The 13.3" Optimus V

[Rixly239]

Hey guys,

The fat man :santa: wants to buy me a new toy!!

Ok so as per title, I have my finger on the button of the Optimus V. Budget £800 max. Spec considered = quad core 2.5, 8Gb, GTX 860, 500 Gb hybrid, 3200x1800 :taz:

I want some moderate gaming plus new hobby of 3d modelling eg Blender. Maybe write a game with Unity or Unreal.

I like 13" cuz of it's portability, bring to work etc. I could stomach 15", looked at Lenovo y50-70 @ £1k with similar spec, better 16Gb RAM & 1Tb hybrid (VAT offer = £800).

Or should I consider something else? Advice would be super appreciated...

Rixly

 

[Rixly239]

Or I could go for the Skyfire... which brings a new question... With the Skyfire I can get the 250Gb SSD, but i lose that 4k screen on the Optimus, and the 850 graphics card is a downgrade.

So which is best suited to my needs?

Also another question - The hdd options, what is a m.2 SSD and is it better for these instead of the options available in the Hard Disk section? We can't deselect the first HDD tho...

Chassis & Display
SkyFire: 14" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 850M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 2 in 1 Memory Card Reader (SD, MMC)
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 802.11N CARD INC. BLUETOOTH 3.0
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 Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 90W AC Adaptor
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED 11.6"/14" MSI UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 3.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £794.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/SkyFireIII-14/OSRDQF2JgV/