Recent content by dlatimer

Hi all, I've had an Optimus IV laptop for a few months now and absolutely love it. The only on-going niggle I have with the laptop is to do with the screen, in that it's a pain to keep clean. Don't get me wrong, I fully understand that I'll never return it back to it's pristine 'brand new'...

Hi guys, I think I already know the answer to this, but my Optimus laptop was stolen during a burglary. I gave the police the serial number, but is there anything else I can do? :( My mind is a complete mess right now so I can't think what else to maybe try. Any suggestions? I'm annoyed I...

Optimus 17" Review Order process & delivery Like many of those reading this review, I hadn’t ever purchased a machine from PCS before. Naturally, I was a little hesitant with my order at first but in truth there was never any concerns, as the order process from start to finish was absolutely...

Hi, I've put a secondary Hard-drive in my Optimus IV 17" but it doesn't appear that you can screw it in? In fact, it doesn't look as though it can be secured by screws anywhere so has anyone else noticed this or am I missing something?

How about this? Should give you some spare cash to spend on something else? ;) In all seriousness, visit Staples or PC World so you can see and sit in them before you make your decision

Chassis & Display Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3610QM (2.30GHz) 6MB Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB) Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM -...

Hi chaps, Would appreciate your recommendations based on the following requirements: Budget: I'd be happy to spend £800-900 but I also would like to buy peripherals with it, so any spare cash would be favourable :) Gaming: I would like to be able to play Football Manager with a number of...

Hi, Still mulling over quotes and noticed one of the pictures of the Optimus IV models suggests a button on the right hand-side is an 'Independent GPU button'. Could someone explain what this is used for? :) Does it swap between Integrated and the GTX 660m? Thanks in advance

Hi, Would like to gather opinions between the SkyFire II and Vortex III options. The spec that I'm thinking of purchasing contains the following: i7-3610M GTX 675m 120GB Kingston HyperX SSD 8GB Samsung RAM No OS installed The price difference between the two with the same spec is £85 (Vortex...

Potentially a contentious topic, but just wondered two things regarding PCS laptops: - Is the BIOS locked on for example the Vortex III or SkyFire models? - Has anyone attempted to overclock their GPU slightly on one of the above? I would assume it could possibly void the warranty but I was...

Hi, Would greatly appreciate any advice or comments on the below quote. £1000 is approx. the budget for a replacement laptop. I decided to go for the GTX660M GPU, there doesn't appear to be too much difference between that and the GTX670M - aside from the latter producing more heat (according...

Hi everyone! Just wanted to post here and say I'm new to the forum. The main reason I've signed up is because I've been on the look out for a new laptop for a few months now and I'm still undecided - there's always something in the specs I've seen that I would alter given the option. That's...