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Since ASUS have demonstrated a 17" laptop with 4k display, this is now a feature I'm looking forward to trickling down into the mainstream. Has there been any indication that Clevo / PCS are going to offer this as a feature anytime soon? It's heartening to see the new 17" laptops with gen 6...

My venerable Vortex III is still going strong, but I crave a bit more storage. I was wondering if any of these new-fangled M2.SATA SSD's will fit in and be compatible with my laptop? Already filled the HD bays. Already upgraded one of those HD's to give a capacity increase. Can never have too...

I'll soon be at the 3-year mark with my Vortex 3. Soon be time for an upgrade! I've been looking at the Vortex 4 SE, but just recently the GeForce 980m option disappeared, leaving only the 970m. With the 980m being the one I want, is there any word on availability? I'm also hoping someone call...

I bought my Vortex 3 a little over a year ago and it's been used almost daily since then. PCS were good enough to send me a reminder email, asking me how I was getting on with it. I'm getting on just fine! Not really had many issues with it, but I'll list some of the negatives here: 1. The...

I've had my Vortex 3 a little while. Noticed there is a 2.8GHz CPU option now. Very comfortable performing physical upgrade myself, but wondered costs / possibility of doing this through PCS?

After 2 months of being stuck in a back-order queue for a pair of Plextor SSD's, I changed my order yesterday and grabbed instead a pair of OCZ Vertex 4 256GB drives and a single 750GB Seagate Momentus XT hybrid. I've just finished installing the new drives, so now I'm a very happy bunny! It's...

I have a Vortex 3 with the 3rd drive caddy option (replaces the CD/DVD drive). Will it take a 15mm height drive, or 9.5mm? It would be nice to fill it up with a Seagate Constellation or WD Velociraptor, if possible.

Things that I know do not work in Windows 8 (Pro, RTM) yet: - 1. Samsung KIES (Samsung's PC link software for use with their Android smartphones). Installation succeeds, but a software failure occurs every time the installed application is launched. There is currently no known workaround. It...

In a similar vein to the Asus Xonar USB external soundcard thread, I'm putting in my recommendation for the FiiO E10 (and the FiiO series in general, I would suppose). There's a little community of people with a small obsession with getting the absolute best sound quality from portable devices...

I've had my Vortex 3 for a little while and everything about it is fantastic, apart from the audio. The built-in speakers are dreadful. I'm comparing to my old Dell M1730. They really are very tinny and I've managed to do something to mine (at 50% volume) that makes an even more tinny rattle...

DPD successfully delivered my new laptop without dropping it, which was nice. Received a Vortex 3, 2.7GHz, 2GB Samsung RAM, 680m, 250GB 5400RPM drive, AUO screen, no optical drive. Immediately upgraded with 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz RAM and I'm waiting very patiently for a pair of 256GB...

I have 2 servers currently open to anyone who knows the address. The first is a server with a map generated after the 1.3 update, so has the full quota of new items and ores etc. It's called Grey Area 2 and you can connect on: mine.honestflames.com The second is a Tekkit server that I...

I was lucky enough to buy an almost-new, second-hand AMD system based around the FX-8150 and ASUS Sabertooth motherboard. I've been staunchly a self-builder of PC's since the days when 233MHz CPU's were considered quite fast. I know that serious workstations are supposed to be at least as...

I'm an experienced desktop builder with a healthy degree of OCD where it comes to selecting the right parts. I never compromise on components. I like the idea of building up a custom laptop and pcspecialist really go a long way with available configurations, but I'm looking for a little bit...