £536.00 including VAT and delivery.

Does this sound good for someone who will be doing a lot of social networking, photo-manipulation and storing multimedia? Is the monitor and graphics card high quality for HD viewing?

Thanks. Also the laptop is just about in my budget, and I found a voucher code, but I lost it! Are there any codes going around that I can use?

[mantadog]

The above laptop will be fine for viewing multimedia and social networking. It will also be fine for touching up the odd photo. The screen itself isn't full HD, but their would be nothing stopping you from connecting it tot a full hd display should you wish.

Might be worth adding the silvery warranty, full cover for a year door to door service. Can't fault it for a fiver.

I know that their used to be a voucher code in the BBC Focus magazine, it's the only one i have ever seen. Thats what i used anyway. It will be in the Science and tech section.

[Wozza365]

all fine apart from these few things

probably best to get 1x4GB RAM incase you ever want to add more RAM

i recommend getting the 7,200RPM drive and you will notice the difference in boot times of OS and programs

make sure you get the silver warranty for a fiver

also the insurance is ongoing after the 1 month trial and will renew itself automatically and will not be free, so you may not even want to bother with it incase you forget about it and you are charged for it

you may want to consider the upgrade to the i5, i think its around £40 more, if you can afford that it may be worth it although not a necessity