Finally did bite the bullet..

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Jimbhoy

Bronze Level Poster
Chassis & Display
Vortex II-17: 17.3" Full HD LED Backlit 16:9 Widescreen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glossy
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2630QM (2.00GHz) 6MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
1.5GB nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460M - DirectX® 11 (17.3" Vortex II)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BEKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
SONY BD-5730S 6x BLURAY WRITER & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE (£108)
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N CARD (STANDARD)
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (3,800 mAh)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 220W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
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)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,285.50 including VAT and delivery.


Change From
Network Facilities GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N CARD (STANDARD)

Change To
GIGABIT LAN & INTEL® CENTRINO® ULTIMATE-N 6300 WIRELESS upto 450Mbps

(£20).
 
Meds

Meds

Moderator
Moderator
Very good spec, absolutely nothing to recommend... it's going to be a beast!
 
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Jimbhoy

Bronze Level Poster
If I were to upgrade to the Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2820QM (2.30GHz) 8MB Cache, it would be about £250 difference.

Would this be worth it for future usage?

Silly comparison, I was also thinking about gettin a 32" tv for use upstairs.

If you (if anyone actually reads this) had to decide without knowing me which would be of more use, what would you recommend.

Semi-serious question, don't want to pay money for the upgrade if it's just going to be a waste or could be better spent elsewhere on the laptop build.

Jim
 
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@nthony

Member
After looking at the benchmarks I went for the i7-2360QM to on my build - seemed to have the most bang for buck. Also it's seems accoridng to the benchmarks like it's 5x faster than my old old old Athlon X2 4400+ desktop! lol :)
 
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Jimbhoy

Bronze Level Poster
Yes, the 2630. Not "the i7-2360QM to on my build" as you said which had me confused as you can actually get a 2360.

But, hey, what's a bit of juxtaposition between friends?
 
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Jimbhoy

Bronze Level Poster
Yeh,

but Pez, the thing is, I've been warned about you.

I started off about about £800, current order placed at just over £1300 and thinking about up-ing that again to about £1550 but will need to decide swiftish as it is in processing.

What kind of functional difference would it make?

Already given you rep for help previously but have another one for the PM you sent.

Jim
 
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pez

pez

Well-known member
I'm at work right now Jim, so a little tricky to search. However, check the forums through the search function. Look got GPU comparisons. there's a couple of links that will show you the performance of the 460m on various games at different settings and the 485m on different settings. the 485m is a beast, but costs a fair chunk of cash!
 
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