Another spec me a laptop please

ichabod crane · 3 Sep 2009 at 06:45

Once again another laptop spec thread! (but i am clueless on laptops)

I am returning to uni this September and will be in need of a portable and powerful laptop budget is between £600-£700 (is this a realistic budget).

It will be used for 2D/3D modelling works, and photo editing and manipulation.

Thanks

ichabod crane · 3 Sep 2009 at 15:50

would seem a lot of people are raving about this Dell xps 16! so I will investigate further

SfnX · 3 Sep 2009 at 15:59

well they say it gets very hot so that an issue. but im not that big on laptops.

iMacMart · 4 Sep 2009 at 23:03

ichabod crane said:
would seem a lot of people are raving about this Dell xps 16! so I will investigate further

I have one coming next week, has the RGBLED screen will let you know my thoughts if you like?

ichabod crane · 5 Sep 2009 at 07:48

tweakinfreak said:
I have one coming next week, has the RGBLED screen will let you know my thoughts if you like?

Yes please i am very interested in the quality of the RGB screen how it would compare to a calibrated 15.6" screen.

iMacMart · 5 Sep 2009 at 09:21

Their not cheap though, I think £200 - £250 additional from a standard screen

I'm buying mine from the bay, good seller cancelled orders from Dell

2.26ghz
4GB DDR3
3670HD 512mb
320 7200rpm
RGBLED
Backlit

£800

paulc25 · 5 Sep 2009 at 19:12

For that type of price i would look into a macbook. I just made the switch and couldn't be happier. 6 hour plus battery life as well (depending on what you use it for) which is great for portability. They are rather pricey though even with the HE discount...

ichabod crane · 6 Sep 2009 at 15:20

paulc25 said:
For that type of price i would look into a macbook. I just made the switch and couldn't be happier. 6 hour plus battery life as well (depending on what you use it for) which is great for portability. They are rather pricey though even with the HE discount...

Macs are of no use sorry as the programs I use are windows specific.

paulc25 · 6 Sep 2009 at 16:42

fair enough but i would suggest getting something smaller than a 16" if you are carrying it around a lot

ichabod crane · 6 Sep 2009 at 16:54

paulc25 said:
fair enough but i would suggest getting something smaller than a 16" if you are carrying it around a lot

you have a point its difficult to get power and portability together! This thread failed abit on suggestions to!

Izi · 6 Sep 2009 at 17:04

i did a lot of researching and in the end went for the XPS 16, it hasnt arrived yet but what i found:

Its under 3kg, so its really not that heavy.
It gets hot when gaming, but if just browsing /light work its fine. I assume if you are working you will be at a desk so does it really matter?
Get the SSD upgrade, it will make a huge difference to over all performance.

The spec I went for:

2.4ghz
4gb
256 SSD
1080p RGBLED 16inch

As soon as I get it I will do a write up, but my delivery date is current not until the 25th as there was a 9 day wait for SSDs.

paulc25 · 6 Sep 2009 at 21:25

Izi said:
i did a lot of researching and in the end went for the XPS 16, it hasnt arrived yet but what i found:

Its under 3kg, so its really not that heavy.
It gets hot when gaming, but if just browsing /light work its fine. I assume if you are working you will be at a desk so does it really matter?
Get the SSD upgrade, it will make a huge difference to over all performance.

The spec I went for:

2.4ghz
4gb
256 SSD
1080p RGBLED 16inch

As soon as I get it I will do a write up, but my delivery date is current not until the 25th as there was a 9 day wait for SSDs.

256 ssd?! how much did this laptop set you back?

edit nevermind, the other thread said £1200 but i think that was a bit out of his budget...

Izi · 6 Sep 2009 at 21:30

ah oops missed the budget.

paulc25 · 6 Sep 2009 at 21:55

Those dells are pretty pricey. If you are set on a dell then keep an eye on the outlet where you might pick up a bargain.