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Hey Guys.
Firstly, I'm a newbie here. So pleased to meet you all over the course of the next couple of months.
In terms of IT and tech, I built my first unix machine from an old BBC B back in the 80's - so kind old now and a little old school
Therefore, I was hoping you wonderful chaps and chappess' could help
I'm presently using an old IBM Thinkpad with Centrino Duo that I picked up cheap. Been using it for a couple of years now, and thanks to work, I've got a £700 pre-tax bonus coming in January all being well, and as we aren't allowed to get cash towards the bills, I've decided to get a new laptop (the wife will kill me, but oh well)
Now, I've got a main desktop system that I used to use. Quad core, 4gb DDR3, 25" screen etc - mainly for gaming. However, I stripped out some of those components including the HDD to build a semi-decent Home Theater system. Thus, here I am stuck on a shiet laptop ;0)
So, in my quest to find something nice, I've been all over the net the last 2-3 weeks investigating and there are 2 sites I keep coming back to. PCSpecialist and MySn.de.
So, disregarding mysn for now, this is the spec I'm looking at:
Viper II 18.4" Screen
CPU - i5-540m (2.53ghz)
Memory - 4 Gig DDR3
Graphics - ATI HD5165 DDR3
HDD - 320 GB WD Scorpio - Sata 16mb Cache
Network - GB Lan N6300 Wireless
Total cost: £853 inc VAT
Now, I have one, small bug bear that is REALLY annoying me. I REALLY want an illuminated keyboard. This is almost now at the stage of a "no deal" if I can't get it.
Usage wise, the Lappy will almost always be plugged into the mains, so battery drain isn't an issue.
I LOVE the XMG Chassis from mysn with the keyboard layout, but not lit.
Is there anything you guys at PC Specialist can do to help me out here? If I need to adjust the spec slightly downwards to get it, then fine, lets have a chat
Thanks guys,
Hope you can help.
Matt
Additional Edit: Also, I really can;t think of a reason for having a DVDr as I NEVER burn or use CD's / DVD's this day and age. Is it possible you have a slimline addition, or whether this could be removed and replaced with a SSD for the OS? also, I really don't want the Windows software for £79.00 Can this be removed?
Firstly, I'm a newbie here. So pleased to meet you all over the course of the next couple of months.
In terms of IT and tech, I built my first unix machine from an old BBC B back in the 80's - so kind old now and a little old school
Therefore, I was hoping you wonderful chaps and chappess' could help
I'm presently using an old IBM Thinkpad with Centrino Duo that I picked up cheap. Been using it for a couple of years now, and thanks to work, I've got a £700 pre-tax bonus coming in January all being well, and as we aren't allowed to get cash towards the bills, I've decided to get a new laptop (the wife will kill me, but oh well
)Now, I've got a main desktop system that I used to use. Quad core, 4gb DDR3, 25" screen etc - mainly for gaming. However, I stripped out some of those components including the HDD to build a semi-decent Home Theater system. Thus, here I am stuck on a shiet laptop ;0)
So, in my quest to find something nice, I've been all over the net the last 2-3 weeks investigating and there are 2 sites I keep coming back to. PCSpecialist and MySn.de.
So, disregarding mysn for now, this is the spec I'm looking at:
Viper II 18.4" Screen
CPU - i5-540m (2.53ghz)
Memory - 4 Gig DDR3
Graphics - ATI HD5165 DDR3
HDD - 320 GB WD Scorpio - Sata 16mb Cache
Network - GB Lan N6300 Wireless
Total cost: £853 inc VAT
Now, I have one, small bug bear that is REALLY annoying me. I REALLY want an illuminated keyboard. This is almost now at the stage of a "no deal" if I can't get it.
Usage wise, the Lappy will almost always be plugged into the mains, so battery drain isn't an issue.
I LOVE the XMG Chassis from mysn with the keyboard layout, but not lit.
Is there anything you guys at PC Specialist can do to help me out here? If I need to adjust the spec slightly downwards to get it, then fine, lets have a chat
Thanks guys,
Hope you can help.
Matt
Additional Edit: Also, I really can;t think of a reason for having a DVDr as I NEVER burn or use CD's / DVD's this day and age. Is it possible you have a slimline addition, or whether this could be removed and replaced with a SSD for the OS? also, I really don't want the Windows software for £79.00 Can this be removed?
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