Afternoon People

hadders

New member
Another new member, yay.

Firstly hello to all.

I have a favour to ask and i know some members will directly ask me to look for it on this forum,
but luck have it, dont have a long lunchbreak as per usual.

Looking for a decent spec laptop (I have been looking for a few months)

Here are my requirements:
32gb RAM (can be 16gb)
2gb quadro 2000m – Graphics card (at least)
Intel Core i7-2920xm quad core (nothing lower than i7-28_ _ )
256gb solid state drive (at least)
*Laptop to run a high demand 3D graphical program called Solidworks* - To use on the move.

After doing my homework, i have found a few websites that can offer these specs. Unfortunatly,
the website i was looking at is in United states (shipping VAT charge) and their prices change daily (due to currency rate or whatever their reason) also due to their lack of interest of selling and replies (can show you the emails..) I am now stuck in a deadend knowing where to look.

When browsing Pc specialist, i have found obviously you can upgrade a laptop, this can become costly and i wont be using the laptop for 'extreme gaming' but instead for 'extreme rendering'

Apologies if i come across brash, but would appreciate help for other members (even like minded indiviuals would search on google all day)

Thanks you

(ps - budget of max £2000)
 

Rakk

The Awesome
Moderator
Hi and welcome to the forums :)

I'm sure a few people can come up with good specs for you from PCS (not me though I'm afraid, I don't know much about laptops).
 

Duddy1985

Bronze Level Poster
how about this?

Chassis & Display Vortex II: 15.6" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2860QM (2.50GHz) 8MB
Memory (RAM) 16GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (4 x 4GB)
Graphics Card 2.0GB nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M - DirectX® 11 (15.6" Vortex II)
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 300GB INTEL® 320 SERIES SSD, SATA 3 Gb/s (upto 270MB/sR | 205MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk NONE
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 & Duo)
Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N130 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor 1 x UK Power Lead & 180W AC Adaptor
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Laptop Cooling Stands NONE
Laptop Security NONE
Carry Case NONE
Monitor NONE
Keyboard & Mouse INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Speakers NONE
Webcam INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Headsets (VOIP) NONE
Surge Protection NONE
Printer NONE
External Hard Drive NONE
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Home Installation NONE
Dead Pixel Guarantee NONE
Insurance 1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Data Recovery NONE
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Charity Calendar NONE
Pricing Information
Price (excluding VAT) £1,629.17
Price £1,937.00
 

AndyL

Well-known member
Unfortunately PCS do not offer an laptop quadro GPU's however you could try the following spec:

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 15.6" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Extreme i7-2960XM (2.70GHz) 8MB
Memory (RAM)
16GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (4 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
1.5GB nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M - DirectX® 11 (15.6" Vortex II)
Memory - Hard Disk
300GB INTEL® 320 SERIES SSD, SATA 3 Gb/s (upto 270MB/sR | 205MB/sW)
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 & Duo)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N130 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 180W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL 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 6 to 8 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £2,075.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/vortexII-15/
 

hadders

New member
Thanks for the replies guys, but i was more looking mainly for graphics that do run the quadro option due to the graphic demand.

Not sure if im allowed to post outside links, but if there anything like dell precisions (without having the need for overseas tax + being Refurbished)

[Edit by Rakk: nope, no competitor links please :)]

I may be asking of too much.
The m4600 with these specs:

CPU Intel Core i7-2920XM Extreme Quad Core 2.50GHz (8MB Cache) Turbo 3.5 GHz
Ram 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (4X4GB)
Hard Drive 256GB Mobility Solid State Drive, 2.5MM
Graphics Card NVidia Quadro 2000M with 2GB GDDR3
Screen 15.6 in HD (1366x768) Anti-Glare LED-backlit Display w/Touchscreen LCD
Optical Drive 2X BLU-RAY DISC
Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
Wireless Intel 6300 Wireless-N (2x2) Half Mini-Card
Battery 9 Cell Primary Battery
Wifi Add-ons Dell Wireless 375 Bluetooth Module
Sound High Definition Audio 5.1 Surround Sound
Webcam Integrated webcam with dual digital microphone

todays price - £1,475.21 16/04/2012 (changes daily)

Still i'd rather not buy from that company merkamericaco; very poor customer service/high import tax.
 

hadders

New member
Its ok guys, going with Dell Precision M6600. Beats everything hands down for just a fraction under 2k. Sorted.
 
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