Just ordered /ridicule

[Craigsup]

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series:17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080) (£79)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3610QM (2.30GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
16GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (4 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
AMD® Radeon® HD 7970M - 2GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
**128Gb Crucial SSD - Providing it myself**
Memory - 2nd Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
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)
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 & KILLER™ 1102 WIRELESS GAMING 802.11N NETWORK CARD
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Firewire & Video Editing
1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT
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 {Providing my own Windows 7 Disk}
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Surge Protection
6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector (£9)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)


To go with it, i've ordered:
1x Razer Mamba 2012
1x WD My Essentials 1tb Hard Drive
1x Logitech g930 Wireless headset
1x Slappa M.A.S.K High Five Laptop Rucksack

I'm now going to be living off Morrison's Basics Noodles for about 8 months!

 

[tom6561]

So worth it! That'll be a beast, love the 17" screen too, a lot of people seem to prefer 15... Pics when it comes?

 

[Craigsup]

Of course! I shall be uploading many pictures + a review!
I'll probably do an unboxing / video review.

 

[Dayve]

Morrisons basic noodles eh? Just don't be tempted to buy those 19p Tesco everyday value pot noodles. There's like... 1 noodle in it, half a pea which stays hard even though its been floating in the hot water for 15 minutes, and nothing else. It has all the flavour of a cup of hot water.

 

[tom_gr7]

looks good, but i'd get a better hard drive instead of the standard ata drive, perhaps a scorpio black drive, or a seagate monentus.

 

[Craigsup]

I have got a 128gb Crucial M4 SSD as my primary drive.
Also I've got a 1tb WD external hard drive. That's why I don't need good internal hd.

 

[Dolleeh]

Looks great! I'm jealous!!
I'd love to hear your opinion on the matte screen once it arrives!

 

[Buzz]

How much did you pay for your Mamba? They are like 130€ here. For a mouse.....

Nice comp btw. Looking forward to pics.

 

[Craigsup]

£99 for the Mamba 2012.
And yeah i'll post pictures and also give you a review on everything!

 

[Craigsup]

It's just been marked as ready for collection!
Went into pre-production on Tuesday, and then into Building on Tuesday.
Went through Testing and QA by 9.30am today! 2 days to finish it; I am amazed!

+HUGErep to PCS

 

[keynes]

It's just been marked as ready for collection!
Went into pre-production on Tuesday, and then into Building on Tuesday.
Went through Testing and QA by 9.30am today! 2 days to finish it; I am amazed!

+HUGErep to PCS

Pictures tomorrow

 

[Craigsup]

Pictures tomorrow

Pictures today
I live 10 minutes away from them, so I'm going to pop down after i've had some breakfast and a cuppa tea!

 

[keynes]

Pictures today
I live 10 minutes away from them, so I'm going to pop down after i've had some breakfast and a cuppa tea!

Takes pictures of the building too
Wish I live closer to them.

 

[Craigsup]

I've been down before, the building nothing special - it's just a few warehouse garage type things from what I can see. But sure, i'll do a full PCS tour

 

[Buzz]

I've been down before, the building nothing special - it's just a few warehouse garage type things from what I can see. But sure, i'll do a full PCS tour

♪ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♪
Why are we waiting
Why can't we start changing
Why are we waiting
Always so frustrating
Why are we waiting
We need rearranging
Why are we waiting

 

[Craigsup]

Haha don't worry! Just installing all my important shiz then i'll get pictures and stuff uploaded as soon as possible!

 

[Turtle]

Haha don't worry! Just installing all my important shiz then i'll get pictures and stuff uploaded as soon as possible!

Awesome news Craig can't wait for your pics! Can you address the concern I have. Are the laptop keys cramped? Or is there a good amount of space between? How does the keyboard feel and the touchpad?

 

[Craigsup]

I love the feel of the keys. They are spaced a nice distance apart and I think they are very good for typing; my only issue is the enter button is very small. But with some practice I'm sure ill get used to it. The touch pad is nice, but i use a mouse - however i will use the touch pad when I'm on the move.