elsiegee40 Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) My youngest needs a new laptop and has been working and saving hard for many months. He wants a pretty high spec machine as he does digital media/graphic design at university ... inevitably the machine also gets used for Xbox one gaming too. He is after something with an i7 processor, a good graphics card, Windows 10 and ideally 16Gb of RAM and 1TB hard drive. It's not going to be cheap , but there's a budget of around £900 (inc VAT) He is adamant that he doesn't want a Mac! Any suggestions please? Edited October 29, 2015 by elsiegee40 Gb not Mb :redface:
pcstru Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Suggestion : persuade him to see sense! Best gaming laptops 2015/2016 UK | Best gaming laptop reviews - Test Centre - PC Advisor might help, although the prices are above budget but you might find them available cheaper than the advertised price. Gaming Laptops | Buy Gaming Laptops from Laptops Direct. 1
DalekSec Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 He is adamant that he doesn't want a Mac! You have raised him well! Also im guessing you mean 16GB not 16Mb, unless he wants to run windows 95? 1
ICTDirect_Dave Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 This looks like a good deal Zoostorm Gaming & Media Notebook - Laptops at ebuyer 2
DalekSec Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 This looks like a good deal Zoostorm Gaming & Media Notebook - Laptops at ebuyer I was planning on getting a Surface for home use, but that's around the same price! You have just thrown a very large spanner into the works....
elsiegee40 Posted October 29, 2015 Author Posted October 29, 2015 You have raised him well! Also im guessing you mean 16GB not 16Mb, unless he wants to run windows 95? Whoops This looks like a good deal Zoostorm Gaming & Media Notebook - Laptops at ebuyer I have sent him that link. Thanks
elsiegee40 Posted November 2, 2015 Author Posted November 2, 2015 This looks like a good deal Zoostorm Gaming & Media Notebook - Laptops at ebuyer Sadly, it looks like it was too good value @ ICTDirect_Dave. It's gone from pre order, due in stock the day you posted, to out of stock. I think we're going to need to reopen this for suggestions
VeryPC_Colin_M Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Sadly, it looks like it was too good value @ ICTDirect_Dave. It's gone from pre order, due in stock the day you posted, to out of stock. I think we're going to need to reopen this for suggestions How much was it elsigee40? I think we have access to the same chassis as that one and I'll see if I can price match it for you :-) 1
elsiegee40 Posted November 2, 2015 Author Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) How much was it elsigee40? I think we have access to the same chassis as that one and I'll see if I can price match it for you :-) Around the £675 mark including VAT; can't remember exactly. It can go a bit higher and stick within his budget (see opening post) ... the spec is important as he punishes it with the graphics work for his course. This is a personal purchase and not for school if that's OK with you. Edited November 2, 2015 by elsiegee40
Tesla Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) A friend of mine swears by PCSPECIALIST - Top Spec Custom PCs & Laptops Built to Order allows you to configure your own spec I just put together a 4th Gen i7 Dual core processor with 16 gb ram and 1tb hard Drive with a Geforce GTX 950M Graphics Card for 750 Edited November 2, 2015 by Tesla
localzuk Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 This would be my choice - Gigabyte P17F 17.3 inch Gaming Laptop with NVIDIA GTX 950M - P17F V3-CF1 - Scan.co.uk Leaves some cash to up the RAM to 16GB as well (appears to use DDR3L 1600 RAM, so an 8GB module would be about £37). 1
abillybob Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 If he doesn't mind the extra chunk the new Alienware machines are lovely. I had an old model a while back and it was great. But pro tip try and buy from a re-seller online, buying them directly from Alienware is expensive for some reason - I bought mine new from eBay and saved around £300. The Alienware 13 would be my choice. Don't under estimate the new Skylake integrated GPU's though, if he's looking for a powerful and very portable laptop a dedicated GPU laptop may be a bit hefty, I have a MacBook 12" Retina (I know you said no MacBooks but I'm just using it as an example) and it's sooooooo lightweight, mine has broad well GPU (one step below skylake) and I can play older games such as colin mcrae dirt 2, portal 2, sims 3 and others - it'll also play newer games if they don't rely heavily on graphics, I've been playing Prison Architect on it for months now can't get enough of it, all games will happily run at around 40fps so definitely playable. But if he's looking to hardcore game on the thing the Alienware 13 would be my recommendation, couple that with a graphics amplifier if you can find a cheap one on eBay and your laughing!! 1
MYK-IT Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) Had a quick look at Dell Outlook Store....currently have the following: Inspiron 15 - 7548 Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-5500U (4M Cache, up to 3.00 GHz) Windows® 8.1 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz Memory (2x8GB) 1 TB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM) No Optical Device 15.6 inch 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED-Backlit Touch Display with Wide Viewing Angle (IPS) 4 GB DDR3 AMD Radeon R7 M270 Back Up Media Not Included Windows® 8.1 (64 Bit) English Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 802.11ac, 1x1, 2.4 & 5GHz + Bluetooth 4.0 LCD Back Cover : Silver (Touch) Battery : 4-Cell 58 WHr (integrated) Internal English Keyboard Price: £555.00 Price excl. VAT and delivery Only 1 item(s) left XPS 15 - 9530 Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 4712HQ Processor (6M, up to 3.3GHz) Windows® 8.1 Pro 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz Memory (2x8GB) 1 TB SATA III Hard Drive (5400RPM) 32 GB mSATA SSD No Optical Device 15.6 inch LED Backlit Touch Display with Truelife and QHD+ resolution (3200 x 1800) with Camera 2 GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M Back Up Media Not Included Windows® 8.1 Pro (64Bit) English Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 + Bluetooth 4.0 Near Field Communications Battery: Primary 6-cell 61WHR Internal Qwerty Backlit Keyboard Palmrest Power Supply: 130W AC Adapter Price: £765.00 Price excl. VAT and delivery Alienware 13 Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4210U processor (3M Cache, up to 2.7 GHz) Windows® 8.1 8 GB DDR3 Memory 1600MHz (2 DIMMs) 1 TB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM) No Optical Device 13.3 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS-Panel Anti-Glare Display Graphics: 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M Back Up Media Not Included Steam Factory Installed Windows® 8.1 (64 Bit) English Killer 1525 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1 LCD Back Cover 52 WHr, 4-Cell Battery Internal English Keyboard Price: £559.00 Price excl. VAT and delivery Only 1 item Edited November 2, 2015 by MYK-IT
elsiegee40 Posted November 2, 2015 Author Posted November 2, 2015 Just got a very nice suggestion at a price my son likes from @ VeryPC_Colin_M and am going with that. Thanks all 1
elsiegee40 Posted November 16, 2015 Author Posted November 16, 2015 Big thanks to @VeryPC_Colin_M (and @VeryPC_Anthony_L ) for organising this laptop. It has arrived and is, I am informed, downloading Windows Updates at present. I've been sent a picture of the skin and it is very cool. Our "felt tip fairy in training" (Col knows what I mean) is delighted. 1
VeryPC_Colin_M Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Nice one @elsiegee40!! Thankfully @VeryPC_Anthony_L was there to support me as I was in a technology black hole on Friday. Frankly I was having kittens with worry and was delighted to see the delivery had happened :-) 1
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