Spec me a gaming laptop with 1080p and 17inch screen please

mejinks · 19 Oct 2010 at 20:24

As above really. Doesn't have to be particularly portable, but something I can take on long journeys and away with me would be nice.

I really like the look of the MSI 740 they have on ocuk at the moment, but the res is only 1050. Why is it that laptops from 2 years ago have better resolutions than todays offerings?

I have been looking mainly at hp dv8-1080ea, Alienware and Dell 1747s.

Does anyone have experiences with the above?

Many thanks

ssiruuk2 · 20 Oct 2010 at 23:14

Don't know if this is in your budget but have you considered the asus g73jw?

mejinks · 20 Oct 2010 at 23:49

Not until you mentioned it

I was going to ***** nearly 1600 on an Acer 8943g.

Are they available in the country?

ssiruuk2 · 21 Oct 2010 at 22:42

Yes they are..! I've got one on order

You'll be doing very well to find one for the same price as the acer though.. US price is 1100 gbp when converted to pounds.. annoying eh.

mejinks · 22 Oct 2010 at 01:46

ssiruuk2 said:
Yes they are..! I've got one on order

You'll be doing very well to find one for the same price as the acer though.. US price is 1100 gbp when converted to pounds.. annoying eh.

I have found ebay to be the only place to get them. Where you have ordered it from, does it have a uk keyboard etc?

ste-sim2x9 · 22 Oct 2010 at 08:12

I have a asus G73JH and they are a nice bit of kit with a 17" 1920x1080 FULL HD TFT Screen. They are £1600 but it plays every game and blu ray i throw at it.

http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=8je5Ot4HBnKOdT81

Spec

ntel® Core™ i7 Quad Core (i7-720QM, 6 MB L3 cache 1.60 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.80 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 45 W)
Screen 17" (ASUS Color-Shine, 1920x1080 FULL HD TFT Screen)
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit
RAM 8GB (DDR3 1066MHZ)
Hard Drive 1000GB (2 x 500GB HDD)
Optical Drive Blu-Ray (Blu-Ray HD Play back + DVD-RW & CD-RW)
Graphics Dedicated (ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 with 1GB Dedicated GDDR5 RAM)
Wireless LAN Wireless (WIFI LINK A,B,G,N Includes MIMO)
Network Card 10/100/1000 Gigabit Fast Ethernet
Integrated Webcam Integrated Webcam
Card Reader 8-in-1 card reader (SD,MMC,MS,MS-Pro,mini SD , MS-Duo, MS-Pro-Duo, XD)
USB Ports 4x USB 2.0 Ports
Bluetooth Version 2.0
Speakers High Definition Audio Support with Integrated Stereo Speakers
Kensington Lock Kensington lock slot
Charge Time 2.5 Hours
HDMI 1 HDMI Connector
Numeric Keypad Yes
Warranty ASUS 2 Year Global Hardware Warranty
Battery Life 2-3 Hours (up to 3 hours with power management)
Weight 3-4 Kg (This Model 3.86kg)
Finger Print Reader No
OPTIONS INCLUDED Premium Quality Bag, Mouse & Gaming Headset Included

Paul11 · 22 Oct 2010 at 10:19

Wow, that is some spec laptop

mejinks · 22 Oct 2010 at 11:44

ste-sim2x9 said:
I have a asus G73JH and they are a nice bit of kit with a 17" 1920x1080 FULL HD TFT Screen. They are £1600 but it plays every game and blu ray i throw at it.

