The 15.6" Defiance II - Skylake - GTX980M

[Glissov]

Hello, just ordered a new laptop this evening, stay tuned for a review.
Current/standard wait times will apply before I receive/review, hopefully no delays. 7-9 days build, 5 days dispatch should bring us to the end of October/start of November.

You can see the specification selected below:

Chassis & Display
Defiance Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor 6700HQ (2.6GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X IMPACT 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980M - 8.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12
M.2 SSD Drive
256GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2150MB/R, 1260MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + MIC/Headphone + SoundBlaster X-Fi MB3
Wireless/Wired Networking
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1535-AC M.2 WIRELESS GAMING 802.11AC + BLUETOOTH 4.0
USB Options
4 x USB 3.0 PORTS (1 x POWERED, 1 e-SATA COMBINED)
Battery
Defiance Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (60WH)
Power Cable
1 x UK Power Lead & 180W AC Adaptor
Keyboard Language
DEFIANCE SERIES BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) Professional DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Promotional Item
FREE RAINBOW SIX OR ASSASSINS CREED with select GTX 9 Series GPUs!
Quantity
1

 

[Glissov]

Space holder for review; excited!

 

[Jisgy]

Looks a great build mate. Look forward to seeing some pics/review when it arrives.

 

[ahad]

Just to let you know these chasis have been delayed further. I have a similar order of this chasis with 980m as well and they say delivery of chassis could be anywhere in between 20-28th of october.

 

[Ren_88]

Ordered mine 5 weeks ago along with many other people since I would say. I'd say you be waiting a while.

 

[Glissov]

Thanks for the heads up guys, shame that there are no indications of these delays when ordering as I've seen from other manufacturers. You'd think after placing an order that they might mail you about such issues, did you have to call and ask for an ETA or did they reach out to you and let you know about the delays themselves?

 

[ahad]

Thanks for the heads up guys, shame that there are no indications of these delays when ordering as I've seen from other manufacturers. You'd think after placing an order that they might mail you about such issues, did you have to call and ask for an ETA or did they reach out to you and let you know about the delays themselves?

Most of us called or got in touch with them ourselves but they also send out an ETA every 2 days or so i think so that gives you an idea too.

Anyway good news is that the chassis has arrived in the country at least...they say they should have it by tomrrow or monday....so something to celebrate

 

[Glissov]

Yeah, just off the phone with Mathew from customer services who confirmed 50 chassis expected for delivery tomorrow. Very helpful and friendly chap I must add! Hopefully we all have our shiny new laptops within the coming weeks. Post back when you guys receive yours!