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PC Specialist laptop - advice on Series 9 replacement

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  • 20-11-2013 8:46pm
    #1
    Vince1974
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm having to replace a pretty good laptop and was looking at PC Specialist, but have no experience with them or the materials they use.

    I put together this configuration:

    Chassis & Display SkyFire: 14" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
    Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-4330M (2.80GHz) 3MB
    Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 8GB)
    Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
    2nd Graphics Card NONE
    Memory - 1st Hard Disk 180GB INTEL® 530 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 490MB/sW)
    2nd Hard Disk NONE
    RAID NONE
    1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
    Memory Card Reader Integrated 2 in 1 Memory Card Reader (SD, MMC)
    Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
    Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
    Wireless/Wired Networking GIGABIT LAN WIRELESS 802.11N CARD INC. BLUETOOTH 3.0
    Wireless Router/HomePlugs NONE
    USB Options 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
    Battery SkyFire 14" Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
    Power Cable 1 x UK Power Lead & 90W AC Adaptor
    Operating System NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
    DVD Recovery Media NO DVD RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
    Office Software NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
    Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
    Laptop Cooling Stands NONE
    Carry Case NONE
    Monitor NONE
    Keyboard Language INTEGRATED 14" MSI UK KEYBOARD
    Keyboard & Mouse NONE
    Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
    Gaming Mouse Pad NONE
    Speakers NONE
    Webcam INTEGRATED 3.0 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 NONE
    Data Recovery NONE
    Delivery 2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
    Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
    Pricing Information
    Price (excluding VAT) €828.33
    Price €994.00
    Order Quantity 1
    Bulk Discount €0.00
    Total Order price (Ex VAT) €828.33
    Total Order Price €994.00

    It seems a pretty decent configuration and I was wondering if I could get better value in any of the aspects of it.

    Any help is appreciated.

    Thanks!
    Vincent.


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