The 15.6" Cosmos II

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infernocy

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15.6" Cosmos II advice

Hi there
I want to buy a laptop for statistical software , some programming and random gaming low- mid and i am looking at the cosmos II with this build

Cosmos Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50GHz) 6MB
4GB KINGSTON SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 4GB)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 850M - 2.0GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
500GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-7260 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) + BLUETOOTH
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Cosmos Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (48.84WH)
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor

I will change the hard drive with an ssd , put a 1 TB hard drive and one extra 4gb ram so 8GB ram together, Is it easy to open the back and install them?

Thanks for the help
 
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GeorgeHillier

GeorgeHillier

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infernocy said:
Hi there
I want to buy a laptop for statistical software , some programming and random gaming low- mid and i am looking at the cosmos II with this build

Cosmos Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50GHz) 6MB
4GB KINGSTON SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 4GB)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 850M - 2.0GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
500GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-7260 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) + BLUETOOTH
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Cosmos Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (48.84WH)
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor

I will change the hard drive with an ssd , put a 1 TB hard drive and one extra 4gb ram so 8GB ram together, Is it easy to open the back and install them?

Thanks for the help
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Just grab 1x8gb stick instead? And the laptop can only have one 2.5" HDD and an mstat SSD (a second 2.5" drive can be added by replacing the DVD drive with a HDD caddy). If your HDD isn't 2.5" then it won't fit and if it's 5400rpm then I'd suggest getting the scorpio black 7200rpm drive.
 
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infernocy

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GeorgeHillier said:
Just grab 1x8gb stick instead? And the laptop can only have one 2.5" HDD and an mstat SSD (a second 2.5" drive can be added by replacing the DVD drive with a HDD caddy). If your HDD isn't 2.5" then it won't fit and if it's 5400rpm then I'd suggest getting the scorpio black 7200rpm drive.
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i currently have a HDD caddy but i need the cd rom sometimes , so i will buy the laptop with a cdrom just in case , hard drive is 2.5 1TB SATA-600 7200 rpm 32 MB use in current laptop , but since the cd-rom is going out anyway i might buy 14 or the 13.3 models ..
 
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GeorgeHillier

GeorgeHillier

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You could purchase the Optimus 15.6" if that fits your budget as it has 2 2.5" bays. Or get an msata SSD instead
 
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infernocy

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since you have the cosmos 15.6 how is the airflow and how easy is to open it and change the drives ?
Also does it have back airflow so i can use a cooler under ?
 
GeorgeHillier

GeorgeHillier

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infernocy said:
since you have the cosmos 15.6 how is the airflow and how easy is to open it and change the drives ?
Also does it have back airflow so i can use a cooler under ?
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I haven't changed the drivers. But it should be relatively easy, they usually are in laptops. And the hot air comes out of the left hand side of the chassis, so should be no problem with a cooling stand :)
 
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GeorgeHillier

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infernocy said:
my setup with cosmos comes at 50 less than the setup with skyfire and it has two drives so if the airflow is better i will go with the cosmos, what wireless card you have and is it working good ?

Hard drive
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00B4QESVQ/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

cooler
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0091CVSYU/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

caddy
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008V66RDY/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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I have the killer wifi card as the standard one has known issues. I would advise not getting the standard one or the N-135, any of the others should be fine.
 
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