Enigma III 540 Spec & Questions

[chrlyo]

Hello

Patiently waited for the new Enigma range and can now look at ordering (See Spec Below) couple of question I hope you can help with first though please ......

1. The three option for "Network Facilities which one is best i've included the intel one for now not sure what the "Killer" one brings

2. Are all the Network Facilities integrated inside the laptop or will any of them stick out the side

3. I've read other links where people where looking at having a second hard Drive (SSD) is this an option with he Enigma III 540

PS. my budget is around £1000

Cheers

Chris



Chassis & Display
Enigma III 540: 15.6" Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glossy
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2820QM (2.30GHz) 8MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M - 2GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
250GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD2500BEKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 Memory Card Reader (SD, MMC, MS)
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & INTEL® CENTRINO® ULTIMATE-N 6300 WIRELESS upto 450Mbps
USB Options
1 x USB 3.0 PORT + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Bluetooth & Infrared Options
ENIGMA SERIES INTEGRATED BLUETOOTH ADAPTER (£7)
Battery
Enigma III Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,100/5,200 mAh)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,034.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[Meds]

1) In my opinion yes, the Intel Wireless Card offers best value for money.
2) All network facilities are built into the Laptop, nothing sticks out of the side.
3) The Enigma III Laptops only support one HDD I'm afraid, so adding a second SSD/HDD isn't an option.

 

[kyleblyth]

To save opening another thread...

Just a couple of quick questions.

1. In comparison how good would you say the 2gb GT540M is compared to the 460M in the higher priced laptops for gaming?

2.I would be getting the 2630QM as it is the cheapest quad core - how does this compare to dual cores for gaming and also general use? Considering its only 2ghz and might not use all cores?!

3. When ordering a laptop with no OS (got windows 7) is it basically pop the disc in and follow the instructions?

4. I was reading up on the graphics card and the optimus technology. I read a few reviews about the laptop not using the graphics card (and using the built in graphics) when playing some games. Has this problem occurred much when testing the laptops?

I want to use the laptop for medium to high gaming for at least a couple of years and be able to run games on "low-medium" in 3 years+ but the laptop is mainly for uni. Would the spec below suit my needs?

Spec:
2630qm quad 2gz
8gb ram
500gb (7200 speed) HD


Thanks very much