New Defiance Vii arriving in a couple of days

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mhwhippet

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Hey guys, here's the spec for my new machine which will largely be an editing machine running Avid Media Composer, although I'll probably sneak a little gaming on too. I've read a lot about the overheating problems with a lot of these new builds, so I'll report back here and let you know how it goes.



Chassis & Display
Defiance Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor 10875H (2.3GHz, 5.1GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated Micro-SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x 180W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
Defiance Series Integrated 3 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (73WH)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless/Wired Networking
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x THUNDERBOLT 3 PORT + 3 x USB 3.2 PORTS
Keyboard Language
17" DEFIANCE SERIES UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
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
Google Chrome™
Laptop Cooling Stands
CoolerMaster NotePal L2 Laptop Cooler, up to 17.3 inch
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)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
 
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mhwhippet

Member
Arrived yesterday which is a few days sooner than I anticipated. Shocked in a good way at how thin the thing is, considering how powerful.

First impressions are great. Downloaded Control Centre, nVidia software and Soundblaster Atlas from PCs, turned off the backlit keyboard and running at reasonably low power settings for now. It'll be interesting to see once I am into a heavy editing job whether the performance settings make a big difference forwhat I need to do. Tweaked the EQ to get a little more clarity out of the crappy speakers, but anyone who is spending this kind of money is either on externals or cans, so I kind of don't care.

No gaming as yet.

Having read that battery is awful across some of the newer PCS laptops, I'm reading 7 hours whilst it is sitting Idle. That's pretty damn good.

Build quality is good, but I wouldn't want to knock it, with such a small bezel.

Am really happy.
 
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ROBNET54

Member
I am torn between this Defiance 17"& the Vyper 17" There are some comments & short reviews from Vyper owners, some not great, TBH.
I eagerly await your experience with this machine!!
Congrats on the purchase
 
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GeorgeCA

Bronze Level Poster
mhwhippet said:
Arrived yesterday which is a few days sooner than I anticipated. Shocked in a good way at how thin the thing is, considering how powerful.

First impressions are great. Downloaded Control Centre, nVidia software and Soundblaster Atlas from PCs, turned off the backlit keyboard and running at reasonably low power settings for now. It'll be interesting to see once I am into a heavy editing job whether the performance settings make a big difference forwhat I need to do. Tweaked the EQ to get a little more clarity out of the crappy speakers, but anyone who is spending this kind of money is either on externals or cans, so I kind of don't care.

No gaming as yet.

Having read that battery is awful across some of the newer PCS laptops, I'm reading 7 hours whilst it is sitting Idle. That's pretty damn good.

Build quality is good, but I wouldn't want to knock it, with such a small bezel.

Am really happy.
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Ive heard is made from aluminum - it is the whole laptop ? or has plastic parts as well ?

Would be interesting to see some stats while gaming - like thermals CPU/GPU.
 
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