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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Review of the 17.3" Optimus Pro (Ryzen 4800h, RTX 2060, 16GB)

    I did a search and other people had the same issues with that network adapter, while finding out the driver installed was from last year just updated to the latest driver so fingers crossed this works better.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST 17.3" Optimus Pro XI wifi issues

    having done a search a much newer driver for the card is available I have installed that and will now test other people were having the same issues as me!
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST 17.3" Optimus Pro XI wifi issues

    My laptop arrived today and I am happy with it except for one thing the internet connections cuts out every so often, it still shows it connected while its doing this and has stopped while downloading on steam and also while using crome, another issue I found was that the gaming centre would not...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Review of the 17.3" Optimus Pro (Ryzen 4800h, RTX 2060, 16GB)

    my laptop arrived today I am happy with it except the networking keeps going down it shows it connected to wifi but web pages stop loading and steam stops downloading as if I had lost network access not sure if its a driver issue, but my laptop they did find an issue while testing so not sure if...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Review of the 17.3" Optimus Pro (Ryzen 4800h, RTX 2060, 16GB)

    my system has been dispatched so the issue they had must have been fixed due to get it on Monday ! I cant wait, this laptop replaces a 8 year old 17.3" Skyfire, which has been an excellent laptop I also purchased from here
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Review of the 17.3" Optimus Pro (Ryzen 4800h, RTX 2060, 16GB)

    in testing mine seems to have a problem it says "in testing - problem" hopefully its nothing serious so I hope it arrives in the next few days hopefully!
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Review of the 17.3" Optimus Pro (Ryzen 4800h, RTX 2060, 16GB)

    the configurator is going to miss one or 2 things, but one the plus side my laptop has been built today and is now in testing!
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Review of the 17.3" Optimus Pro (Ryzen 4800h, RTX 2060, 16GB)

    luckily they have not started building it yet but I also noticed they only sell the 200 version now with either Intel or AMD which makes sense, with these configuators things like this can happen I guess
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Review of the 17.3" Optimus Pro (Ryzen 4800h, RTX 2060, 16GB)

    just got a message back to say the network card with the laptop is not compatible with the laptop even though it was the only one selectable at the time due to listing error the card needs to be a AX200 not the AX201 that was in the order. Just done a quick search they are mainly the same except...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Review of the 17.3" Optimus Pro (Ryzen 4800h, RTX 2060, 16GB)

    That's a great review, Thank You. I have just ordered the other week a 17.3" Optimus Pro to replace my 2012 Skyfire laptop that has served me very well! The specs you have selected are very similar to what I have ordered with the difference being the SSD's I did expect the sound to be not very...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST My 9 year old Core 2 Duo wont start up

    As the title says my first PC specialist PC has stopped working, while I don't use it anymore as I have replaced it I did let my dad have the system and was working until the other day where it made a funny noise and went off. It won't switch on now I get audio from it when you switch power on...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Core i7 6 core or quad core?

    Been saving up for a new desktop to replace my almost 6 years old i7 860 (2.8 Ghz) while it has served me well, actually longer than any other PC I have had as I usually upgrade every 2-4 years time has come to replace the system now. Plus its getting difficult to get new cards into my old case...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Skyfire keeps crashing

    I bought a Skyfire laptop last year one of the 1st generation ones I think as it has a 2nd Generation Core i7, anyway all was well for many months, it has Window 7 home premium on it originally, but I upgraded to windows 8 when they had the £25 upgrade deal. All was fine for a few months. Now...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Worth replacing core i7 1st gen with 3rd?

    Been thinking of a new desktop for a while, just a few months a go I replaced my 3 year old Core 2 Duo laptop with a core i7 Skyfire laptop from PC specialist and a very good laptop it is too. The windows rating for the 2.2Ghz processor was higher (only by .1 but still higher) than my desktop...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Some Steam Games not starting

    Wondered if someone could help me, I got a new laptop the other month and I am enjoying the new laptop over my old one but I have had a few issues with some games on Steam, I can play high end games such as Battlefield 3 on Origin no problem but a few smaller, indy games you may say I seem to be...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Account issues

    I mentioned this in another bit of the forums but I thought I would give it a proper post. Basicly I ordered a laptop today but when I try to log in on the main site I can log in but when I try to click on anything like my details, orders or whatever it comes up with an error message and it then...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Should I buy now?

    I'm looking for a new laptop to replace my 3 year old core 2 duo laptop, its still good for basic uses and low end games but wanted a higher end system to be able to play better games. My concern is do I buy now or in a few months time, with Windows 8 due out this year I have been wondering if...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Hello

    Hi just signed up to the forum been on the forum loads of times I play games on various systems, bought a PC from PC Specialist in 2006 (core 2 duo, since replaced with a i7) and I am now looking at buying a new laptop, looking at the skyfire. This is to replace my 3 year old Core 2 Duo laptop...
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