westerdaled
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I am looking for a powerful machine which I want to use mainly for running virtual Microsoft server farms and software development. Hence, I am looking at these key features
Note: Vortex verses Skyfire - can hold the same components so the only differentiation seems to be the premium speakers
I am not sure what changes I could make here that would alter the price without loosing the benefits - I would welcome any comments.
Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3740QM (2.70GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
32GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670M - 1.5GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
180GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
2[SUP]nd[/SUP] Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
1[SUP]st[/SUP] DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
SONY BC-5550H 4x BLURAY COMBO DRIVE & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Firewire
1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT
Battery
Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
Finally, having to fork out my hard wages for this makes it very important I get best the system at the best price; rather going for say high end Dell or Samsung and a rigid spec.Update: I have found a review of a slightly older model: http://www.kitguru.net/laptops/zardon/pc-specialist-vortex-iii-hd7s-17-3-laptop-review-i77970m . verdict battery life around 2 hours and not so portable but apart from that very glowing.
Daniel
- SSD drive 1 for fast bootup.
- Graphics performance for a non-gamer so
- Ivy-Bridge Quad core cpu
- 32 Gb Ram is a must
- Good battery life
- Blue-Ray for watching films whilst travelling or during long drawn out meetings:sleeping:
- Really comfortable keyboard - can the backlit be turned off)
Note: Vortex verses Skyfire - can hold the same components so the only differentiation seems to be the premium speakers
I am not sure what changes I could make here that would alter the price without loosing the benefits - I would welcome any comments.
Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3740QM (2.70GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
32GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670M - 1.5GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
180GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
2[SUP]nd[/SUP] Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
1[SUP]st[/SUP] DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
SONY BC-5550H 4x BLURAY COMBO DRIVE & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Firewire
1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT
Battery
Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
Finally, having to fork out my hard wages for this makes it very important I get best the system at the best price; rather going for say high end Dell or Samsung and a rigid spec.Update: I have found a review of a slightly older model: http://www.kitguru.net/laptops/zardon/pc-specialist-vortex-iii-hd7s-17-3-laptop-review-i77970m . verdict battery life around 2 hours and not so portable but apart from that very glowing.
Daniel
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