Hi all
Im thinking of buying a laptop and and have been procrastinating for a couple of weeks - I think my brain may be about to melt with all the possibilities available. I've had a look at the latest MSI range of laptops ie CX640, also looked at some ASUS offerings... then I came across this site.
Budget around (ish) £850, will be used for recreation i.e watching movies, net surfing, possibly with the occasional game ( not talking anything cutting edge graphics wise here).
I also intend to use the laptop for work when I am out of the office / at home (15.6 max screen size for portability). I use autocad but mostly 2D stuff which shouldn't be too taxing. Also occasionally run some 3D Finite element modelling software which relies on number crunching (I hear this is where Sandy Bridge processors are most at home). I tend to multi-task and have about a million different windows open at once and I'm not a fan of having to wait for things to open (though I'm not really sure if i can justify the extra cost of an SSD)
Battery life is fairly important as I intend to use the laptop on fairly long train journeys, tho I suppose I could order an extra battery if I got stuck. Build quality has to be decent as the laptop will no doubt take the occasional bump given my clumsiness
Any comments on the spec below would be much appreciated
Chassis & Display
Enigma III 540: 15.6" Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glossy
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-2540M (2.60GHz) 3MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M - 2GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BEKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 Memory Card Reader (SD, MMC, MS)
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1102 WIRELESS 802.11N - IDEAL FOR ONLINE GAMING
USB Options
1 x USB 3.0 PORT + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
Enigma III Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,100/5,200 mAh)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W 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
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
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Im thinking of buying a laptop and and have been procrastinating for a couple of weeks - I think my brain may be about to melt with all the possibilities available. I've had a look at the latest MSI range of laptops ie CX640, also looked at some ASUS offerings... then I came across this site.
Budget around (ish) £850, will be used for recreation i.e watching movies, net surfing, possibly with the occasional game ( not talking anything cutting edge graphics wise here).
I also intend to use the laptop for work when I am out of the office / at home (15.6 max screen size for portability). I use autocad but mostly 2D stuff which shouldn't be too taxing. Also occasionally run some 3D Finite element modelling software which relies on number crunching (I hear this is where Sandy Bridge processors are most at home). I tend to multi-task and have about a million different windows open at once and I'm not a fan of having to wait for things to open (though I'm not really sure if i can justify the extra cost of an SSD)
Battery life is fairly important as I intend to use the laptop on fairly long train journeys, tho I suppose I could order an extra battery if I got stuck. Build quality has to be decent as the laptop will no doubt take the occasional bump given my clumsiness
Any comments on the spec below would be much appreciated
Chassis & Display
Enigma III 540: 15.6" Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glossy
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-2540M (2.60GHz) 3MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M - 2GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BEKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 Memory Card Reader (SD, MMC, MS)
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1102 WIRELESS 802.11N - IDEAL FOR ONLINE GAMING
USB Options
1 x USB 3.0 PORT + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
Enigma III Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,100/5,200 mAh)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W 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
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
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