http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=8je5Ot4HBnKOdT81

Spec

ntel® Core™ i7 Quad Core (i7-720QM, 6 MB L3 cache 1.60 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.80 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 45 W)
Screen 17" (ASUS Color-Shine, 1920x1080 FULL HD TFT Screen)
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit
RAM 8GB (DDR3 1066MHZ)
Hard Drive 1000GB (2 x 500GB HDD)
Optical Drive Blu-Ray (Blu-Ray HD Play back + DVD-RW & CD-RW)
Graphics Dedicated (ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 with 1GB Dedicated GDDR5 RAM)
Wireless LAN Wireless (WIFI LINK A,B,G,N Includes MIMO)
Network Card 10/100/1000 Gigabit Fast Ethernet
Integrated Webcam Integrated Webcam
Card Reader 8-in-1 card reader (SD,MMC,MS,MS-Pro,mini SD , MS-Duo, MS-Pro-Duo, XD)
USB Ports 4x USB 2.0 Ports
Bluetooth Version 2.0
Speakers High Definition Audio Support with Integrated Stereo Speakers
Kensington Lock Kensington lock slot
Charge Time 2.5 Hours
HDMI 1 HDMI Connector
Numeric Keypad Yes
Warranty ASUS 2 Year Global Hardware Warranty
Battery Life 2-3 Hours (up to 3 hours with power management)
Weight 3-4 Kg (This Model 3.86kg)
Finger Print Reader No
OPTIONS INCLUDED Premium Quality Bag, Mouse & Gaming Headset Included

Did you get it in this country?

ste-sim2x9 · 22 Oct 2010 at 12:01

I brought it from this country.

deus3x · 22 Oct 2010 at 12:03

IT has no USB 3.0

Ita a great spec but the USB 3 or lack of it was what pushed me towards the MSI laptop.

ste-sim2x9 · 22 Oct 2010 at 12:14

Ya deus i also was looking at the MSI GX660 but i was torn between losing usb 3.0 or having i7 cpu instead of i5.

mejinks · 22 Oct 2010 at 16:55

ste-sim2x9 said:
I brought it from this country.

Could you give me a hint as to where? E-mail in trust if necessary, otherwise I will be looking at a kobalt laptop tonight.

deus3x · 22 Oct 2010 at 19:04

ste-sim2x9 said:
Ya deus i also was looking at the MSI GX660 but i was torn between losing usb 3.0 or having i7 cpu instead of i5.

This for me is a big factor due to the amount of data I copy when at work, the price of the MSI too. I must say the Asus was top of my list just the MSI popped up and i rushed to buy it due to demand.

Happy tho

ste-sim2x9 · 22 Oct 2010 at 20:20

I encode a lot of anime to watch on dvdrw and need the cpu and ram power more than usb 3.0 but i did think a lot about the msi notebook. Everyone uses notebooks for different purposes.

mejinks · 22 Oct 2010 at 21:34

Meh, I cant find stock of anything decent

ssiruuk2 · 22 Oct 2010 at 22:32

The JW has USB 3.0

I have ordered it in the UK and its not an import - UK model/UK keyboard. I'm probably breaking some forum rule if I name suppliers so I won't go doing that but I found one retailer online that has stock - they only became available a few weeks ago in JW form.

I personally have ordered mine through a local supplier who I also deal with for work but he doesn't have any kind of website etc to order from.

JH is an awesome piece of kit also

ste-sim2x9 · 23 Oct 2010 at 09:10

I wanted the jw but i found none for sale in the uk so i settled for the jh.

mejinks · 23 Oct 2010 at 15:24

Apparently, the JH is the better laptop to go for as it has a faster graphics card. I might actually import it as with a slightly better spec, will cost just under £1500 "landed" and thats if I do get caught for VAT. Otherwise it will be over £200 cheaper. Mighty tempted now.

If you don't mind me asking ssiruuk2, how much did you pay?

ssiruuk2 · 6 Nov 2010 at 18:12

I paid 1405 plus the dreaded. Still waiting for it arrive due to a three week lead time. Wish it would hurry up and arrive.. Desktop has been sold and I am getting impatient!

I am getting the 91137v variant i7 740, 1.5tb, Bluray RW. Going to stick an SSD in it eventually once I have decided whats best to go for.

mejinks · 7 Nov 2010 at 00:13

ssiruuk2 said:
I paid 1405 plus the dreaded. Still waiting for it arrive due to a three week lead time. Wish it would hurry up and arrive.. Desktop has been sold and I am getting impatient!

I am getting the 91137v variant i7 740, 1.5tb, Bluray RW. Going to stick an SSD in it eventually once I have decided whats best to go for.

1405 ex vat?