Recent content by returnofthem

Well, I've got an update. Long story short, after multiple BIOS updates and 2 RMAs, PC Specialist have been unable to fix it and agreed to my request for a refund. If anyone's experiencing a similar issue with this model of laptop, you can quote RMA number 77252 which is the last one I raised...

Thanks, I'll try giving them a call in the week to see what they think. I appreciate that was a bit of a risk and that if it had failed that would be on me, so yes I wouldn't recommend anyone else do it without talking to PCS first - you're right about that. In this instance it succeeded...

Ordered with Windows.

I bought one of these to replace my aging desktop which I mostly use for photo editing. As you can see from the spec sheet below I configured it with the dedicated GPU option, both to speed up photo rendering/exports and so I can do a bit of casual gaming now and then. I have to say overall I'm...

Hi all, I've got a 14" Lafite Pro which I've been using for a couple of months now - full spec below and some config screenshots attached. For those who aren't aware, on this laptop when the screen turns off after whatever time period you've set in Windows the machine effectively enters sleep...

Ok cool, I'll look into linking my existing install to a Microsoft account then - I haven't done that so far. Thanks!

Ah ok, interesting. Isn't there also something about if I don't spec windows with the system then PCS won't provide software configuration support though?

Absolute max budget is £1300 which I'm already pretty close to. I'm not keeping the old PC but the Windows 10 install on it is an upgrade from Windows 7 (it's very old!) so I can't transfer the licence unfortunately.

I'm putting together a spec for a laptop for media editing - primarily photos but occasionally some video. Primarily that means I'm looking for lots of storage and a mid-range dedicated graphics card for hardware acceleration for photo/video rendering & export. I'd also like this laptop to last...

Thanks for the reply, that's very helpful! I've got one more question but it's not related to the topic in this thread, so I'll drop you a PM.

Did you get any further with this? I'm considering the same laptop I'm interested to know how you're getting on with it now.

I'm looking for a laptop for general office work + photo editing. My main requirements are lots of storage, mid-range dedicated graphics to enable hardware acceleration in photo editing apps, and a display which comes somewhere close to 100% sRGB/72% NTSC. It'd also be nice if the machine is...

Does anyone know if the 15.6" Lafite Pro will get dedicated graphics options in the future, like the 14" Lafite Pro?