Animation Video processing and Unreal Engine £800 Laptop

[toonarama]

Hello all - a bit of advice on this spec would be very much appreciated

Uses:

2D and 3D animation
Video Processing
Unreal Games engine

Also I am still trying to decide whether to go for a laptop or a PC. Impossible question I know but bearing in mind my uses how much better would a PC of a similar price perform?





Chassis & Display
Optimus II: 17.3" Full HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glossy
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2630QM (2.00GHz) 6MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 2GB)
Graphics Card
nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M - 1GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
250GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
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)
Network Facilities
INTEGRATED GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N CARD (AS STANDARD)
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
Optimus Series 6 Cell Lithium-ION Battery - 48.85WH
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 90W 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
External Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Wireless Desktop® MK250 Keyboard and Mouse Combo (£19)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £763.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusII/

 

[Nemesis]

Nope with work like that you'd be miles off better with a PC
the only real reason that justifies getting a laptop is the need for portability and space i guess
a PC of similar spec to a laptop will come out much cheaper

if you give me a sec ill knock up a sec for comparison

Do you need keyboard mouse monitor etc....?

Also i notice u specced a small HDD do u have an external on eyou will use for storage?

 

[pez]

Nem speaks the truth. Desktop is definately the way to go. For that sort of cash, you will get a VERY nice machine, loads of CPU and RAM, nice shiny new power supply.....mmmmmmmm.....the smell of that oil when you first turn it on...

Also, much better GFX off course, and probably SLI'd as well

 

[Nemesis]

It all depends on the extras needed
If that budget were spent purely on the tower
Or if it were to be split between tower and peripherals would make a big difference!!

 

[pez]

Again, True you wise old man

To give you an idea, early last year I bought a Quad Core, new PSU - modular (Hyper), New GFX, New Mobo, New Ram - installed in old tower unit, cost less than £300

 

[Nemesis]

: Drool :

: Hijack :

: Man your making me look bad with your Hijacking Prowess :

 

[pez]

Look bad??????

I even said in my thread I look forward to your responses of intelligent thought and interesting debate

 

[toonarama]

Many thanks for your advice - on reflection I agree that PC is the only way to go....but to keep things tidy I'll start a new posting for that

thanks again

Toonarama