15.6 Vortex

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Just interested in any thoughts on the following spec.

The ssd will be replaced when it arrives and the 250gb one will go in my old laptop.

I was looking at a 17.3 inch vortex shortly before the 970/980 graphics cards came out and was put of by the price increase.

Now considering the spec below, I think that it would do everything I need, mainly just wanted to check if I have made any glaring errors or if there is anything important I should have added!

Any feedback is welcome!

Thanks,

Tom

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4810MQ (2.80GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M - 6.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
2nd/3rd HDD HARD DRIVE OPTICAL BAY CADDY (12.7mm)
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless/Wired Networking
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N-7260 HMC (300Mbps, 802.11BGN) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Firewire
1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT
Battery
Vortex 15.6" Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Cable
2 x UK Power Lead & 180W AC Adaptor
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Laptop Cooling Stands
CoolerMaster Ergostand II Quiet Laptop Cooler, upto 17.3 inch
Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

 

[SpyderTracks]

Looks good to me, nicely balanced. What's it for?

 

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Thanks for quick reply,

Will be used for a combination of uni work and gaming, this spec will probably be much more than I need for the type of gaming I do but hopefully should mean I wont need to replace it for a long time! On the work side there will be the odd bit of Matlab which can at times be quite CPU intensive.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Thanks for quick reply,

Will be used for a combination of uni work and gaming, this spec will probably be much more than I need for the type of gaming I do but hopefully should mean I wont need to replace it for a long time! On the work side there will be the odd bit of Matlab which can at times be quite CPU intensive.

Yeah the 4810 cpu has extra instruction sets which may come in handy for matlab as well as the boost in clock speed. Looks good. Vortex is a great chassis as well, more robust with aluminium.

 

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I have a 512gb Crucial MX100 SSD which I will put in alongside the drive that comes with the laptop (different to what I said was going to happen above), just checked and replacing the Samsung SSD with the same size Kingston HyperX 3k one only adds £6.00 to the price. Would this be worthwhile?

Of all the SSD's available the price for 250gb is around the same, which one is the best option?

 

[SpyderTracks]

The hyper-x and Samsung's are both excellent. My own thought are that the Kingston may be more reliable, but that the Samsung may peak in speed terms. Really it's quite neck and neck, hard to tell between them.

 

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So finally got round to ordering!

Went for the 240gb Kingston Hyper X SSD over the Samsung in the end.

Now just the wait!

Thanks for the advice.