Here goes - decision made - Optimus II

[jdg199]

Ok - I've asked a lot of questions and started a few threads... but here goes. I think a decision has been made. The missus is getting too angry at the time I'm spending on this site anyway!

Chassis & Display
Optimus II: 17.3" Full HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glossy
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-2520M (2.50GHz) 3MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M - 2GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BEKT, 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
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & INTEL® CENTRINO® ADVANCED-N 6230 inc BLUETOOTH
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
Optimus Series 6 Cell Lithium-ION Battery - 48.85WH
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 90W 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
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: £778.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusII/

Feel free to let me know if I have missed a trick, but I think this looks pretty good!

 

[jdg199]

I lie, I went for the i7-2630QM for another £10. Not really sure why - all confused and couldn't be bothered to analyse any further so just hit the proceed button!

 

[JonnyPx]

Very nice Laptop! What will you be using it for?

 

[jdg199]

probably not nearly as much as I could do. Mainly interweb surfing, simply spreadsheet/word document stuff. I probably will end up getting a few games to test out how far things have come since I last played computer games (about 10 years ago) on anything other than my ps3!

Most of the sport I watch streaming on the internet and other movie downloads too. Key reason for getting a new windows machine is to run a full currency trading platform (MT4) which are an arse to work on a mac (I know I know).

Difficulty is - whether you need it or not, it is difficult not to keep upgrading to the better options!