New Laptop! (In processing now)

[scotho]

New Laptop! (In Testing!!)

Sup folks!

Ordered this a week or two ago, sorted payment etc out and it's went into the first day of processing now! What are the thoughts on this spec? Combined with my PC I should have a great combination!

Can't wait, shall keep you updated and have pictures/review when it's done and arrived!



Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3630QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670MX - 3.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SEAGATE HYBRID SSHD Drive, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (5400 rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
4x BLURAY ROM, 8x DVD ±R/±RW & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities
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
Firewire
1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT
Battery
Vortex 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 8 Standard Edition 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000 (£24)
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
Delivery
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND (£12)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,108.00 including VAT and delivery.


Production Dates
Processed Date - 23-04-2013
Build Date - 24-04-2013
Test Date - 26-04-2013

 

[SmokeDarKnight]

Is it for gaming?

I would increase your Hard Drive to a 7200 RPM, it will greatly reduce your loading times.

Other than that its a good specification you have there.

Also the Vortex has a built in Webcam do you require a separate one?

 

[SmokeDarKnight]

Also you can get the 17.3" for £7 more with the faster hard driver, if you were interested, its also capable of taking an additional HD should you ever require it and it has more speakers built into the Chassis .

The 17" Chassis is cheaper than the 15 for some reason, could be due to demand.

If its already under processing you may not be able to change the Chassis

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3630QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670MX - 3.0GB 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
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/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
Firewire
1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT
Battery
Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 220W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8 Standard Edition 64 Bit - 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
INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000 (£24)
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
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND (£12)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,115.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/vortexIII-17/DF_IvCO9xB/

 

[scotho]

Hi there,

It's not necessarily for "hardcore gaming" (Got my PC for that), the only games I will probably use it for are FIFA, Skyrim, etc (Doesn't have to be on ultra settings or anything) whilst I am away from home.
I do require the separate webcam.

Thanks for the reply and recommendation, however I am unable to change the chassis size. (Only option available is to change to an AUO MATTE 95% Gamut)

 

[scotho]

Having looked at the available HD's that I can change to, I have found the 750GB WD Scorpio Black with 7200rpm, however it has 16mb cache and SATA 3GB/s (Whereas the SSHD has 64MB cache and SATA 6GB/s)

Would there be any real speed difference, obviously the Scorpio Black has higher RPM, but lower cache and SATA speeds?

I was recommend the Hybrid drive, I don't know much about them

 

[javthrower]

http://techreport.com/r.x/seagate-thinsshd-500/time-boot.gif

as you can see the laptop sshd cuts load times in half against the scorpio

OS and application load times are alot quicker, data transfer about the same

 

[scotho]

Ahh, very nice!

Thanks for the info Javthrower!

 

[ChrisByatt]

Are you sure you want windows 8, not windows 7?

Windows 8 is AWFUL to use unless you have a touchscreen.

 

[scotho]

I'm willing to give it a go, it's faster too so y'know..

Edit:

Second working day, it has been built and just waiting on the blu-ray drive now!

 

[ChrisByatt]

At work we have both windows 7 and windows 8 laptops (identical spec). There's not really any noticable difference. The biggest issue as well is that most of the options on windows 7 are still in windows 8, just hidden away in really, really annoying and hard to find places.

If you consider yourself at all a technical user, get windows 7 not 8. Seriously.

(Only if you want to, I mean it's your build, but that's my experience and my opinion is shared by a lot of people)

 

[scotho]

I'll give Windows 8 a go, I've got a spare copy of 7 lying around so if I change my mind I can do so!