Proteus IV 17,3 a good choice?

[IDSGI]

Hi,
This may seem a dumb post but I have never made a £1500 purchase on electronic equipment before and unlike many of the other models available, the proteus IV seems to have very little feedback / reviews ( could just be me being bad at finding stuff... if there is any good feedback somewhere else please tell me where to find it ).
I was wondering if anyone else has bought this laptop ( the 17,3 version ), and had anything to mention, for instance any cooling problems or quick ware in certain places that I need to look out for. The laptop seems to perfect but £1500 is a lot for a laptop so I hope you understand why I'm asking.

 

[Oussebon]

While I'm sure that it's not a bad choice at all, I might suggest the Defiance III instead. It has a gsync screen, which means the refresh rate is synchronised to the GPU's FPS output. This can lead to smoother gameplay.

For £1500 you should probably be looking at a Defiance III with a GTX 1070, too. e.g.


Chassis & Display
Defiance Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor 6700HQ (2.6GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
8GB Kingston SODIMM DDR4 2133MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 - 8.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1, G-SYNC
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2[SUP]nd[/SUP] Hard Disk
1TB SLIM SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 200W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + MIC/Headphone + SoundBlaster X-Fi MB3
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8265 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) +BT 4.0
USB Options
3 x USB 3.1 Type A, 2 x USB 3.1 Type C AS STANDARD
Battery
Defiance Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (60WH)
Keyboard Language
DEFIANCE SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)


Notebook 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)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,514.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/defianceIII-17/bHQfzawNgA/

There are also a lot more reviews of the Defiance, including reviews by specialist tech websites: http://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mo...ecialist-defiance-iii-17-3-laptop-w-gtx-1060/

 

[Shine]

It has a gsync screen, which means the refresh rate is synchronised to the GPU's FPS output. This can lead to smoother gameplay.

There are also a lot more reviews of the Defiance, including reviews by specialist tech websites: http://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mo...ecialist-defiance-iii-17-3-laptop-w-gtx-1060/

In this review on page 3 :

One thing to note, however, is that there is a Nvidia G-Sync sticker, when the panel does not support the technology. I can only assume it is included because the GTX 1060 is G-Sync capable when paired with a display that supports the technology

So..which one is it? Defiance is using G-Sync tech. or you need different screen for it?

 

[Oussebon]

To quote myself:

I'm pretty sure the Defiance has gsync. That comment in the review may have been because it was done right after that laptop released and either a gsync panel wasn't available then or the driver version hadn't enabled gsync on it yet (laptop panels don't do gsync in the same way as desktop monitors). If in doubt though, ask PCS I guess .