I have been in need of a new laptop for the last year with enough grunt to run a bunch of virtual machines and play recent games. I recently purchased the Defiance II with the below specs.
Chassis & Display
Defiance Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor 6700HQ (2.6GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX IMPACT 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M - 6.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12
Free Item
FREE RAINBOW SIX OR ASSASSINS CREED with select GTX 9 Series GPUs!
Memory - Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
mSATA/M.2 SSD Drive
250GB Crucial MX200 M.2 2280 SSD (upto 555MB/sR | 500MB/sW)
The Defiance II lives up to expectations and is a solid laptop physically.
The chassis is surprisingly well made and i've no issues with it. The lid has quite a lot of flex (picture included) but i don't see that as an issue when opening or closing it and it doesn't feel flimsy enough to break at all. The keyboard is a bit smaller than i am used to but the keys feel fine and after using it a while i do not have any issues typing.
The 15' model is a comfortable size, photo included with a mouse for comparison. The screen does seem to bleed a small bit when nothing is displayed though this does not seem to be an issue when there is something being displayed, even if this is black. The table in the pictures is 70cm wide for reference.
The fans do kick in but i have not really noticed them unless i have a demanding game running, and then it's not excessively loud. Unfortunately i can not speak to the battery's performance as it rarely leaves my desk, though is easily moved with two hands if required.
PCS service was extremely fast and i cannot fault them at all with regard to communication or delivery. I am very pleased by the service provided.
I would be happy to recommend both PCS and the Defiance II, any questions please fire away.
Chassis & Display
Defiance Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor 6700HQ (2.6GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX IMPACT 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M - 6.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12
Free Item
FREE RAINBOW SIX OR ASSASSINS CREED with select GTX 9 Series GPUs!
Memory - Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
mSATA/M.2 SSD Drive
250GB Crucial MX200 M.2 2280 SSD (upto 555MB/sR | 500MB/sW)
The Defiance II lives up to expectations and is a solid laptop physically.
The chassis is surprisingly well made and i've no issues with it. The lid has quite a lot of flex (picture included) but i don't see that as an issue when opening or closing it and it doesn't feel flimsy enough to break at all. The keyboard is a bit smaller than i am used to but the keys feel fine and after using it a while i do not have any issues typing.
The 15' model is a comfortable size, photo included with a mouse for comparison. The screen does seem to bleed a small bit when nothing is displayed though this does not seem to be an issue when there is something being displayed, even if this is black. The table in the pictures is 70cm wide for reference.
The fans do kick in but i have not really noticed them unless i have a demanding game running, and then it's not excessively loud. Unfortunately i can not speak to the battery's performance as it rarely leaves my desk, though is easily moved with two hands if required.
PCS service was extremely fast and i cannot fault them at all with regard to communication or delivery. I am very pleased by the service provided.
I would be happy to recommend both PCS and the Defiance II, any questions please fire away.
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