Laptop for less than £850?

[LJMnx]

Hi I just want to see what other people get in terms of spec for the price. I will be using it for gaming (mostly mid but a few high end games), maybe some CAD and work/browsing (for Uni), and it needs to be able to last at least 4 years.
Thanks

 

[Adli]

you could get an Optimus IV with similar specs to my Optimus III (see sig) for £855 (£5 being for the silver warranty, you'd be mad not to take that)

 

[LJMnx]

I have done that and this is what I have came out with:
Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3610QM (2.30GHz) 6MB

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)

Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11

Memory - Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON V+200 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (535MB/R, 460MB/W)

2nd Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)

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
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)

Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack

Bluetooth & Wireless
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

Battery
Optimus Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)

Power Lead & Adaptor
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
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)

Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD

Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE

Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days

£849.00 inc VAT

so what do you think?

 

[moorw003]

The Optimus IV was made for your budget. Nowhere else will you get a better GPU for circa £800, and if you do it'll have other compromises.

The spec you've posted above is a lovely. Only thing I'd change possibly is to a better secondary hardrive. The WD Scorpio Black 500gb is £16 extra and one of the finest on the market. Use the £15 discount code PCS97 when paying and you hit 850 exactly on the button.

I'm awaiting mine atm (similar spec, although without the SSD) and I'm soooooo excited!

 

[LJMnx]

Alright I will do that! Thank you for your help and I hope that you will enjoy using it when you receive it!