Needing a fast laptop

D3Mamba · 31 Jul 2012 at 10:36

Looking for a laptop. It will have to cope with programming in C# and Linux. Also maths CAD, photo shop, sony vegas. A graphics card is essential as some light gaming will be done on it as well as 3d smax moddeling and also running of game engines.
Requires:
i7 or be a very high end i5 (Ivy bridge only)
6-8Gbytes of RAM.
Windows 7.
Backing storage can be anything from 250Gbytes upwards.
A graphics card (refer to above)
size MUST be UNDER 15.6"
Laptop under 3.2kg, preferable lighter.
No more than £1000
NOT a HP!!! Not an MSI either as I hear the build quality is awful

Any suggestions and also which one of these is the best for me. Please keep all suggestions in the UK. Thanks

1. Asus N55SL-S1188V

2. VAIO E Series 14P
It is stated to have an AMD 7670M as well as intel intergrated 4000 ( I think it is almost an APU :S)

3. Asus N56VM

4. Lenovo IdeaPad Y580

Metalface Mark · 31 Jul 2012 at 11:15

Check the dell outlet for an alienware?

I got a 3610 sandybridge, 7970m, 16gb ram, 500gb hard disk for £990 yesterday.

D3Mamba · 31 Jul 2012 at 16:25

That is really good but every time that I have checked there they only have M17X (I take it that you got an M18X which is great but useless for my needs) and no M14X. Another thing with the M14X is they only have the GT 555M, I have been told that the GT crads are a waste of time and the GTX is what you really need to get in a laptop to stop overheating issues etc. Alienware laptop fans also run very loud when they are under a lot of stress, compared to that Lenovo which is supposed to run realativily quiet.

Any other laptops that you could recommened that meet my specifications would be greatly appreciated

CEUOTC · 31 Jul 2012 at 17:11

Vertex III 15".

Regards.

C.

TheHitMan-1973 · 1 Aug 2012 at 10:35

D3Mamba said:
That is really good but every time that I have checked there they only have M17X (I take it that you got an M18X which is great but useless for my needs) and no M14X. Another thing with the M14X is they only have the GT 555M, I have been told that the GT crads are a waste of time and the GTX is what you really need to get in a laptop to stop overheating issues etc. Alienware laptop fans also run very loud when they are under a lot of stress, compared to that Lenovo which is supposed to run realativily quiet.

Any other laptops that you could recommened that meet my specifications would be greatly appreciated

Nothing wrong with the CT 555M . The Dell XPS 17 is perfect i am happy with mine and its fully loaded .

I use my Dell XPS 17 with photoshop 10 & CS with no problems and its very quiet.I only payed £1,015 for my spec