Cheap laptop advise

[Fatburt]

Hi experts

I have an ancient Acer Aspire laptop which I'm feeling is due a renewal.

I have a budget of around £800 (would like to spend less if possible) and I'm looking to put together a system that will be able to play Guild Wars 2 at a better setting than absolute minimum as I have it running at the moment.

I know laptops are a compromise system but as I don't have room for a desktop they're what I have to run with and as I work away from home quite frequently, having a system I can take anywhere with me allows for FM13 whilst away and GW2 when at home.

I'd prefer a 17" screen but if I can get more bang for my buck I'll happily take a 15.6" but I don't want anything smaller.

If anyone can point me to a good starting build that will cover my needs or even a bespoke build I would be appreciative as I've no idea where to start

 

[keynes]

Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 765M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-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 SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Battery
Optimus Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Keyboard Language
OPTIMUS SERIES UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
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) (£5)
Intel Anti-Theft Technology
FREE 90 Day Intel Anti-Theft Trial - Prevent Data Access upon Theft
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £837.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/optimusV-15/K2fLMpqF7V/

 

[Stephen M]

Not sure what you intend to do with your Acer Aspire once you have the new laptop but I am now using my ancient Acer with a new OS and it is working really well, boot up time has gone from more than five minutes to less than one. It may not be much good for gaming but if you put a Linux freeware OS on it will make a handy second laptop.

 

[Fatburt]

Thanks Keynes, thats the sort of system I was speccing myself, it's a bit more than I was aiming at but then you only get what you pay for I suppose.

Is the GTX 765 a big step up on the 660 or is there minimal difference as I'd rather have the bigger 17" screen if possible but I can only really afford that on the 660 graphics card

The old Acer will be getting all it's general gubbins relocated to the back up hard drive and the system will then be given to the missus for general browsing etc...