Laptop for University

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Scryus

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Chassis & Display
Optimus II: 17.3" Full HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glossy

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-2410M (2.30GHz) 3MB Cache

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)

Graphics Card
nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M - 2GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11

Memory - Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm) *** Getting the 7200rpm version, Thanks Teaz

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)

Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack

Bluetooth & Wireless
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
Optimus Series 6 Cell Lithium-ION Battery - 48.85WH

Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 90W Adaptor (GT 540M) / 120W Adaptor (GT 555M)

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE

Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM

Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) *** Actually Silver, thanks DeadEyeDuk

Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days

Price: £803.00 including VAT and delivery.
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Hey, guys, this is my first of hopefully many on this wonderful site's forums. I have a budget of £800 to spend on a laptop for University, and after days of searching around, this is what I think is going to be my best bet. Others have sub-par graphics cards, or previous-gen processors for the same amount of money.

Anyway, what I'm looking for is mobility, so please, no suggestions of desktops, I really can't stand dragging a desktop around while moving into and around Uni.

I want to play a couple games like WoW, as well as watch movies, and TV on this, so I've gotten a TV card seperately. Any thoughts? This really is the top end of my budget.

Scryus.
 
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Teaz

Teaz

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Thats what i thought. Just thought someone was going to say to go for a scorpio drive, while a one 4GB stick module would do and can be upgraded later and the investment could go for a higher cpu.
 
Gorman

Gorman

Author Level
looks good to go for me, if the budget is maxed out theres not really any improvements to be made
 
Teaz

Teaz

Godlike
It only raised it by £3 from what i've tried. but still over budget so it all goes to what Scryus agrees with :)
 
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Scryus

Member
Teaz said:
Thats what i thought. Just thought someone was going to say to go for a scorpio drive, while a one 4GB stick module would do and can be upgraded later and the investment could go for a higher cpu.
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My bad, I actually looked at this on a separate computer last night, and did decide to switch up to the faster 7200rpm drive. Point taken :)

deadeyeduck said:
Seriously? Neither of you noticed the Standard Warranty?
:D my work is done
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Didn't see the £5 option, I thought you were inferring i should spend the extra £69. Thanks for pointing it out!

Scryus.
 
Teaz

Teaz

Godlike
Its good :D since laptop drives are quite the fiddle if upgraded over time. while gpu an cpu aren't upgradable but rams can be done simply anyday.
 
DeadEyeDuk

DeadEyeDuk

Superhero Level Poster
Scryus said:
Didn't see the £5 option, I thought you were inferring i should spend the extra £69. Thanks for pointing it out!

Scryus.
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Heh no probs. The way I said it wasnt that clear and was more directed at Teaz and Gorman for not picking up on it themselves :D

And I think the day we start telling people to add the £69 version, we might be classed as rather taking the proverbial :D
 
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Scryus

Member
Another thing I would like to know, I've looked up the 555M benchmark and it suggests the following:

These cards offer the best 3D performance in a laptop. They can handle all the latest games at high resolutions and high detail settings. The power consumption of these GPUs is very high, therefore, only big laptops with bad battery life usually offer these cards.

Will the 555M run WoW and other similar games comfortably, and at what detail level are we talking? If you can provide any similar benchmarks to WoW, I would love to hear.

Scryus.
 
Teaz

Teaz

Godlike
The battery that pcs will provide for the laptop should be no problem and the 555m should be no prob with games at a comfortable level. Try this site as a rough guide and see.
 
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