Optimus VI Price: £1059
Specs:
- 13.3" Matte Full HD LED IPS Widescreen (1920x1080)
- Intel Core I7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7 4910mq (2.9-3.9ghz) 8MB
- 8GB KINGSTON DDR3 1600MHz
- NVIDIA GTX 960m 2.0GB
- 240GB Kingston SSD, SATA 6 Gb
- Arctic MX-4 Extreme thermal paste
- Gigabit LAN & wireless intel n-7260 YMCA (300mbps)
- CM Storm Ceres-300 Gaming Headset
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
- 3 Year Silver Warrenty
I ordered an Optimus 13.3" laptop (also known as a clevo w230sd) and received it 2 weeks later.
So far it has exceeded expectations. The 960m gpu and i7 4910mq (highest cpu configuration) performs marvellously for my games. My research told me to expect 20-30 FPS in Arma 3, but ended up with 40-60fps on ULTRA preset with v-sync on. I never expected so much power from a mid level gpu.
The chassis itself looks far better than the photos in configuration, being more silver than grey. It makes it seem more premium and it feels good to the touch.
I never realised a matte screen could look this good. I always thought it dulled the colours and ruined the image quality. It's very sharp and colourful, maybe because its IPS
I was worried about the cpu temperature, as various reviews said it plagued performance.
The cpu temp will reach over 95C and the computer will thermal throttle. However, when this happens I dont notice any significant drops in performance. Arma 3 remains at a solid 40fps. Furthermore, as long as the laptop has sufficient airspace underneath, temperatures rarely go above 90. Moreover the moment the laptop stops an intensive application, temperatures plummet back to 40C, which means the fans are efficiently dissipating the heat. I have nothing to worry about.
As well as gaming, I use the laptop to simulate models in matlabs. Since my previous laptop, loading times have been eliminated and running models now has minimal lag.
I did have an issue with using headphones, as sound did not automatically transfer. But this was fixed by reinstalling the sound drivers, which PCS promised were installed.
Overall, extremely happy with the laptop and its performance. Great build, great sceen etc etc. Temperatures do get high, but I have nothing to worry about.
(Laptop photos, last one is a size comparison between 13.3" & 15.6")
Specs:
- 13.3" Matte Full HD LED IPS Widescreen (1920x1080)
- Intel Core I7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7 4910mq (2.9-3.9ghz) 8MB
- 8GB KINGSTON DDR3 1600MHz
- NVIDIA GTX 960m 2.0GB
- 240GB Kingston SSD, SATA 6 Gb
- Arctic MX-4 Extreme thermal paste
- Gigabit LAN & wireless intel n-7260 YMCA (300mbps)
- CM Storm Ceres-300 Gaming Headset
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
- 3 Year Silver Warrenty
I ordered an Optimus 13.3" laptop (also known as a clevo w230sd) and received it 2 weeks later.
So far it has exceeded expectations. The 960m gpu and i7 4910mq (highest cpu configuration) performs marvellously for my games. My research told me to expect 20-30 FPS in Arma 3, but ended up with 40-60fps on ULTRA preset with v-sync on. I never expected so much power from a mid level gpu.
The chassis itself looks far better than the photos in configuration, being more silver than grey. It makes it seem more premium and it feels good to the touch.
I never realised a matte screen could look this good. I always thought it dulled the colours and ruined the image quality. It's very sharp and colourful, maybe because its IPS
I was worried about the cpu temperature, as various reviews said it plagued performance.
The cpu temp will reach over 95C and the computer will thermal throttle. However, when this happens I dont notice any significant drops in performance. Arma 3 remains at a solid 40fps. Furthermore, as long as the laptop has sufficient airspace underneath, temperatures rarely go above 90. Moreover the moment the laptop stops an intensive application, temperatures plummet back to 40C, which means the fans are efficiently dissipating the heat. I have nothing to worry about.
As well as gaming, I use the laptop to simulate models in matlabs. Since my previous laptop, loading times have been eliminated and running models now has minimal lag.
I did have an issue with using headphones, as sound did not automatically transfer. But this was fixed by reinstalling the sound drivers, which PCS promised were installed.
Overall, extremely happy with the laptop and its performance. Great build, great sceen etc etc. Temperatures do get high, but I have nothing to worry about.
(Laptop photos, last one is a size comparison between 13.3" & 15.6")
