Good morning all,
I've had this laptop for over a month now, and before the review, here are the specs:
Chassis & Display Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® CoreTMi7 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 970M - 6.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
1st Hard Disk 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR |
2nd Hard Disk 750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro &
Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING (Added Arctic Thermal Paste following forum members advice SpyderTracks and SlimCini - thanks for this!)
Sound Card Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless/Wired Networking GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N-7260 HMC (300Mbps,
USB Options 3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Firewire 1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT
Battery Vortex 17.3" Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Cable 1 x UK Power Lead & 230W AC Adaptor
Keyboard Language INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Browser Microsoft® Internet Explorer
Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Promotional Item FREE PICK YOUR PATH DIGITAL VOUCHER with GTX 780 / 780Ti /970 /
520MB/sW)
CACHE (7200 rpm)
Duo)
802.11BGN) + BLUETOOTH
Labour)
980 GPUs!
Price (excluding VAT) £1,120.83
Price £1,345.00
Order Quantity 1
Bulk Discount £0.00
Total Order price (Ex VAT) £1,120.83
Total Order Price £1,345.00
Now let's start with the cons:
I've received the laptop with a Sound Blaster Xfi3 sticker although I did not have it, and the sticker itself alongside the HDMI and Intel stickers were not put on properly. I know the guys were in a rush to finish building it as I ordered it fast track, but hey, just take a couple of seconds putting the stickers on properly and straight mates!
I also wasn't very impressed with the sound although it has Onkyo speakers and a subwoofer, so maybe actually adding the Sound Blaster - even without the sticker - could help, however I am not sure as this is still a laptop at the end of the day.
Pros:
I like everything else about the laptop. Extremely fast start up - shut down - performance - tasks - gaming - video - backlit keyboard is really cool. The screen is nice and big and I do really recommend going for the 17.3" as it does make a difference.
Please don't expect a soft and easy to move laptop; it is big, heavy, bulky and the adapter is massive! I mean 10 times bigger than other laptop adapters. Me personally - I like all of this, alongside the all black design and finish, it makes it unique and it's definitely my style.
I've downloaded FarCry4 as I had a voucher for buying the GeForce GTX970M and it is very smooth and enjoying to play, and although I am not an everyday gamer and just play once in a while I can assure this quality will be more than enough for most radical gamers.
I still haven't tried the Photoshop or Illustrator on this laptop, I can imagine they will run smoothly and hopefully if I have the time I will add a review once I try them out.
Score: %95 leaning to %100
Very pleased, worth every penny.
Thanks!
I've had this laptop for over a month now, and before the review, here are the specs:
Chassis & Display Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® CoreTMi7 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 970M - 6.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
1st Hard Disk 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR |
2nd Hard Disk 750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro &
Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING (Added Arctic Thermal Paste following forum members advice SpyderTracks and SlimCini - thanks for this!)
Sound Card Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless/Wired Networking GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N-7260 HMC (300Mbps,
USB Options 3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Firewire 1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT
Battery Vortex 17.3" Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Cable 1 x UK Power Lead & 230W AC Adaptor
Keyboard Language INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Browser Microsoft® Internet Explorer
Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Promotional Item FREE PICK YOUR PATH DIGITAL VOUCHER with GTX 780 / 780Ti /970 /
520MB/sW)
CACHE (7200 rpm)
Duo)
802.11BGN) + BLUETOOTH
Labour)
980 GPUs!
Price (excluding VAT) £1,120.83
Price £1,345.00
Order Quantity 1
Bulk Discount £0.00
Total Order price (Ex VAT) £1,120.83
Total Order Price £1,345.00
Now let's start with the cons:
I've received the laptop with a Sound Blaster Xfi3 sticker although I did not have it, and the sticker itself alongside the HDMI and Intel stickers were not put on properly. I know the guys were in a rush to finish building it as I ordered it fast track, but hey, just take a couple of seconds putting the stickers on properly and straight mates!
I also wasn't very impressed with the sound although it has Onkyo speakers and a subwoofer, so maybe actually adding the Sound Blaster - even without the sticker - could help, however I am not sure as this is still a laptop at the end of the day.
Pros:
I like everything else about the laptop. Extremely fast start up - shut down - performance - tasks - gaming - video - backlit keyboard is really cool. The screen is nice and big and I do really recommend going for the 17.3" as it does make a difference.
Please don't expect a soft and easy to move laptop; it is big, heavy, bulky and the adapter is massive! I mean 10 times bigger than other laptop adapters. Me personally - I like all of this, alongside the all black design and finish, it makes it unique and it's definitely my style.
I've downloaded FarCry4 as I had a voucher for buying the GeForce GTX970M and it is very smooth and enjoying to play, and although I am not an everyday gamer and just play once in a while I can assure this quality will be more than enough for most radical gamers.
I still haven't tried the Photoshop or Illustrator on this laptop, I can imagine they will run smoothly and hopefully if I have the time I will add a review once I try them out.
Score: %95 leaning to %100
Very pleased, worth every penny.
Thanks!
