lunarchamp
Active member
I've had my new laptop for just over a week after picking it up from PCS while i was away on holiday.
Firstly i'd like to thank PSC for putting up with my chopping and changeing my specs for me, nothing was to much trouble for them, when i contacted them by phone the call was answered almost immediately, and persons i spoke to were very knowledgable and courtious with my queeries. Thank you.
My specs Breifly.
Vortex 111
17.3 Glossy screen
i7 3840QM
8Gig Kingston Hyper-X Genesis
GTX680M
240Gig Intel SSD
500Gig Seagate Momentus
Plus a few other bits.
The vortex itself, i am very pleased with it really is a nice Laptop, better than i expected after reading the forums with a few nagative reports.
The Keyboard in my opinion is excellent, i like everything about it, i can do everything i want to in the dark with the backlight on ( brilliant never had one before ), the keys are nice to the touch and the lettering is larger than my Sony which is better for my ageing eyes.
The lid does not wabble when typing contrary to what i have read in a Forum post.
Everything about this Laptop i like, i have no dead pixels which seems to be the most common problem, and the fans are reasonably quiet, no louder than my Sony.
On my Sony i play Railsimulator, frame rates with custom settings averaged 24/30, on my NEW Vortex same settings 70 plus, maximum settings 40 plus, i could'nt use maximum settings on the Sony.
Loading times with the SSD are excellent, a route loading on the Sony takeing 2mins = 20 seconds on SSD, one takeing 4mins = 35 seconds on SSD, a massive difference, so glad i was advised to the SSD as the main drive.
I have not given it a thorough testing yet as i did'nt get home till yesterday, and i've just finished installing through Steam.
It's all looking very good, Better than i expected, i am really pleased, and i saved over £600 and better specs than other dealers.
This Laptop cost me about £1800 and was worth the money, it may be my last, but if it's not i'll be back.
Thank again PCS you really are SPECIAL.
Thanks to everyone who replied to my forum post Vortex111 or Vortex 111 Elite, your posts were very helpful.
Firstly i'd like to thank PSC for putting up with my chopping and changeing my specs for me, nothing was to much trouble for them, when i contacted them by phone the call was answered almost immediately, and persons i spoke to were very knowledgable and courtious with my queeries. Thank you.
My specs Breifly.
Vortex 111
17.3 Glossy screen
i7 3840QM
8Gig Kingston Hyper-X Genesis
GTX680M
240Gig Intel SSD
500Gig Seagate Momentus
Plus a few other bits.
The vortex itself, i am very pleased with it really is a nice Laptop, better than i expected after reading the forums with a few nagative reports.
The Keyboard in my opinion is excellent, i like everything about it, i can do everything i want to in the dark with the backlight on ( brilliant never had one before ), the keys are nice to the touch and the lettering is larger than my Sony which is better for my ageing eyes.
The lid does not wabble when typing contrary to what i have read in a Forum post.
Everything about this Laptop i like, i have no dead pixels which seems to be the most common problem, and the fans are reasonably quiet, no louder than my Sony.
On my Sony i play Railsimulator, frame rates with custom settings averaged 24/30, on my NEW Vortex same settings 70 plus, maximum settings 40 plus, i could'nt use maximum settings on the Sony.
Loading times with the SSD are excellent, a route loading on the Sony takeing 2mins = 20 seconds on SSD, one takeing 4mins = 35 seconds on SSD, a massive difference, so glad i was advised to the SSD as the main drive.
I have not given it a thorough testing yet as i did'nt get home till yesterday, and i've just finished installing through Steam.
It's all looking very good, Better than i expected, i am really pleased, and i saved over £600 and better specs than other dealers.
This Laptop cost me about £1800 and was worth the money, it may be my last, but if it's not i'll be back.
Thank again PCS you really are SPECIAL.
Thanks to everyone who replied to my forum post Vortex111 or Vortex 111 Elite, your posts were very helpful.
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I found when looking for customizable computers that PCS seemed to offer the best value and service. If you look at computers in PC world they're all so expensive for what they are and they just appeal to the average consumer who thinks "ooo 3TB hard drive and 12 gb ram and an i7, that's worth £1500" even though it's running on Intel HD graphics and probably a pants cooling system.