17" Laptop, Budget of 1200

SteelyDanJalapeno

Budget: 1200 (not a target obviously, and I can go higher for the right laptop)

Intended use: Lots of Microsoft Office, Programming(C, Perl, Python ), Internet, e-mail, games, movies, needs HDMI out, will only be used wireless so a good wireless card is a must.

Mobility: Mobility is not important, performance and entertainment are more important.

Warranty: The usual year or 2 would be great.

What Operating System do you use? Comfortable with both Windows 7 and Mac OS's, I'd prefer not too have Windows 8, unless I have too or it's seriously recommended.

TiltedBrain

TiltedBrain wrote: »

Budget: 1200 (not a target obviously, and I can go higher for the right laptop)

Intended use: Lots of Microsoft Office, Programming(C, Perl, Python ), Internet, e-mail, games, movies, needs HDMI out, will only be used wireless so a good wireless card is a must.

Mobility: Mobility is not important, performance and entertainment are more important.

Warranty: The usual year or 2 would be great.

What Operating System do you use? Comfortable with both Windows 7 and Mac OS's, I'd prefer not too have Windows 8, unless I have too or it's seriously recommended.

http://www.dell.com/ie/p/inspiron-17r-se-7720/pd?oc=n0017s32&model_id=inspiron-17r-se-7720

You can have a look at that, It has a lot of positive reviews and below your price range and I am thinking of getting one myself soon.

P.S Use this for coupons http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/topics/landing_pages/en/voucher_lp?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs

SteelyDanJalapeno

When are the 4th gen processors expected to start filtering into machines? it would be nice but not essential to future proof it for 2 years

SteelyDanJalapeno

Deleted User wrote: »

http://www.dell.com/ie/p/inspiron-17r-se-7720/pd?oc=n0017s32&model_id=inspiron-17r-se-7720

You can have a look at that, It has a lot of positive reviews and below your price range and I am thinking of getting one myself soon.

P.S Use this for coupons http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/topics/landing_pages/en/voucher_lp?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs

Is that abit expensive for the hardware thats in it? was expecting a flash drive in there for that price

TiltedBrain

TiltedBrain wrote: »

Is that abit expensive for the hardware thats in it? was expecting a flash drive in there for that price

Laptop: http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/MSI_GE70_1400651.html

There is a laptop with the 4th gen in it but it is expensive and comes with Windows 8 and theres no SSD's or anything but it has the new generation of GPU's

4th Gen: http://ark.intel.com/products/75117/Intel-Core-i7-4700MQ-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_40-GHz

SteelyDanJalapeno

Deleted User wrote: »

Laptop: http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/MSI_GE70_1400651.html

There is a laptop with the 4th gen in it but it is expensive and comes with Windows 8 and theres no SSD's or anything but it has the new generation of GPU's

4th Gen: http://ark.intel.com/products/75117/Intel-Core-i7-4700MQ-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_40-GHz

Battery life on the MSI looks poor? I thought one of the major selling points of the 4th gen is good increase in battery life.

Thanks for your help

smileyj1987

http://pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusV-17/

This would be perfect for your needs it has the new intel cpu and newest nvidia mobile gpu . With the money left over you could easily buy your own SSD and Hard drive if you want more storage .

SteelyDanJalapeno

smileyj1987 wrote: »

http://pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusV-17/

This would be perfect for your needs it has the new intel cpu and newest nvidia mobile gpu . With the money left over you could easily buy your own SSD and Hard drive if you want more storage .

Looks perfect, no particular brand or manufacturer is it?

looking_around

no, pc specialist are custom built laptops but have great reviews ..saving up for one from them myself

SteelyDanJalapeno

Looking at this pre built pc specialist one, similar to the one previously posted but with 8 gig ram and 500 gig hdd and 2 day delivery, thoughts?

http://pcspecialist.co.uk/computers-for-next-day-delivery/104/

RangeR

How about this?
It's €1300 so a tad over budget.

MSI
===
HDMI
VGA
LAN Gb
WIFI [bgn] [2.4GHz]
USB2 x 2
USB3 x 2
1920x1080
Geforce GTX765M 2GB
Backlit Keyboard
8GB DDR3
4th Gen i7 Quad 3.4GHz
1TB hybrid with 128GB SSD

2.7 bags of sugar. This baby is a beast.

SteelyDanJalapeno

RangeR wrote: »

How about this?
It's €1300 so a tad over budget.

MSI
===
HDMI
VGA
LAN Gb
WIFI [bgn] [2.4GHz]
USB2 x 2
USB3 x 2
1920x1080
Geforce GTX765M 2GB
Backlit Keyboard
8GB DDR3
4th Gen i7 Quad 3.4GHz
1TB hybrid with 123GB SSD

2.7 bags of sugar. This baby is a beast.

Looks good thou, very similar the pcspecialist one i posted previously, except 1tb HDD instead of 500.

200 more expensive, is there any benefit in getting a brand name like msi, over a custom build?

RangeR

TiltedBrain wrote: »

is there any benefit in getting a brand name like msi, over a custom build?

For me, it's a matter of piece of mind.

EDIT : One thing that is sticking... I'd prefer 5GHz WIFI. It's not as crowded as the 2.4. Just that you mentioned WIFI is one of your priorities.

SteelyDanJalapeno

2.4Ghz is fine for me.

Just realised I can remove the operating system with pcspecialist, this is abig selling point for me, saving 93 euro, I can improve the storage ram and wireless card for that.

smileyj1987

TiltedBrain wrote: »

Looks perfect, no particular brand or manufacturer is it?

Well its a clevo barebones kit that alot of the boutique builders use to sell gaming laptops . I'm not 100% on it but I would contact them and ask them will you be able to upgrade the graphics card in future because the Clevo barebones will support upgrades in most cases .
To me buying from another manufacturer like Toshiba or MSI will probably make the laptop more expensive . I mean that MSi is €1,430.93 without delivery and for the same perfromance .

SteelyDanJalapeno

Thanks for the help guys, went with PCspecialist in the end, delighted with the order, hope it doesnt take too long.

Chassis & Display Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 765M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
RAID NONE
SSD CACHE DRIVE NONE
1st 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)
Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options 3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Floppy Disk Drive NONE
Battery Optimus Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Cable 1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus NORTON ANTI-VIRUS 2013 - 1 Year Licence for 1 PC (£9) *SPECIAL*
Laptop Cooling Stands NONE
Carry Case NONE
Monitor NONE
Keyboard & Mouse OPTIMUS SERIES UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Gaming Mouse Pad NONE
Speakers NONE
Webcam INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Headsets NONE
Surge Protection NONE
Printer NONE
External Hard Drive NONE
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee 30 Day Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (£12)
Intel Anti-Theft Technology FREE 90 Day Intel Anti-Theft Trial - Prevent Data Access upon Theft
Data Recovery NONE
Delivery 2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (£19)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Pricing Information
Price (excluding VAT) €1,055.00
Price €1,266.00
Order Quantity 1
Bulk Discount €0.00
Total Order price (Ex VAT) €1,055.00
Total Order Price €1,266.00

smileyj1987

Nice one man you won't be disappointed . That is a great spec laptop you bought .