Laptop spec .. opinions please .. too much ?

jasvau

jasvau

Active member
Ok, just a quick bit of history ... daughter in secondary school, given the new push for home remote working, she had a desktop, buit that is quite old. She been using my laptop, but now needs her own.

I have access to education licenses for Windows, so I dont need an OS, and get free Office365

I want to future proof it as much as possible without going silly, with a Laptop that will be good for the next 3-4 years.

Budget is upto £1000

Have I gone OTT ?

Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 10750H (2.6GHz, 5GHz Turbo)
32GB Corsair 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W)

External Hard Drive
6TB Seagate Backup Plus Hub External HDD, USB 3.0, Black

2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
1 x USB 3.2 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.2 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
 
jasvau

jasvau

Active member
THankyou for the response ... I was always lead to believe more Ram is a good thing.
I selected the "1TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W)" as the primary drive as I know its probably going to be used for mp3's as well as fairly parge ppt presentations and education media.

Im a little confused about the

1st Storage Drive
and the
1st M.2 SSD Drive

is there a difference ?
Do I need opne of each or can I just specify a large ssd for the 1srt storage Drive ?
 
Bhuna50

Bhuna50

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Personally when it comes to laptops, I would seriously consider the extra £69 for the 2 year part warranty as well as the £19 for the 1 year dead pixel guarantee.

Sounds a lot, but one of the main things with laptops is heat and the possibility of melting / breaking the motherboard which would result in the largest expense, especially with the amount of dust that might have built up over a year if you havent cleaned it out or had it re-pasted.

Is there any reason for the 6TB external drive? is that to be included in the budget or an 'extra'?

Also, I note that this laptop doesnt state how long the battery lasts so may be best to contact and ask them, because if the intention is to take it to school (and/or college eventually) then purchasing an extra battery might be advisable - especially as this is an external removable battery. Sadly though that eats away another £55. If taking to school, consider cloud back up - through your Microsoft 365 - instead of external hard drive....or both).

This is an idea of just spending that little bit more, to get a little bit more in the machine itself - therefore keeping it in date a bit longer (and accounting for any possible gaming that your daughter might like) and allowing you to easily add a 2.5" drive later as well then if required. (This is based on only silver warranty though and a spare battery added in):

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Promotional Discount
Special Offer - Save Now On Intel Core i7 Powered Laptops - Offer Ends 30th December 2020!
Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor 10870H (2.2GHz, 5.0GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (1900 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 180W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
2 x Optimus Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.2 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.2 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
MULTI COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Chassis
Clevo NH55DDW (6GB RTX-2060, i7-10870H, 144Hz N4)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
Price: £1,094.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/optimusXI-15/JfuZFyPDAf/
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Otherwise, what you have been told already is good advice.

Edit: forgot to say - be quick as well as this includes a discount of £40 which is still on the site even though it technically expired yesterday but try to take advantage if you can LOL
 
jasvau

jasvau

Active member
Thankyou for the input ... I double checked the order and spotted the £40 discount, so added it.(y).
The 6TB external storage was just a belt and braces thing ... Im not a fan of cloud storage, so the plan is to use the 6TB external drive as a family backup (extra to the budget) .. but easily justified

Order Placed :)
 
jasvau

jasvau

Active member
Promotional Discount
Special Offer - Save Now On Intel Core i7 Powered Laptops - Offer Ends 30th December 2020!
Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 10750H (2.6GHz, 5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Storage Drive
1TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
External Hard Drive
6TB Seagate Backup Plus Hub External HDD, USB 3.0, Black
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 180W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
Optimus Series Detachable Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.2 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.2 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
MULTI COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
 
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