Just bought a new lappy :)

Too Tall · 30 Dec 2011 at 23:05

Well after the farce i had with Dell and the XPS L702X that i bought and returned earlier in the year, i've finally settled on and purchased a new one.

I'm in the RAF and require a laptop that i can take away with me and for when i'm away from unit visiting family so after deliberating for a few months i made my decision.

I've gone for a Vortex II 17.3" from a competitor which is basically a Clevo P170HM. I've paid £1280 for it which is a bit more expensive than the XPS but i think in the long run it will be worth it.

Chassis & Display
Vortex II: 17.3" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2670QM (2.20GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD® Radeon® HD 6990M - DirectX® 11 (17.3" Vortex II)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
1st 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
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® ADVANCED-N 6230 (300Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
Battery
Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
30 Day Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (£12)

Price: £1,288.00 including VAT and delivery.

I've got 4gb of memory to stick in it and a 128GB Crucial M4, but depending on the performance as stock i may keep the SSD in my desktop.

Pics to follow on delivery

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Meaker · 3 Jan 2012 at 16:39

*Huggles 2 HDD bays*

Maybe grab a momentus XT?

Too Tall · 3 Jan 2012 at 18:46

I've got the 500gb just to store movies etc on, plus an m4 128gb SSD to stick in it as the OS drive. Maybe if the prices drop i'll get a bigger second drive.

Can't wait for it to arrive, i've been told to expect it at the end of this week or the start of next

Threepwood · 3 Jan 2012 at 22:14

Maybe if the prices drop i'll get a bigger second drive.

Be sure on what thickness of hard drive your lappy can take if you do, I had a 1TB 2.5 HDD that was far too thick for my laptop.

Meaker · 5 Jan 2012 at 02:07

standard height 1TB drives do exist now.

dessimpson · 5 Jan 2012 at 02:29

I bought an old Pentium 4 laptop years ago for £1300. Took it to Iraq for 2 months and it was pretty much ruined when I came back.
I vowed never to waste money on a laptop again.

Being in the RAF though you should be able to pack yours with your slippers, pyjama's etc so it should be ok

Jokes aside. Sounds like a good spec laptop. Couldn't you get it with a Blu-Ray drive?

Too Tall · 10 Jan 2012 at 16:48

Just had it confirmed for delivery tomorrow

Too Tall · 17 Jan 2012 at 15:57

Too Tall · 17 Jan 2012 at 15:57

Apologies for the massive pics, they have been resized but for some reason photobucket hasnt updated.

Too Tall · 18 Jan 2012 at 21:02

Just whacked my 128gb M4 in it and it absolutely flies, very, very happy with it!

Wolfe777 · 18 Jan 2012 at 21:09

Looks sweet.

'Enjoy with me' Indeed, heh.

Killer spec too.

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jubei · 19 Jan 2012 at 00:40

Currently looking at same(ish) spec. Just undecided on gloss vs matte screen, and the 15" vs 17". For programming and gaming. Just how big is 17 exactly, people go on about not being portable but its only a couple extra inches?

Fallen god · 19 Jan 2012 at 08:49

jubei said:
Currently looking at same(ish) spec. Just undecided on gloss vs matte screen, and the 15" vs 17". For programming and gaming. Just how big is 17 exactly, people go on about not being portable but its only a couple extra inches?

Got it in 15", tbh its not protable either due to the fricking huge power brick so I wouldnt worry too much, for gaming it looks amazing I went for gloss as I dont tend to use my laptop outside of my house, if you will be taking it out then I would go with 15" and a matte screen.

jubei · 19 Jan 2012 at 21:09

Fallen god said:
Got it in 15", tbh its not protable either due to the fricking huge power brick so I wouldnt worry too much, for gaming it looks amazing I went for gloss as I dont tend to use my laptop outside of my house, if you will be taking it out then I would go with 15" and a matte screen.

Lol how bad are we talking here, will the brick fit in a laptop case? N whats the chassis like? I do like to sit out when its nice so maybe matte screen is best, just worried will look ass in comparison :/

Too Tall · 8 Feb 2012 at 22:17

I can fit everything inside my belkin messenger bag with room to spare. The power brick is large but to be fair its far from non portable.

I love the chassis, it looks very classy!

Bishie · 9 Feb 2012 at 09:57

Just out of interest, what's the WEI score for the 6990M?

Too Tall · 11 Feb 2012 at 21:47