*** Coming soon *** custom built laptops from OcUK

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RTB said:
Fixed thank you!
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No worries, happy to help you get up and going with these :) Any decent alternative gaming/high spec supplier that doesnt charge a bomb in the UK is welcome, don't think I've ever managed to look at the Rock site for example without my eyes and bank balance feeling like they're about to bleed...
 
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Slackworth said:
4800 Series cards will be in testing for a little while to check various things i.e. they don't melt the laptops :D and we will then update our range to include these.
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Hehe, heard they were finished, but ATI were holding it til the range was complete. Still the non melting the laptops part should perhaps be pointed out to Dell/Alienware, I hear thier early M15x laptops suffered some....issues shall we say due to heat, involving oh so minor things like the cases beginning to crack under heat :D
 
ps3ud0 said:
Hi Slackworth,

Can I ask what you mean by ultraportables? 7"-10" or more 11"-14"?

This tangent is getting more and more interesting...

ps3ud0 :cool:
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To start with 12.1"+ but the Atom powered product we may look at in the near future.

Alexrose1uk said:
Hehe, heard they were finished, but ATI were holding it til the range was complete. Still the non melting the laptops part should perhaps be pointed out to Dell/Alienware, I hear thier early M15x laptops suffered some....issues shall we say due to heat, involving oh so minor things like the cases beginning to crack under heat :D
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Mmmmm...the smell of melted plastic in the morning :D
 
On a more serious note, the 15" with the 9800GTS looks quite nice and powerful for the size (although apparently the 9800GT benchmarks stronger for some reason, presumably because it has 50% more stream processors where the GTS has higher clocks; NV going off the deep end with naming again it seems as GT shouldnt be stronger than GTS:confused:), but do you have any plans to incorporate any more powerful laptop graphics chips in a small 15" model, or perhaps a similar chip in a 14" model?

I understand perhaps these might not be feasible but they're not easy to get in the UK so thought it worth asking, as for people who don't want a large laptop but want to play some games this is a relevant question :)
 
Alexrose1uk said:
On a more serious note, the 15" with the 9800GTS looks quite nice and powerful for the size (although apparently the 9800GT benchmarks stronger for some reason, presumably because it has 50% more stream processors where the GTS has higher clocks; NV going off the deep end with naming again it seems as GT shouldnt be stronger than GTS:confused:), but do you have any plans to incorporate any more powerful laptop graphics chips in a small 15" model, or perhaps a similar chip in a 14" model?

I understand perhaps these might not be feasible but they're not easy to get in the UK so thought it worth asking, as for people who don't want a large laptop but want to play some games this is a relevant question :)
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For the 9800 GPUs, from most powerful to least powerful: GTX, GT, GTS. They have changed the convention for the mobile GPUs, not sure why.

I've only seen the GTS and GT offered in the 15.4" notebooks, I think putting in a GTX just generates too much heat for the notebook to dissipate. If you want the GTX I believe you must move up to a 17" notebook. The 9800M GT is supposed to be on par with the 8800M GTX performance wise, that may be your best bet.

I was hoping a few more details would be released about release time as I think quite a few people here are heading off to university and would like a laptop before then. I know it's not easy to give out exactly what people want to know, but is there any more news on this yet? I would also really like to know which ODM overclockers are using for the chassis.
 
matt1 said:
For the 9800 GPUs, from most powerful to least powerful: GTX, GT, GTS. They have changed the convention for the mobile GPUs, not sure why.

I've only seen the GTS and GT offered in the 15.4" notebooks, I think putting in a GTX just generates too much heat for the notebook to dissipate. If you want the GTX I believe you must move up to a 17" notebook. The 9800M GT is supposed to be on par with the 8800M GTX performance wise, that may be your best bet.

I was hoping a few more details would be released about release time as I think quite a few people here are heading off to university and would like a laptop before then. I know it's not easy to give out exactly what people want to know, but is there any more news on this yet? I would also really like to know which ODM overclockers are using for the chassis.
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Hi,

We are pushing hard to get the barebones as soon as possible.

Once we get hold of them we'll post up detailed pics, specs etc

Cheers,

;)
 
Will the 13" models cost more or less than the equivalent 15?
Also, if I was to go for a 13" one, would I be able to receive it before 20th September?
 
Slackworth said:
I can certainly ask.:)
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Thanks that'd be appreciated :) Also any idea if you'll be getting any 15" laptops with the 9800GT?

And yep Matt1, I'd pretty much guessed as so (although according to some benchmarks the 8800M GTX is weaker than all these 98 series M chips, not by much but it IS beaten), just seems strange, heat wise, it might be pushing a smaller chassis to get in a 9800GTX, however NV and Dell somehow managed to do it in a 15" with the 8800M GTX which in my understanding was hotter (I could be wrong), I mean, ok the M15x DID suffer heat problems with the chassis, but with adequate case reinforcement, cooling etc Im sure that could be deal with.

Anyway, thanks to the OcUK guys for showing some personal interest and conversation on the forums over these, shows they're paying attention to some of thier customer base which is nice :)
(although damn you for being 100miles away for me so I cant apply for any of the jobs that come up :P)
 
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I think they're trying to be extra careful to avoid heat problems, understandable.

I've put my pre-order in now, I want it asap :) Hopefully if more configuration options become available I'll be able to amend my order and keep my place in the queue.
 
matt1 said:
I think they're trying to be extra careful to avoid heat problems, understandable.

I've put my pre-order in now, I want it asap :) Hopefully if more configuration options become available I'll be able to amend my order and keep my place in the queue.
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Your place in the queue will be secured!! ....and it's getting larger by the day...but don't worry we've done what OcUK always does...buy a decent amount of stock.

Cheers,
 
RTB said:
Your place in the queue will be secured!! ....and it's getting larger by the day...but don't worry we've done what OcUK always does...buy a decent amount of stock.

Cheers,
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This is good to know.

I've noticed on the custom laptops a warranty of 2 years, what type of warranty is this exactly? RTB? C&R?

Warranty: 2 Year (6 months warranty on the battery)
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I'm asking this because a lot of companies allow you to extend the warranty to 3 or 4 years, is this something overclockers would look to start doing? I'd ideally like a 3 year warranty on my laptop as that's how long I'm wanting it to last.
 
Just placed order for the ultima mobile :)

Now just praying it comes in on the ETA!

EDIT - I have just noticed the 9800gts is listed as 256mb! Are you sure that is correct? I have not seen a mention anywhere of a 256mb version, everyone else is selling 512/1024 versions.
 
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With an assortment of CPUs [including Centrino 2's], RAM upto 4Gb, HDD upto 320Gb [500Gb due shortly] (or possibly solid state), DVD/Blu Ray, choice of O/S.
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can you define shortly? regarding the 500GB HDD


Also if the are selling the ultima version should this not include the 6mb C2D processor. As Rock, ALienware, HP, Asus, Acer etc.. all offer this on there top models ?????
 
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zirconium, I think the current options are only an early choice, they've said a few times in this thread more customisation will become available in due course and that people just have to wait a bit longer to know exactly what will be on offer.

I'm pretty confident they will be offering the 6mb cache C2D T & P processors.
 
Matt1, I understand these are early options but to secure potential orders from high end users would not hurt to put a steak in the ground and state that the newer processor will be available! I will not place an order for a laptop that has an out of date CPU if you know what I mean! especially if it is the ultima version. Now if I was placing an order for the lower spec one then CPU would not bother me. horse for courses !
 
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