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It did, it arrived about an hour ago, just doing a Smart USB backup and charging for the first time, very exciting :)

I hope your P35x comes soon!
 
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yeah, not looking like I'm getting mine till Monday then....

?oh and did they change the price on your guys product, after delivery (i.e. when they got stock) ? I think it just came down, was wondering if you also got the benefit ?
 
Hopefully Atom can advise on the availability of the P35X's soon.

My P35W went up in price from my initial order (1350) to delivery (1400) and I paid the order price so very pleased with that.

I'm setting up the laptop atm, its absolutely stunning and I'm really glad I waited. It's whisper quiet and light, yet the battery lasts for hours. I've not yet pushed it with a game (need to install lots of other things first) but initial feeling is it is very very impressive.
 
Any reviews of the both the P35W and X would be much appreciated! Trying to decide what to get!
 
stunts said:
Hopefully Atom can advise on the availability of the P35X's soon.

My P35W went up in price from my initial order (1350) to delivery (1400) and I paid the order price so very pleased with that.

I'm setting up the laptop atm, its absolutely stunning and I'm really glad I waited. It's whisper quiet and light, yet the battery lasts for hours. I've not yet pushed it with a game (need to install lots of other things first) but initial feeling is it is very very impressive.
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Hey stunts,

Really good to read you positive first impressions of the new P35W :-)

Really sorry that the shipment wasnt earlier, but circumstances beyond our control.

Look forward to reading more insight when you have put it though its paces with some Gaming.

Have a good weekend,

Gigabyte UK NB Team
 
send_it_2_me_ said:
Nice... I see I'm still in pre-order.... lets hope next crate is mine....
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Hi send_it_2_me,

Update on P35X,,,

Some sotck has been sent to OcUK and should arrive next week. However, it is this one that is coming:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...x-980m-8gb-gddr5-gaming-laptop-lt-067-gi.html

The product with the UHD screen wont arrive until after Christmas.

Sorry if thats not what you want to hear, but thought it better to be transparent to avoid disapointment.

Regards,

Gigabyte UK NB Team
 
A more in-depth review of the P35W V5:

Positives
=======
Battery life: 6+ hours of video play, 6-10 hours of office work, 2-3 hours of gaming; all very impressive
Hard Drive: Performance loading windows and daily use is excellent
CPU performance: Superb so far compiling code, very similar times to my desktop which is a 4790k running at 4Ghz
GPU performance: The switch from internal to discreet is seamless; 2015 games such as Assassins Creed: Syndicate and Rainbow Six run at very high frame rates in full HD
Noise: The laptop is almost silent when doing office work or browsing the internet (I have to place my ear to the PC to even hear it), when gaming the fans do run but are not loud.
Keyboard: A lot of travel in the keyboard, good feel to it and I really like the fact it lights up in the dark
Screen: Matt finish which I bet is going to be great in bright sunshine, lovely colour definition with strong colours.
Heat: Heat is exhausted very efficiently out of the 2 vents, the laptop itself doesn't seem to get that hot.

Negatives
=======
Hard Drive size: its only 128Gb, but you lose 20Gb to the backup partition.
Windows 10: Its not the latest version so when you get the laptop it needs to install a lot of patches including a huge one which replaces the whole Windows folder losing 20Gb. My OS drive is shrinking. Also, with the latest OS update, LAN Optimizer will no longer run, saying 'Not support this platform'.
Video drivers: Its not possible to install drivers direct from Nvidia, you have to rely on Gigabyte to update and release updates. Despite my drivers being the most up to date Gigabyte offer, the 'free items' game that comes with the laptop warns me that the video driver is too old for the game. Thankfully it still works. It would be nice to use Nvidia's own drivers.
Oddities: There are a few oddities with switching out of standby or when its been left for a while; screen is full bright rather than auto-brightness, keyboard won't light up even though its pitch black. By running the SmartManager, everything resets and works properly.

Final
===
That's my review so far, the positives are massive - the laptop is exactly what I hoped for and more, its a real workhorse when it needs to be yet underclocks and sips the battery when doing less intensive tasks. Gaming performance is excellent; 60fps in Assasins Creed, 100fps in Rainbow Six.
The negatives are really minor in comparison and are niggles more than negatives. I'd certainly recommend it to anyone needing a quiet office PC by day and a gaming workhorse by night, and everything in between.
 
