Final spec for high end laptop for virtualisation etc

[Dommer]

Okay, after lots of help from you guys (and Matthew in live customer chat), here is my final spec...

I am going to be doing some CUDA programming, so I went with the better graphics card.

What do you reckon?

Chassis & Display
Vortex II:17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080) (£69)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2760QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
16GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (4 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
2.0GB nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M - DirectX® 11 (17.3" Vortex II)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
250GB INTEL® 510 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 315MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
SONY BD-5750H 6x BLURAY WRITER & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE (£79)
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 (£9)
Sound Card
Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N CARD INC. BLUETOOTH 3.0
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 220W AC Adaptor
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Laptop Cooling Stands
Zalman ZM-NC2000 Ultra-Quiet Cooler, upto 20 inch (£39)
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
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) (£5)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (£19)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £2,171.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[Dommer]

I have now ordered this laptop, so if anybody has any useful advice about changes I should make, please let me know ASAP!

 

[AndyL]

I wouldnt change a thing. That is one serious piece of kit!

 

[Dommer]

Thanks. I think it looks very similar to the one in your sig!

I'm very excited about this, especially doing some CUDA programming which I haven't done before. Parallel programming with 384 cores is the sort of thing that excites me! That and having a look at some new games as well of course...

I can't wait to get my hands on it. Well, I can wait enough not to have paid extra to have it made more quickly, but it was difficult...

 

[Music Guy123]

It is definately worth the wait! The only thing I would say is possibly getting the 17" cooler rather than the 20" but the 20" will still be fine if you want it!

 

[Dommer]

Thanks Music Guy123. The reason I went for the Zalman ZM-NC2000 is that it's apparently the one in these (great) pics by venomco: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?12872-My-new-Vortex-II-with-pics and it appears to fit rather nicely.

 

[Music Guy123]

Hmm, you are right! I thought it would be bigger, go for it!

 

[Dommer]

I was surprised too!