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[TFU] Thegoon84

[TFU] Thegoon84

[TFU] Thegoon84

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First off Laptop needed for:

* Wife to use it for web
* I want to use it to run most game
* Take away with us when we go away
* Battery life isn't an issue as i'l only use it near an electric point

So which one should i get:

This one 2nd hand for £450 9 Months Warranty

Dell XPS 15
CPU: Intel Core i5-560M – 2.66GHz Dual Core with Hyper-Threading, 3MB Cache, Maximum Turbo Boost Speed 3.2GHz
Memory: 6GB (4GB + 2GB) 1333MHz DDR3
Hard Drive: 640GB SATA (7200RPM)
Optical Drive: DVD Writer
Screen: 15.6” (1366x768) WLED TFT with True Life
Graphics Card: nVidia GT 420M 1GB
WiFi: Intel 1000 N
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium x64.
Battery: 6 Cell 56WHr.
Warranty: 1 Year Next Business Day on-site Dell Warranty until March 24th 2012.
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Or

Around £580 2nd hand:

dell xps 702x I7
17"
I7 quad core 2.0ghz
4 gb ddr3 1333mhz
640gb
1gig NVIDIA
9 cell battery
Windows 7x64 with recovery partition
11 Months Warranty
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So the DELL outlet doesn't have stock of every model all the time. It has only a very limited amount which goes very quickly after it's updated which is at around 3.15 every weekday. It's a case of grabbing what you can when it's available.

I learnt about it from the earlier thread that I posted and this one here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18255474

Have a look there and you'll understand what it's about. Basically there are some really good deals to be had but you have to bide your time if you are picky about specification and check every day then be quick when you see the one you want. My post in that thread with the specifications is just a guide for what costs what so is a good benchmark I think, but prices do change (and have since I made that post as you can see by my edit in it).

I'm afraid I don't have steam.
 
Disco Boy said:
So the DELL outlet doesn't have stock of every model all the time. It has only a very limited amount which goes very quickly after it's updated which is at around 3.15 every weekday. It's a case of grabbing what you can when it's available.

I learnt about it from the earlier thread that I posted and this one here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18255474

Have a look there and you'll understand what it's about. Basically there are some really good deals to be had but you have to bide your time if you are picky about specification and check every day then be quick when you see the one you want. My post in that thread with the specifications is just a guide for what costs what so is a good benchmark I think, but prices do change (and have since I made that post as you can see by my edit in it).

I'm afraid I don't have steam.
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Thats great cheers!
 
Question you say they update every day at 3.30, how do I look for these? When I click new arrivals it takes me to the laptop models page…. Its only when I click “check prices” do I see a custom list of laptops. Do I need just look at say the i5’s or i7’s to see what is new there yes?
 
Sod it bought this off the outlet!!

Anyways, just bought this for ready for it:

£450!!!!! 12 months Warranty....

dell-inspiron-15r-blackb.jpg


Inspiron 17R - N7110 Laptop
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64 BIT)
Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM (2.00GHz, 6MB cache, Quad Core)
640 GB SATA II Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
6 GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHZ (2 DIMMs)
8 DVD+/-RW DRIVE
17.3 inch High Definition+ (1600 x 900) LED Display with TrueLife
Graphics: 2 GB nVidia GeForce GT 525M - Quad Core
6 Cell Primary Battery, 48W
LCD Back Cover : Diamond Black Cover with matching palm rest
Wireless: Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030 (1x2 b/g/n+ Bluetooth Combo Card)
Back Up Media Not Included
 
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