Hi Stunts,
bout the fact you can't load Nvidia drivers, care to explain ?
Partly why I'm buying this thing...
Is it that Nvidia doesn't recognise the chip, or even more obscure... I'm hoping to load the cuda libraries...
Mmmm

Thanks.
 
send_it_2_me_ said:
bout the fact you can't load Nvidia drivers, care to explain ?
Partly why I'm buying this thing...
Is it that Nvidia doesn't recognise the chip, or even more obscure... I'm hoping to load the cuda libraries...
Mmmm

Thanks.
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If I go to Nvidia's site and download the latest reference driver, 361.43 WHQL, it just says it cant find a compatible video card. However even Nvidia say 'As part of the NVIDIA Notebook Driver Program, this is a reference driver that can be installed on supported NVIDIA notebook GPUs. However, please note that your notebook original equipment manufacturer (OEM) provides certified drivers for your specific notebook on their website. NVIDIA recommends that you check with your notebook OEM about recommended software updates for your notebook. OEMs may not provide technical support for issues that arise from the use of this driver.' so its expected behaviour for most laptop manufacturers.

My driver is labelled 10.18.13.5435, so I'll need to wait on Gigabyte to release video drivers in their own time.

I'm certain CUDA will be fine btw, I suspect the driver isnt more than a month out of date. Everything ran fine here.
 
send_it_2_me_ said:
So Atom,
Since I'm on leave, is it likely I'll need to go back to the office next week and get a nice shiny new laptop ?

It's being delivered there.
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Hi send_it_2_me,

The stock of P35X v5-CF1 will leave factory over Christmas period, and we expect it to be ready to ship on the 4th Jan, it may arrive before then but we cannot confirm exact date because of the uncontrolable factors.

All the stock is pre-sold and more will be arriving duriing Jan.

Hope that helps.

Enjoy your holdays and festivities :-)

Regards,

Atom80
 
stunts said:
A more in-depth review of the P35W V5:

Positives
=======
Battery life: 6+ hours of video play, 6-10 hours of office work, 2-3 hours of gaming; all very impressive
Hard Drive: Performance loading windows and daily use is excellent
CPU performance: Superb so far compiling code, very similar times to my desktop which is a 4790k running at 4Ghz
GPU performance: The switch from internal to discreet is seamless; 2015 games such as Assassins Creed: Syndicate and Rainbow Six run at very high frame rates in full HD
Noise: The laptop is almost silent when doing office work or browsing the internet (I have to place my ear to the PC to even hear it), when gaming the fans do run but are not loud.
Keyboard: A lot of travel in the keyboard, good feel to it and I really like the fact it lights up in the dark
Screen: Matt finish which I bet is going to be great in bright sunshine, lovely colour definition with strong colours.
Heat: Heat is exhausted very efficiently out of the 2 vents, the laptop itself doesn't seem to get that hot.

Negatives
=======
Hard Drive size: its only 128Gb, but you lose 20Gb to the backup partition.
Windows 10: Its not the latest version so when you get the laptop it needs to install a lot of patches including a huge one which replaces the whole Windows folder losing 20Gb. My OS drive is shrinking. Also, with the latest OS update, LAN Optimizer will no longer run, saying 'Not support this platform'.
Video drivers: Its not possible to install drivers direct from Nvidia, you have to rely on Gigabyte to update and release updates. Despite my drivers being the most up to date Gigabyte offer, the 'free items' game that comes with the laptop warns me that the video driver is too old for the game. Thankfully it still works. It would be nice to use Nvidia's own drivers.
Oddities: There are a few oddities with switching out of standby or when its been left for a while; screen is full bright rather than auto-brightness, keyboard won't light up even though its pitch black. By running the SmartManager, everything resets and works properly.

Final
===
That's my review so far, the positives are massive - the laptop is exactly what I hoped for and more, its a real workhorse when it needs to be yet underclocks and sips the battery when doing less intensive tasks. Gaming performance is excellent; 60fps in Assasins Creed, 100fps in Rainbow Six.
The negatives are really minor in comparison and are niggles more than negatives. I'd certainly recommend it to anyone needing a quiet office PC by day and a gaming workhorse by night, and everything in between.
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Hi stunts,

Thanks for your review and feedback, we are glad you are enjoying the unit and it has delivered what you wanted from it.

Regarding drivers, we have to advise that you should only use the latest revisions provided by Gigabyte.

This is standard for all manufacturers as the drives are bespoke for each brand. Installing the latest from nVidias' web-site will for sure cause problems.

Your onboard APP should advise when we have a driver update for you, and request that you stick with these, as it will certainly give yoou a better experience.

Thanks again for the feedback and have a good festive season,,,, more gmaing, less workhorsing!

Reagrds,

Atom80
 
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