Worth every penny - Cosmos VII

[davidgarnham847]

So it's been seven years or so since I bought a new laptop and things have really come on a bit since then... to say the least. I wanted a good, fast laptop for handling art and illustration programs and decided, after a lot of shopping around, that having one built for me by PC Specialist would be the best way to go about it. I was not disapointed.
I went for the 15.6" Cosmos VII -
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/form-...yABEgIhWPD_BwE
With a couple of tweaks of Windows 10 Professional, improved thermal paste and no anti-virus as I always use Norton.
The laptop is lightning fast, very slim and handles every program I run on it without the slightest bit of slowdown at all. Windows 10 is compatible with the Wacom Intuos 5 drivers for my graphics tablet (Oh yes it is, if not then you just haven't downloaded the latest correct ones from Wacom's website).
And on top of all that I got two free games to play on it, which I haven't downloaded yet - Assassins Creed and the latest COD.
In summary I couldn't be happier with it.
Oh yes, and it turned up three days earlier than I expected it!DSC_0860.jpg
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[ubuysa]

Thanks for the review! Glad you're happy.

[davidgarnham847]

Very happy with it. I know little about computers really, they may as well work by having little pixies running around on cogs inside for all I know. The pixies in this laptop though are doing a great job!

[ubuysa]

Very happy with it. I know little about computers really, they may as well work by having little pixies running around on cogs inside for all I know. The pixies in this laptop though are doing a great job!

You know more than you let on I think? There are indeed pixies running around inside your laptop. Most people call them electrons but pixies will do just as well.

[Milkybarkid]

Glad you like it, I've had to send mine back, came with a US keyboard. Looking at yours, my keys seem to let an awful lot of light out, yours look much flatter and not so bright but just right. Even my other half commented and he's clueless with technology.

[ubuysa]

Glad you like it, I've had to send mine back, came with a US keyboard. Looking at yours, my keys seem to let an awful lot of light out, yours look much flatter and not so bright but just right. Even my other half commented and he's clueless with technology.

What was the full spec you ordered?

[Milkybarkid]

Chassis & Display
Cosmos Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS 60Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor 8300H (2.3GHz, 4.0GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® MX150 - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12
1st Hard Disk
500GB Samsung 860 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 90W AC Adaptor
Battery
Cosmos VII Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema 3
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-9260 M.2 (1.73Gbps, 802.11AC) +BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
SINGLE COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days

Received last Tuesday sent back Wednesday. I also had a problem with the Caps Lock as well, couldn't see where a light was which is a bugger when you are putting passwords in. I also remembered after I'd had the conversation with PCS that first time I switched on, thought I heard a single beep.

Sorry for high jacking another member's thread.