PCS or Samsung M2 SSD and advice

theb52s

Silver Level Poster
I've had a laptop ordered for a couple of weeks and have paid £1320 for it. As it is still in pre production I was wondering whether to change the SSD to Samsung. The cost of making that alteration came up as an additional £76. I was going to ask for opinions on whether people thought that the additional cost was worth it.
However on looking at the specs again I found that the cost of the laptop I've already ordered has decreased.
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Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen™ 7 Eight Core Processor 4800H (2.9GHz, 4.2GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 Card Reader (Full Size SD / SDHC / SDXC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 180W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
Optimus Series Integrated 46WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless/Wired Networking
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
OPTIMUS SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
TongFang GK7NR0R (6GB RTX-2060, R7-4800H, 144Hz, Blank KB)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Price: £1,345.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/optimusXI-pro-17/DwbXf92Anw/

That's just £25 more than I have paid.

So the options would be to leave the order as it is, change the SSD paying another £76, cancel the order and reorder at the cheaper price, speak to PCS to see if they could change the SSD drive but honor the cheaper price.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
 
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maha

Silver Level Poster
Mine too, the price decreased after I ordered it, but that's life :LOL:
SAMSUNG is worth the £76
 

theb52s

Silver Level Poster
For a difference of £25 I would definitely do it. For £76 I'm not so sure. How much of a difference would it make?
 

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
I would give them a call and see what they can do. Even if they split the difference it's a win :)

I would personally pay the premium for the Samsung, at £25 it would be a no brainer of course, there won't be a great deal in real life performance to note.... but you know what you're getting with Samsung :)
 

theb52s

Silver Level Poster
Thanks. I might get ready to try and haggle on Monday then. There's nothing to lose. After all I could just cancel, reorder and get the cheaper price, albeit going to the bottom of the queue again.
 
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