I'm so excited...

pez

pez

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And quite frankly, the folks at work are taking the p1ss out of me because of it :D

First and foremost, before the spec I'd like to thank Darrin for his initial help, and appologise for all the hassle I've been giving Jack on the Live Chat :D - Guys, you are great and if I can make it down i42 for the day, I'll get you both a drink.

Now that it's been built, and being tested, I would like to thank Carl Auckland. Carl, we have not spoken, but please take care of my baby! If there's a scratch on it...then...well, suffice to say you may not be drinking the beer but wearing it if you do attend i42 :D

Now, just to wind everyone up, I've included a little update in my Sig to show the timeline and just how damn great PCS are.

Here's the obligatory Spec and the pics will follow all being well next week :D

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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)
 4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
 1.5GB nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460M - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card
 NONE
1st Hard Disk
 120GB OCZ VERTEX 2 SERIES SSD, SATA 3 Gb/s (upto 285MB/sR | 275MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
 250GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD2500BEKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
1st 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)
Network Facilities
 ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & INTEL ULTIMATE-N 6300 WIRELESS - UPTO 450Mbps
USB Options
 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Bluetooth & Infrared Options
 NONE
Battery
Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (3,800 mAh)
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Carry Case
TARGUS XL CITY GEAR 16" - 17.3" LAPTOP CASE TCG417 (£42)
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
External Hard Drive
NONE
Home Installation
 NONE
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)

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One minor Side note to the lads here. How easy is it to install a second GPU?
 
pez

pez

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I did. Along with lots of being nice, helping people and generally being a great guy :D

Plus it's a Lap Top. How long could it possibly take:whistling:
 
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cknbbq

Active member
Gorman said:
By going fast track you jump all the queues. So if you absolutely need it now, sure its worth it. Personally i would save the cash and wait.

Fast track orders push everyone back in the queue. They are the guy you want to punch at the post office.
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I think the above applies.
Good that it was turned round so quick though. Hopefully I may see mine next week.
 
pez

pez

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LMFAO - I was just thinking that when 2 emails popped into my account today. 1 saying the build was complete, the other saying that is was now being tested. Took Carl 1 minute to send them..lol
 
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Hound

Bronze Level Poster
I am very excited too, my pc just got dispatched today so It should be here tomorrow(?) so really looking forward to receiving it. (if allowed to open considering it was for my 17th b'day on sunday :D)
 
pez

pez

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Welp, It's official. I'm absolutely fkin GOB-SMACKED!

In less than 48 hrs, PCS have taken the order, built, tested and have just mailed me that she is ready for Dispatch. As I'm officially broke now, I can't afford the £19 for a Saturday delivery :( so I'll receive her on Tuesday (No one puts Baby in the warehouse!!!) - certainly not DHL :D

So Paul, Carl, Darrin & Jack - I doff my cap and will recommend you chaps without fail :)











Once I've checked it and it's all ok of course..lol
 
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cknbbq

Active member
Awesome. 47 hrs is shocking. I'm kinda gutted I didn't go for fast track.
Gonna be a long weekend for you.

Neil
 
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tdar

Member
hey pez, I ordered the Vortex II as well and it's in building now :) It would be nice if you did a quick 'first impressions' sort of summary/review when you get your laptop!
 
pez

pez

Well-known member
Will do lads :) I'll take a few pics so you can see the unpacking in the office. The excitement of installing Win7. And the first official running of MineSweeper :D
 
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tdar

Member
Won't Win7 come as pre-installed due to the testing stage performed by PCSpecialist? (unless you've specified for them not too)
 
pez

pez

Well-known member
I believe it does due to the testing stage.

However, I'm going to wipe it and install win7 ultimate 64bit and Ubuntu 10.10 :)
 
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