Recent content by simcoo

My bad. I intended to say that I never solved the problem of how to power the unit from the Thunderbolt port. This is a shame.

Reports of OP's demise are greatly exaggerated. ;) Here are shots of the ports on LHS & RHS. You will see where I have manually marked the on/off switch in order to see where it is in low light conditions; likewise the USB C port that drives the external monitor. You will also see the graceful...

Yes - still working well with all the pros and cons described in the original review. Good luck and it will be interesting to hear of your experience.

I ran it this afternoon with screen on but not doing much processing and it lost 10% battery per hour. Obviously the battery will drain faster when doing more processing or watching videos etc.

Hi AMacG, You should have no concerns on this at all. Windows 10 is pre-installed (assuming you order this) and is ready for you right away (you have to go through the normal personalisation of course). In fact, because PCS don't bundle loads of other bloatware the experience is simpler and...

Update: Five weeks from delivery and I'm still working with PCS support to get the Dell docking station properly working with the laptop. At present, the dock only works if I supply power to the laptop separately.

--- Continued from main post --- Physical design Port-wise, conveniently there’s a USB type A on each side. However, you have to look very closely at the engravings in the LHS of the case to distinguish the USB C port from the Thunderbolt port for the first time. Also annoying, is that when you...

This is an end-to-end account of my new 15.6" LAFITE PRO purchase written around 10 days after delivery. (Full spec below.) It’s my fourth PCS purchase but the first time I ever bought a laptop for myself. My main usage is “office” apps and my selection criteria was that I wanted a laptop that...

I spoke too soon. Having worked fine yesterday evening, my PCS laptop now disconnects from the display after a minute or so. Power cycling everything seems to get it back temporarily. I did once see a warning triangle against UCM-UCSI ACPI Device in Device Manager, but that seems to be OK right...

Conversely, the Dell D6000 dock I'm using is USB-C. It's early days for me, but it seems to be compatible with the PCS Lafite's Thunderbolt 4 port.

I have now and the problem's sorted. (Not sure why I didn't think of that myself.) Thanks!

Sorry - here it is: Chassis & Display Lafité Pro Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 60Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor i7-1165G7 (2.8GHz, 4.7GHz Turbo) Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB) Graphics Card Integrated Intel®...

My new Lafite Pro arrived yesterday. :) But I'm struggling to connect it to my Dell D6000 dock. :( The D6000 dock has USB -C (inc power delivery) and works fine with my Latitude 5400. When I plug the D6000 docking cable into the Thunderbolt 4 socket in the laptop without the mains power cable...

Whilst I agree, this isn't always the case. I bought a PCS Initia for a family member last year and the keyboard backlight control panel wasn't installed on delivery.

Thanks for the info. I bet that issue has led some on a merry dance!