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I am looking for a laptop for my daughters birthday in Feb.

It must be good enough to play most games, maybe not crisis and a few that are as demanding, but you know what i mean.

The Dell deals end on the 30th of this month, and i need to know what to buy, i have a limited knowlege of laptops (but it is improving by the day with googles help), which is why i am asking for help.

My budget is, £600 to £1000.

Please please please please help me choose a decent laptop for her.

 

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Thanks for your i don't know replys.

Now i am going to have to up my buget to £1500.

If you lot are not tech savy i can always go to guru3d and ask for help there.

 

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Looks don't count i am paying so i want the best for £1000ish

 

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As you mention a daughter,.

Don't know what you mean

 

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What he said. Now your daughter might be different, but the majority of the ladies I know like something to look good as well as work (often more emphasis on looks than working haha).

The Envy is a very good machine anyway. The Clevo 860 is a little better in the same size chassis but costs more (better GPU, same processor and RAM), I think she would be VERY happy to recieve the Envy as a present, especially if unexpected or she was expecting something more from the likes of the basic Toshiba/HP/Advent etc. IIRC battery life was reputed to be good on the Envy as well, as it opts to use an external DVD drive, leaving more for the battery and cooling, which again may suit the us

Hope that helps.

I have taught my girl that style is ******** comprared to substance.

So please start again with around £1000.

She likes to game.

 

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I'm only new here, but a couple of months browsing around is enough to understand he's an arse.

Did you say browsing or brown nosing.

Why dont you **** ***.

 

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Meh, I work on phones, guess Im tolerant given some people I have to deal with as part of my job (very wealthy ones at that).

I have followed your post here and elseware, and i am sorry if i came across wrong.

It was my fault.

I would like some help choosing a laptop.

You are the most helpfull person on here.

And i know s***.

 

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This is what i bought yesterday,



Studio 1747 Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Mobile Processor (1.6GHz, turbo up to 2.8GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)

Item Description Quantity Total Price


Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Mobile Processor (1.6GHz, turbo up to 2.8GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) 1 £827.23
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English 1
Microsoft® Works 9.0 / English - (Does not include Microsoft® Word) 1
17.3” High Definition+ (1600x900) LED with TL 1
Ruby Red with Microsatin Finish 1
4Yr In-Home Warranty Support, including evenings and Saturdays 1
McAfee® Security Centre - 36 Month Protection - English 1
No Accidental Damage Support 1
4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048] 1
640GB (7.200rpm) Serial ATA Dual Hard Drive (2x 320GB) 1
1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 1
Fixed Internal DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive including Software 1
Primary 9-cell 85 WHr Lithium Ion battery 1
Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g) 1
No Bluetooth Upgrade 1
2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera 1
Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Backlit Keyboard 1
N0174509 1
1 year of coverage included with your PC 1
Studio 1747 Order - UK 1
No Carrying Case 1
Studio 1747 Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers) 1
90W AC Adaptor 1
FailSafe® Theft Protection - track and protect lost or stolen laptops - 30 days free trial 1
English Documentation 1
Datasafe Local 2.0 Basic 1
Wireless Label CI7 1
One free Dell Expert call to help with your PC queries within 60 days of purchase 1
1 Meter Power Cord (3 Wire) - UK 1
Palmrest Standard 1
No DataSafe Online Backup 2GB (Direct) 1







Subtotal: £827.23
Freight: £17.02
Total Net: £844.25
VAT (Rate %): £147.74
Total: £991.99

I hope my daughter likes it.

Cheers.

 

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Thanks.

I was a bit concerned about the screen but it does 16:9 widescreen, is ok for movie is ok for games

 

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Why are you helping this guy?

And your help here is?

 

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Should do what you want it to fine, the 4670 isnt the fastest card on the market, but the slightly lower resolution will help there. Should play most things happily with a decent framerate on medium, perhaps high depending on what your daughters tolerances are (I know some people who want 60fps+high in everything, other people are happy with lower res, lower settings, 25+, its completely individual), and the I7 will help keep things nice and perky for general use.

Take a look into the ATI mobility modder. Dell's supplied graphics drivers will usually be quite out of date, which the mobility modder will help with. (they dont even supplied all Win7 certified drivers for thier M17x gaming flagship model!)

Thanks.