Gaming Laptop for Christmas Present.

[Kiazak]

So this would be for my girlfriend. her current laptop is an Acer Aspire 5750, its done her well but doesnt run anything well. She mainly plays the sims and torchlight 2 (with me) and I feel she deserves a decent laptop. So what you think of this? any changes or anything? the cheaper the better (I know it sounds bad but its a rough time of year)

Chassis & Display
Cosmos Series: 15.6" Matte HD LED 16:9 Widescreen (1366x768)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-4200M (2.50GHz) 3MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 740M - 2.0GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
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
Wireless/Wired Networking
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N-135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Battery
Cosmos Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (48.84WH)
Power Cable
1 x UK Power Lead & 90W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2013 (1 License & Disc)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard Language
COSMOS SERIES UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
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)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

 

[SlimCini]

Budget?

 

[Kiazak]

because its so tight at the moment while I'm switching jobs, I'll be getting it on finance. I'd need 10% deposit so I'd say VAT inc - ~£800

 

[SlimCini]

Go to the 'review' section and either get the skyfire review model for £699 (which has a 760m and an i7 CPU), or the Optimus review model for £879 which has a 765m, i7 and an SSD.

 

[Kiazak]

Didnt even know that section existed ty

 

[Kiazak]

So after a look it seems the review prices have changed when you go to order it making it a bit more expensive. any changes you guys would make to the spec i posted?

 

[Rakk]

So after a look it seems the review prices have changed when you go to order it making it a bit more expensive.

If you go to configure the review machines then the review discount is lost, however if you press the 'order now' button the review price stands - but you cannot change any components of the machine.

 

[Kiazak]

/facepalm
thanks. didnt know that haha