17" Optimus VI - HD Video Editing & 3D Animation?

[jonl]

Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4720HQ (2.60GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
Ultra Slim 8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
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 (£9)
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema 2
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-7265 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
4 x USB 3.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
Optimus Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (62.16WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor
Keyboard Language
OPTIMUS SERIES BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MP FULL HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £949.00 including VAT and delivery.

This is about £100 more than I was going to spend before on the Cosmos III, because I think a graphics card with DDR5 is needed (to be future proof and all that!)
SO with this spec is this: future proof / ok for now / still in need of an upgrade?
Also, can spare batteries be bought after the purchase and delivery is made?

TIA

 

[jonl]

anyone?

 

[SpyderTracks]

anyone?

For the price, that's really good. I'd say you've got it about right. The only thing I'd mention is you only have the SSD configured, would it not be safe to add a 750 Scorpio Black as a secondary storage drive? Or do you have plans to export to an external drive or something?

Spare batteries and other parts can be bought from PCS after purchase. You just log into the main site and go to the upgrades section, from there you'll be able to select your purchase and buy any related parts including software and peripherals. Batteries are surprising good value imho compared to dell or other retailers.

The main throttle in your build will be the graphics card. That being said, it will still run fine for at least 2-3 years before you need to start thinking of upgrading unless you're using the same packages.