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*EDIT* MY REVIEW IS POST #7 ON THIS THREAD *EDIT*
As my PS3 and laptop both broke coinciding with each other i was looking for something to somewhat replace both on a student budget, so through begging borrowing and stealing (i jest), i mustered all i could to throw into the new machine, here is the result:
Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3630QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
4x BLURAY ROM, 8x DVD ±R/±RW & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE
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
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Battery
Optimus Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 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) (£5)
Intel Anti-Theft Technology
FREE 90 Day Intel Anti-Theft Trial - Prevent Data Access upon Theft
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £849.00 including VAT and delivery.
this laptop and spec were chosen as i enjoy watching movies on the go and at home in bed, with the 17" full hd screen and blu-ray player this will be good. also i enjoy gaming to a reasonable degree on RPG's such as Skyrim and the Fallout series, and strategy such as the Total War series. on top of that i am on a degree course so need something portable to take to and from university (weight doesn't bother me nor size, as long as i can carry it from car to building and back, ie not a desktop).
upon comparing price-spec to other online 'shops' and all my local places (PC World, Currys, Staples, etc) PCSpecialist was leagues more affordable for a much MUCH superior build and what i hope is going to be a fantastic machine. i would have loved to afford a vortex, but for the price raise of nearly £200 for the same spec on the 15" screen it was just out of reach, the superior ventilation (not to mention that cool/pretty light up keyboard) would have been a nice advantage though. my only reservation on the optimus is a big worry of overheating as that is what caused a motherboard fault in my last laptop, i have bought an on-lap cooling stand to go with this laptop. (in case PCS are seeing this i was referred to you by a friend who owns one of your laptops and you came highly recommended, he is on a Computer Game Programming degree)
my laptop was ordered on Monday and i am somewhat disappointed for it to still be in 'pre-production'. After speaking to a salesman on the phone pre-ordering it bugged me as my dissertation is due in a month (yes very inconvenient for my lappy to stop working), and due to me being at a university house and needing the laptop to be delivered to my university address not my listed debit card address, i was unable to get it on the 5 day fast track build time. i see no reason for it being delivered here to cause that to not be possible (when questioned the salesman gave rather run-of-the-mill squirm my way out of it cos i don't really know either" kinda answers.
so when the laptop does arrive i will update with my initial review, and then will update again after a month or two of use. My hopes are for a well built, solid feeling machine that can run most games on medium settings, less demanding on high settings, and very demanding games on low settings, i am not expecting the world, just a generally good laptop for multi-purpose use and some long gaming sessions.
any comments on the build i chose and tips on maintenance are most welcome, look forward to receiving my machine and will update again when i do.
Mark
As my PS3 and laptop both broke coinciding with each other i was looking for something to somewhat replace both on a student budget, so through begging borrowing and stealing (i jest), i mustered all i could to throw into the new machine, here is the result:
Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3630QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
4x BLURAY ROM, 8x DVD ±R/±RW & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE
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
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Battery
Optimus Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 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) (£5)
Intel Anti-Theft Technology
FREE 90 Day Intel Anti-Theft Trial - Prevent Data Access upon Theft
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £849.00 including VAT and delivery.
this laptop and spec were chosen as i enjoy watching movies on the go and at home in bed, with the 17" full hd screen and blu-ray player this will be good. also i enjoy gaming to a reasonable degree on RPG's such as Skyrim and the Fallout series, and strategy such as the Total War series. on top of that i am on a degree course so need something portable to take to and from university (weight doesn't bother me nor size, as long as i can carry it from car to building and back, ie not a desktop).
upon comparing price-spec to other online 'shops' and all my local places (PC World, Currys, Staples, etc) PCSpecialist was leagues more affordable for a much MUCH superior build and what i hope is going to be a fantastic machine. i would have loved to afford a vortex, but for the price raise of nearly £200 for the same spec on the 15" screen it was just out of reach, the superior ventilation (not to mention that cool/pretty light up keyboard) would have been a nice advantage though. my only reservation on the optimus is a big worry of overheating as that is what caused a motherboard fault in my last laptop, i have bought an on-lap cooling stand to go with this laptop. (in case PCS are seeing this i was referred to you by a friend who owns one of your laptops and you came highly recommended, he is on a Computer Game Programming degree)
my laptop was ordered on Monday and i am somewhat disappointed for it to still be in 'pre-production'. After speaking to a salesman on the phone pre-ordering it bugged me as my dissertation is due in a month (yes very inconvenient for my lappy to stop working), and due to me being at a university house and needing the laptop to be delivered to my university address not my listed debit card address, i was unable to get it on the 5 day fast track build time. i see no reason for it being delivered here to cause that to not be possible (when questioned the salesman gave rather run-of-the-mill squirm my way out of it cos i don't really know either" kinda answers.
so when the laptop does arrive i will update with my initial review, and then will update again after a month or two of use. My hopes are for a well built, solid feeling machine that can run most games on medium settings, less demanding on high settings, and very demanding games on low settings, i am not expecting the world, just a generally good laptop for multi-purpose use and some long gaming sessions.
any comments on the build i chose and tips on maintenance are most welcome, look forward to receiving my machine and will update again when i do.
Mark
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