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[NRD]

HI,
I am considering the Voyager laptop as my next computer, I wondered if anyone has any comments with regard to this PC that may be of assistance to me please.

 

[PCS]

Welcome to our forums

I think you need to be more specific, perhaps you could post any question here for us to answer?

 

[NRD]

Sorry about the delay but have been on our Hols.
However, I suppose my main question would be with regards to the difference in processors ie. i3, i5, and i7. Main use other than surfing of course, would be photographic work and family research. this would just about cover things. I have come up with at least 2nd gen. i5 @ 2.50 ghz. at least 4gb ram and at least 500mb Hdd. Not being Too technically minded, how does this sound?

 

[HonestFlames]

If you are serious about your photographic work, i.e. you need to edit / layer multiple RAW images from an expensive DSLR camera, then you need a good amount of RAM and some fast storage to avoid frustrating waits during editing. You have the right CPU.

I would consider something like this: -

Chassis & Display

Voyager: 17.3" AUO Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080) (£85)
Processor (CPU)

Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-3210M (2.50GHz) 3MB
Memory (RAM)

8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card

NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640M - 1GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk

120GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk

750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive

2nd/3rd HDD HARD DRIVE OPTICAL BAY CADDY
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
Bluetooth & Wireless

GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® ADVANCED-N 6235 (300Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options

2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Battery

Optimus/Voyager Series 6 Cell Lithium-ION Battery (48.84WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor

1 x UK Power Lead & 90W AC Adaptor
Operating System

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software

FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus

BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Keyboard Language

INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Notebook Mouse

INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam

INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty

3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month 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 6 to 8 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £894.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/Voyager/CJoNHDBRL8/

 

[PCS]

For your required usage, an i5 @ 2.50 ghz with 4gb ram and a 500GB HDD is more than enough. You can get away with an i3 also, it will just be a little slower. Here's a specification to consider:

Chassis & Display
Voyager: 17.3" Glossy HD LEDWidescreen (1600 x 900)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core MobileProcessor i5-3210M (2.50GHz) 3MB
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3MEMORY (2 x 2GB)
Graphics Card
Intel® HD Graphics 3000/4000 VideoMemory Technology up to 1.7GB
Memory - Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARDDRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24xCD-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 SUFFICIENTCOOLING
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio+ MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL®N130 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORTAS STANDARD
Battery
Optimus/Voyager Series 6 CellLithium-ION Battery (48.84WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 90W ACAdaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bitw/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010(Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90DAY TRIAL
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBERPAD
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 MonthCollect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc.Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UKMAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8working days
Quantity
1

Price: £541.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/Voyager/c98tDIL4OF/

 

[Wozza63]

That spec looks good although depending on your budget consider these few upgrades

1x4GB RAM (instead of 2x2) - Its not any faster (infact a bit slower) but will allow you to easily upgrade to 8GB in the future without having to throw away two sticks
7,200RPM HDD - This will be quite a bit faster for bootup and program loading, and if you want even quicker, get the 500GB Hybrid Drive
Dedicated graphics - This is completely up to you and probably wont speed up what your doing, but if you want to do a bit of light gaming, such as the free games offered on steam, then this is a must

 

[NRD]

Thank you guy's one and all.
All three of you have been a great help to me and I can now ( using your suggestions ) go and finally decide on my new toy. Must then call the wife a lot of lovely names and hopefully get the necessary finance that will be needed. Keep up the good work for us nerds.