irishlad212
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Hi all,
Well I have the 13.3" Optimus V with the specs below for around a week now so I figured I would give my thoughts on it.
Specs:
Chassis & Display Optimus Series: 13.3" Glossy QHD+ IPS LED (3200x1800) (Special Offer)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 860M - 2.0GB DDR5, 640 CUDA Cores - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
Thermal Paste ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-7260 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) + BLUETOOTH
Delivery SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND
Build Time FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Price £803.00
** I will probably upgrade the ssd in the coming months.
Production Dates
Processed Date 29-07-2014
Build Date 30-07-2014
Test Date 31-07-2014
QC Date 01-08-2014
Awaiting Dispatch Date 01-08-2014
Dispatch Date 01-08-2014
Received Date 06-08-2014
Delivery with DPD came one day late as they said they lost track of my parcel but found it within 24 hours.
Setup
The setup had its problems due to the windows 8 driver disc. I clearly stated before ordering that I plan on installing windows 7. The SSD was the primary drive and the trial windows was on it when I first booted the laptop.
So to install Windows 7 and the drivers for windows 7 I had to first copy the files from the cd driver disc to an usb drive as the laptop has no disc tray which I knew of course. After installing my own copy of windows 7 I tried installing the drivers but I got an error saying my OS wasn’t supported which made sense after I realised it was a windows 8 driver disc.
So to install the drivers I had to manually go into each driver folder and click setup. The LAN driver did not install though and I tried to install an early version from the manufactures website and still no luck. I will look into it more though and get it fixed when I have more free time.
Screen
Glossy QHD+ IPS LED (3200x1800)
Great screen but had to change the resolution to 1920x1080 as everything on the screen just appeared too small on the default 3200x1800. If I was to connect to a larger display though I would change it back to default.
Performance
The i7 quad core processor and the 860M GPU are well worth the investment.
Battery life
Not the best but to be expected with just a small laptop.
Fan
I heard a lot of complaints about the fan noise on the forums but so far it hasn’t caused too many problems. You hear it from time to time but shortly slows down. Of course I'm using it only around 6 days, so this could change, but I hope it will not.
Conclusion
Process could have gone a bit more smoothly with delivery and install but overall I am happy with the purchase.
Thanks
John
Well I have the 13.3" Optimus V with the specs below for around a week now so I figured I would give my thoughts on it.
Specs:
Chassis & Display Optimus Series: 13.3" Glossy QHD+ IPS LED (3200x1800) (Special Offer)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 860M - 2.0GB DDR5, 640 CUDA Cores - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
Thermal Paste ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-7260 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) + BLUETOOTH
Delivery SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND
Build Time FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Price £803.00
** I will probably upgrade the ssd in the coming months.
Production Dates
Processed Date 29-07-2014
Build Date 30-07-2014
Test Date 31-07-2014
QC Date 01-08-2014
Awaiting Dispatch Date 01-08-2014
Dispatch Date 01-08-2014
Received Date 06-08-2014
Delivery with DPD came one day late as they said they lost track of my parcel but found it within 24 hours.
Setup
The setup had its problems due to the windows 8 driver disc. I clearly stated before ordering that I plan on installing windows 7. The SSD was the primary drive and the trial windows was on it when I first booted the laptop.
So to install Windows 7 and the drivers for windows 7 I had to first copy the files from the cd driver disc to an usb drive as the laptop has no disc tray which I knew of course. After installing my own copy of windows 7 I tried installing the drivers but I got an error saying my OS wasn’t supported which made sense after I realised it was a windows 8 driver disc.
So to install the drivers I had to manually go into each driver folder and click setup. The LAN driver did not install though and I tried to install an early version from the manufactures website and still no luck. I will look into it more though and get it fixed when I have more free time.
Screen
Glossy QHD+ IPS LED (3200x1800)
Great screen but had to change the resolution to 1920x1080 as everything on the screen just appeared too small on the default 3200x1800. If I was to connect to a larger display though I would change it back to default.
Performance
The i7 quad core processor and the 860M GPU are well worth the investment.
Battery life
Not the best but to be expected with just a small laptop.
Fan
I heard a lot of complaints about the fan noise on the forums but so far it hasn’t caused too many problems. You hear it from time to time but shortly slows down. Of course I'm using it only around 6 days, so this could change, but I hope it will not.
Conclusion
Process could have gone a bit more smoothly with delivery and install but overall I am happy with the purchase.
Thanks
John