New Laptop advice

[scottyccfc]

Hi all

Currently have an XPS 15 9560. Its cracking for what I need it (Adobe and FM21). Over the last few weeks its acting up (battery gone, few pixels on screen, motherboard charging port is dodgy, screen hinge off a bit etc)

I was looking at upgrading to the new XPS but it seems very pricey compared to what I can get in PC Specialist (Ive never bought off them before so Im new here). Am I missing something obvious here? Its actually cheaper and by the looks a far superior product. Just looking for advice before pulling the trigger. I usually go through laptops every 3 years so I want this one to last and make it count.

My needs are heavy usage of Adobe Products (Photoshop, Illustrator etc)
Heavy usage of Football Manager and the odd game.
Needs to be very portable, not possible to go for a desktop or a heavy laptop. (At 15" Im pushing it with size I need that for Adobe)

Any help is appreciated all. Thanks in advance.

Chassis & Display
Vyper Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor 10875H (2.3GHz, 5.1GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB Intel® H10 NVMe SSD + 32GB Intel® Optane™ (up to 2400MB/sR | 1800MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated Micro-SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery
Vyper Series Integrated 62WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + THX Spatial Audio
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x THUNDERBOLT 3 PORT + 3 x USB 3.1 PORTS
Keyboard Language
VYPER SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Chassis
TongFang GM5MP0Y (6GB RTX-2060, i7-10875H, 144Hz, Blank KB)

 

[scottyccfc]

Hi all

Just wondering if anyone has any advice on this one. I know its a gaming machine and its being used for heavy Adobe/Football Manager. There is nothing obvious Im low on here is there?

Also just wondering if there is much of a difference between these two SSDs

2TB INTEL® 660p M.2 2TB Up to 1800MB/s Up to 1800MB/s

v

1TB Intel® H10 NVMe SSD + 32GB Optane™ 32GB + 21TB Up to 2400MB/s Up to 1800MB/s


Cheers

 

[liambrown951]

A few things to consider...

64GB for adobe suite is overkill, 16gb is more than enough, 32GB is a better sweet spot if your thinking about future proofing,

AMD's are the better CPU so I they're also cheaper and can be paired with faster ram. I would strongly consider an AMD build over Intel at this point.

Remove bullguard antivirus, guys here are saying that its problematic and windows defender does just as good a job without interference.

the warranty upgrade to SILVER is worth the extra £5

if you post the reconfig link for your build and tell us your maximum budget, the more knowledgeable here will be able to further fine tune it.

 

[scottyccfc]

Thank you very much Liam. WIll do, great advice

 

[scottyccfc]

It wont allow me to change from Intel to AMD, Im guessing Im missing something obvious.
Ive changed it to 32 gb and improved the SSD drive. Might be a better usage of money.
2k is the absolute limit (including VAT)

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Chassis & Display
Vyper Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor 10875H (2.3GHz, 5.1GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated Micro-SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery
Vyper Series Integrated 62WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + THX Spatial Audio
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x THUNDERBOLT 3 PORT + 3 x USB 3.1 PORTS
Keyboard Language
VYPER SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs

 

[Bhuna50]

If you cant change it to AMD it probably means that that laptop only allows Intel.

 

[scottyccfc]

Yeah I think Im going to go with this one. Size, price and power all fit from what I can see.

 

[Bhuna50]

Personally I think For the extra price as well the better warranty which includes 2 year warranty parts is worth taking just in case on laptops.


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[scottyccfc]

Personally I think For the extra price as well the better warranty which includes 2 year warranty parts is worth taking just in case on laptops.


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Good point that, thanks Andjef

 

[scottyccfc]

Actually last question, sorry now about this folks. Is there a major difference between 1 and 2tb ssd besides space? Not sure I really need 2tb as I have a NAS and dropbox. Again just want to make sure I make the right decision. Thanks all in advance

Chassis & Display	Vyper Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)	Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor 10875H (2.3GHz, 5.1GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)	32GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive	1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Memory Card Reader	Integrated Micro-SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor	1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery	Vyper Series Integrated 62WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste	ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card	2 Channel High Def. Audio + THX Spatial Audio
Bluetooth & Wireless	GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options	1 x THUNDERBOLT 3 PORT + 3 x USB 3.1 PORTS
Keyboard Language	VYPER SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System	Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language	United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media	Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software	FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus	NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser	Google Chrome™
Notebook Mouse	INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam	INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty	3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee	1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs

 

[Bhuna50]

Space mainly - but some do say as well its best to have two - have your windows etc on the one, then any games / files etc you add on the other - this way then if you need to do a complete reinstall of windows you dont lose all your games / saved data / files.

 

[ubuysa]

Space mainly - but some do say as well its best to have two - have your windows etc on the one, then any games / files etc you add on the other - this way then if you need to do a complete reinstall of windows you dont lose all your games / saved data / files.

Definitely. Windows can only have one read/write operation in progress to a physical drive at a time. So if you only have one drive then Windows read/writes will be queuing up behind application read/writes to the same drive. Queuing introduces delays and since Windows is managing everything, anything that slows Windows down slows everything down.

Thus, you want at least two drives; a fast drive for Windows and programs and a slower (aka cheaper) drive for user data. For the very best performance in an ideal world you want one drive per file, then there would be no queuing at all - but that's silly of course!

This is in addition to the point above about no losing all your data when you do a reinstall, which is another very important advantage of two drives of course.