Spec me a Laptop ≤ £700 - Optimus IV?

[yhack]

Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-3210M (2.50GHz) 3MB

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)

Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11

Memory - Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON V+200 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (535MB/R, 460MB/W)

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
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING

Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack

Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH

USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD

Battery
Optimus Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)

Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor

Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

I'm currently looking at this laptop for £670 delivered and I was wondering if I could get a better deal elsewhere. I'm looking to be playing games on it quite frequently and will be travelling with it. I'm after a 15" screen and I wont need an OS with it.

Also, specifically about this laptop, does anyone know if I can simply add another hard drive in it, in addition to the current one?

Thanks,
yhack

 

[yhack]

Thanks, I will do some searching for changing hard drives. I've got an SSD on my desktop that I could put in there, that'll save me a bit of money, as long as I can do it easily.

I'm not too worried about the weight, I'll just get stronger.

What kind of battery life do you get from it and how is game performance?

Thanks again

 

[yhack]

Thanks, I will have a look at reviews of the graphics card in it. Another option would be to get the Enigma IV, with a screen upgrade to 1920*1080 but with a 650M instead.

I'm not too worried about playing games on medium settings, just as long as it's smooth to play.

 

[yhack]

I got the one in OP, with 4gb memory and different ssd, and it's bloody fantastic.

 

[yhack]

Whats the screen like on these .../Clevo custom laptops? Are they IPS? Are they any good?

It's not IPS, but you can upgrade the standard one to an auo matte 95 gamut one for £79. I have the standard screen and it's quite good, but it depends what you're using it for. I would remove the competitor name from your post too.