Hi all.
Just thought i would write a review of my recent experience of buying a new Hi Spec laptop from PCspecialist.
I was originally looking at replacing my gaming pc which has a 3090ti and a ryzan 5950x but after looking at what gains i would make i decided to wait before upgrading.
I decided to go for a laptop with high specs as a compromise as i am away from home a fair bit. (quick note this is not a laptop you want to be carrying around on your shoulder for long journeys it is a heavy laptop.)
This was a prebuilt laptop but was pretty much exactly the same as the system I was putting together.
I love PCspecialist website and how you can build your system etc and this is my second system that I have ordered from them.
Specs:
Recoil Series: 18" Matte UHD+ 200Hz DCI-P3 100% LED Widescreen (3840x2400)
Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 24 Core Processor 275HX (Up to 5.4 GHz) 36MB Cache
64GB Corsair 5600MHz SODIMM DDR5 (2 x 32GB)
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 5090 - 24GB GDDR7 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.2
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
Recoil Series Integrated 98WH Lithium Ion Battery
4.1 High Def. Audio + Sound Blaster ™ Studio PRO 2
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 BE200 + BT 5.4
2 x THUNDERBOLT 5 PORT + 2 x USB 3.2 PORTS
RECOIL 18 SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
I have been using this laptop for a couple of weeks now so below is my humble opinion so far.
This is more of a desktop replacement than it is a portable laptop, you wouldn’t want to be sitting with it on your knees for a long period of time. I invested in a small lap table which works great.
The screen is beautiful and really pleasing when gaming or using youtube or the net etc. as you can imagine 4k on a laptop screen is very good.
Do not think that you are going to be seeing RTX5090 PC graphics card results on this machine. You will see great results and be able to play all of the latest games but it is still a laptop 5090. There are plenty of reviews on YT etc that will better explain all of the reasons than I can.
I have been using the laptop for work and also gaming, destiny 2, balders gate 3 to name a couple.
The games play without any difficulty at good frame rates at 4k, but be aware the laptop fans run loud when gaming. Your wife won’t be to happy if your gaming in the living room and she is trying to watch telly.
There are a few different setting to adjust battery life to suit whichever application you are using. Obv gaming = Performance but the is entertainment for say web browsing youtube etc and quiet mode.
Overall I love this laptop, it is so smooth and fast I know there isn’t anything it won’t handle.
Here is my one and only complaint.
When I received my laptop I expected to open the box remove the laptop and for it to look like a shiny new pin.
After removing the laptop box from the larger box I noticed the small locking flap on the laptop box was ripped like it had been opened roughly ripped slightly and closed again. Once everything was removed it all looked as it should and all of the parts were there.
Now I understand that these systems are built in house but when I opened the laptop the screen had obvious signs of being wiped clean with say an alcohol wipe or some sort of wipe and not very well I may add. Now I am the sort of person that cleans my screens religiously to a high standard and I was shocked at how badly the screen had been cleaned.
I was going to take pictures and say something but I decided to use the laptop and check everything out and I am more than happy with the system itself.
Although I am more than happy with the system overall and i wouldn't want to return it I just can’t get rid of the feeling like I received a return. And when your paying £3k plus that’s not what I expect.
If anyone has any questions etc please feel free to ask.
Just thought i would write a review of my recent experience of buying a new Hi Spec laptop from PCspecialist.
I was originally looking at replacing my gaming pc which has a 3090ti and a ryzan 5950x but after looking at what gains i would make i decided to wait before upgrading.
I decided to go for a laptop with high specs as a compromise as i am away from home a fair bit. (quick note this is not a laptop you want to be carrying around on your shoulder for long journeys it is a heavy laptop.)
This was a prebuilt laptop but was pretty much exactly the same as the system I was putting together.
I love PCspecialist website and how you can build your system etc and this is my second system that I have ordered from them.
Specs:
Recoil Series: 18" Matte UHD+ 200Hz DCI-P3 100% LED Widescreen (3840x2400)
Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 24 Core Processor 275HX (Up to 5.4 GHz) 36MB Cache
64GB Corsair 5600MHz SODIMM DDR5 (2 x 32GB)
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 5090 - 24GB GDDR7 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.2
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
Recoil Series Integrated 98WH Lithium Ion Battery
4.1 High Def. Audio + Sound Blaster ™ Studio PRO 2
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 BE200 + BT 5.4
2 x THUNDERBOLT 5 PORT + 2 x USB 3.2 PORTS
RECOIL 18 SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
I have been using this laptop for a couple of weeks now so below is my humble opinion so far.
This is more of a desktop replacement than it is a portable laptop, you wouldn’t want to be sitting with it on your knees for a long period of time. I invested in a small lap table which works great.
The screen is beautiful and really pleasing when gaming or using youtube or the net etc. as you can imagine 4k on a laptop screen is very good.
Do not think that you are going to be seeing RTX5090 PC graphics card results on this machine. You will see great results and be able to play all of the latest games but it is still a laptop 5090. There are plenty of reviews on YT etc that will better explain all of the reasons than I can.
I have been using the laptop for work and also gaming, destiny 2, balders gate 3 to name a couple.
The games play without any difficulty at good frame rates at 4k, but be aware the laptop fans run loud when gaming. Your wife won’t be to happy if your gaming in the living room and she is trying to watch telly.
There are a few different setting to adjust battery life to suit whichever application you are using. Obv gaming = Performance but the is entertainment for say web browsing youtube etc and quiet mode.
Overall I love this laptop, it is so smooth and fast I know there isn’t anything it won’t handle.
Here is my one and only complaint.
When I received my laptop I expected to open the box remove the laptop and for it to look like a shiny new pin.
After removing the laptop box from the larger box I noticed the small locking flap on the laptop box was ripped like it had been opened roughly ripped slightly and closed again. Once everything was removed it all looked as it should and all of the parts were there.
Now I understand that these systems are built in house but when I opened the laptop the screen had obvious signs of being wiped clean with say an alcohol wipe or some sort of wipe and not very well I may add. Now I am the sort of person that cleans my screens religiously to a high standard and I was shocked at how badly the screen had been cleaned.
I was going to take pictures and say something but I decided to use the laptop and check everything out and I am more than happy with the system itself.
Although I am more than happy with the system overall and i wouldn't want to return it I just can’t get rid of the feeling like I received a return. And when your paying £3k plus that’s not what I expect.
If anyone has any questions etc please feel free to ask.
