11.6 inferno

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simonmoore1986

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My new beauty has arrived this afternoon, i skipped the afternoon at work so i could be here when it arrived!
This is a quick first impression and i will do a nice big review with pics in a week so i can get find out everything first.

Ordering:
Was blissful, kept up to date at each new stage, ordered late 8/11/12 arrived 21/11/12 so thats 13 days including weekends or 7 days without, Thank you pc specialist!

Packaging:
I was confused and thought i was being given the wrong laptop when the box came, but i was just lots of packaging, which is never a bad thing, also my cat had something to play in while i opened up my laptop! Then primary box for the laptop again well packeged, my only concern is the battery was not secured in this box and plenty of room to move about. As unlikely as it might be i would like to have seen it with more packing to wedge it or for it to be in another compartment. As i am assuming the smaller ac adapter would of left room for it in the separate compartment. Anyways just a thought for peace of mind.

First impressions, i turned it on expecting to see that it could find a operating system but pcspecialist left it on. Although no registered as my copy was a 64bit premium edition all i had to do was register my key, lovely. It had obviously been turned on and off a few times as the hard drive was allready picking it up as frequently used and booted very quickly! It is smooth and the screen is crisp. Currently installing some games and will put some bench marks up next week. The keyboard is tiny, and i know you saying that it only 11 inches but i have a ASUS 300TF and the keys are bigger on the 10inch tablet, netbook combo then this!
Also the track pad is quite large and makes resting hands to type very awkward. None of this is a problem as it wil just take time to adjust, But if some one knows how to disable the touch pad quickly (maybe a button combination) that would be much apperciated.
Also people was saying about the speakers, they are not that bad, loud enough to watch a flm, even with my wife munching crisps next to me.
Also the heat from the base while on the lap while browsing and watching films is no worse then any other laptop so plus points!

All in all so far very impressed and i will already be recommending pc specialist and the inferno!
Well done guys and big thankyou for all your help, your customer service and your so far quality product.
(also if there is any other way of giving you guys credit i would be more then happy to do so)
 
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agtrinity

Bronze Level Poster
I love my inferno

Was a seriously good buy. Extremely useful for both work and gaming while travelling, and at a price point and convenience that is really amazing.
 
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simonmoore1986

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Okay so this is my full review of my Inferno 11.6" from PC specailsit

Chassis & Display Inferno Series: 11.6" Matte HD LED Widescreen (1366x768)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3630QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M - 2.0GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 750GB SEAGATE MOMENTUS XT HYBRID, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
Network Facilities GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® ADVANCED-N 6235 (300Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
Power Lead & Adaptor Upgrade to 1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor (£12)
Operating System NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Warranty 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Total Order Price £630.00
Processed Date 08-11-2012
Dispatch Date 20-11-2012
Built By Tom Davies
Tested By Carl Auckland
QC'd By Carl Auckland
Packed By Aiden Ramsden

Ordering

Okay so as stated above this was ordered on the 8th and i recived it on the 22nd very happy with the timings . I was kept apprised at every new stage and was left with warm fuzzy feeling about the state of my new laptop.
Customer support
I had already used the customer service before it was delivered as i had concerns about delivery, the man on the other was very helpful, knowledgeable and again was left with a fuzzy feeling!

Delivery

The item was revived the day after dispatch, Again very happy with the quick service.

Packaging

As mentioned before this item was well packged except for the battery which was left loose inside the box, allthough in bubble wrap, i would of been more comfortable with it been more secured inside. The laptop and other items was all held very nicley and i was confident the hardest knocks would leave it unscathed.

Laptop case

The case it self is far beyond what i was expecting, its beauty is quite understated and i think it is one of the nicest looking small gaming laptops.
The case is very sturdy with no flex in the main body and very little in the middle of the keyboard (nothing you notice in use unless you like to poke in between your keys when your bored)
All the buttons have a really nice feeling, firm and responsive juts the way i like them, although the keyboard is very cramped even for my tiny hands iam already getting used to it. I can not do my attempt at touch typing but you can still mange to get a good rate on it.
The track pad is not my favorite, actually i hate track pads completely but i had used better, its sensitive enough but every now and then it comes up with one of the multi touch options, i could be me accidentally touching it but either way it dose annoy me
I also happily found the button to disable the track pad (fn + F1 ) This is a small understated feature that should be on every laptop and is implemented well.
Some of the other quick buttons are not as good i feel. The brightness and volume keys show no indication of the level unless you are on the desktop. Also i find that the brightness buttons work to quickly from low to high to be used that often.
The screen is sharp and pleasant to look at. The panel itself is very sturdy and although i would not do it, it could be picked up by the screen with out damaging it. Also the hinges are of fantastic quality and they look and feel sturdy.
Currently i have a white patch just left of center screen when the screen is showing black (windows loading screen, game loading screens, dark movies) Iam unsure of the cause but i will be getting i touch with customer service shortly to look into this.
All in all the case is 10/10, the screen is 9/10 due to the white patch.

Cooling

This laptop is fine desktop and media use on the lap with out to much heat, while gaming a mat or tray is needed, you could probably have it your lap, it dose not burn but the hot air coming out the exhaust vent is enough to tell you it dose not need the heat from your lap or extra effort required to pull cool air in. As long as the fan is not blocked i have no concerns about the heating, it preforms as well as the likes of alien ware but it also dose it quieter! I hate alien ware!

Performance

This laptop is quick in all respects, it boots fast, transfers files fast and the gaming i amazing for such a tiny laptop. ( i only wish i had put a SSD in)
I did a quick test using fraps to test it on Battlefield 3, if any one wants a specific game please ask, if i have it i will do it for you.

Battlefield 3
Campaign (fraps)
LOW HIGH AVERAGE
LOW 54 63 57
MEDIUM 41 62 54
HIGH 32 60 42
ULTRA 17 43 22

As seen this laptop will play on ultra, and except a couple of moments its actually playable. But you can just bump down to high and enjoy.
This is with v sync on and the normal screen res.
I will be updating this when i get a chance to put it onto a 1080p monitor to see how it handles it.
Other games again it handled really well and it is a joy to play.

Conclusion

All in all this laptop fulfilled all my expectations and stomped on any doubts i had.
I recommend this laptop not as a traveling laptop but as a gaming laptop!
I would rate this as 9/10 only because i feel with a ssd this laptop would have it all.

And just one more thank you you all the guys at PCS who have done an excellent job and provided a excellent service.
Also any other questions i will try to answer, and photos should be uploading!
 
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simonmoore1986

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Jedimaca

Bronze Level Poster
Nice review, thanks for taking the time an effort into posting all the pics. Looks good hope you have many hours of fun on your new lappy.
 
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PCS

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Fantastic review, +rep :)

We have added your review to the reviews section on our configurator.
 
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RaveBeforeLunch

Member
Awesome review and tons of pictures which is great :p. The benchmarks helped a lot too and it's good to know that this can run battlefield comfortably on high!
 
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