Jak
Member
First off, Hi everyone. New on these forums so thought I'd get that out there.
I'll paste the spec I configured first for everyone to pore over and then put my questions below that.
Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3610QM (2.30GHz) 6MB
RAM
16GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
AMD® Radeon® HD 7970M - 2GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
SONY BD-5750H 6x BLURAY WRITER & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE (£79)
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
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® ULTIMATE-N 6300 (450Mbps)
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Firewire
1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT
Battery
2 x 17.3" Vortex Series Battery Pack, 76.96WH (One Spare) (£49)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 220W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
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)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (£19)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £1,595.00 including VAT and delivery.
I'll stick this in bullet points/indents to keep it tidy.
> The configurator states I'm not allowed to have the 1st matte panel option (the Chi-Mei N173HGE-L11 - matte - gamut of 72%) with the HD7970M I've chosen. This seems a little off, surely if it's the exact same resolution, physical panel size, pixel density etc then there's no issue? If anyone could shed any light on this I'd be grateful.
> I've done some research on the Kingston HyperX and decided it's just not up to the par I need from it, especially where lifespan is concerned and performance. However, would it be possible to have a Crucial M4 (128GB) installed in its place? If I'm paying for the M4 then as I see it, that should be fine no?
That's all I can remember atm but I'd be appreciative of any input on this from members and staff alike. This will replace my current HP G72-110SA which has served me faithfully for a couple of years now and this Vortex will hopefully last another 4 years and maybe more with luck. Primary motive for this is of course, I'll be starting on a Computing with Networking course at Bournemouth Uni fairly soon in September so hopefully if I can get some answers to my questions I might be buying this Vortex either in the next week or sometime in September once I've had a few weeks settling into the course.
Thanks in advance for the help guys and girls!
I'll paste the spec I configured first for everyone to pore over and then put my questions below that.
Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3610QM (2.30GHz) 6MB
RAM
16GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
AMD® Radeon® HD 7970M - 2GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
SONY BD-5750H 6x BLURAY WRITER & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE (£79)
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
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® ULTIMATE-N 6300 (450Mbps)
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Firewire
1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT
Battery
2 x 17.3" Vortex Series Battery Pack, 76.96WH (One Spare) (£49)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 220W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
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)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (£19)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £1,595.00 including VAT and delivery.
I'll stick this in bullet points/indents to keep it tidy.
> The configurator states I'm not allowed to have the 1st matte panel option (the Chi-Mei N173HGE-L11 - matte - gamut of 72%) with the HD7970M I've chosen. This seems a little off, surely if it's the exact same resolution, physical panel size, pixel density etc then there's no issue? If anyone could shed any light on this I'd be grateful.
> I've done some research on the Kingston HyperX and decided it's just not up to the par I need from it, especially where lifespan is concerned and performance. However, would it be possible to have a Crucial M4 (128GB) installed in its place? If I'm paying for the M4 then as I see it, that should be fine no?
That's all I can remember atm but I'd be appreciative of any input on this from members and staff alike. This will replace my current HP G72-110SA which has served me faithfully for a couple of years now and this Vortex will hopefully last another 4 years and maybe more with luck. Primary motive for this is of course, I'll be starting on a Computing with Networking course at Bournemouth Uni fairly soon in September so hopefully if I can get some answers to my questions I might be buying this Vortex either in the next week or sometime in September once I've had a few weeks settling into the course.
Thanks in advance for the help guys and girls!
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