just about to pull the trigger on this lenovo

emo72

after being watching the threads on here for the last month, i cant wait forever.
any reason to avoid this. i wont be doing much gaming just want a fast reliable machine. is it okay?

http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/17_18_inch/80006633/lenovo_17_3_g780_m842ymh_i5_3210m_6gb_500gb/details.aspx

need a big enough screen wanted at least i5 and at least a decent gpu, is the card upgradeable in the future?

thanks.

Media999

Not possible to upgrade graphics in Laptop.

Search 630M on youtube to get a rough idea of the games it will handle.

partyatmygaff

Media999 wrote: »

Not possible to upgrade graphics in Laptop.

Search 630M on youtube to get a rough idea of the games it will handle.

It's a rebadged GT540M. More than sufficient for almost all recent games. I play at 1080p and can do medium-high easily enough on most games.

Media999

partyatmygaff wrote: »

It's a rebadged GT540M. More than sufficient for almost all recent games. I play at 1080p and can do medium-high easily enough on most games.

Thats a lot better than i would have expected. Nice for 700 bucks.

Media999

Just came across this. Any difference?

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_Z580_1206320.html

emo72

Media999 wrote: »

Just came across this. Any difference?

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_Z580_1206320.html

it certainly looks better. do they ship here.

Media999

emo72 wrote: »

it certainly looks better. do they ship here.

yeah theres a few threads from people with good experiences. definitely reputable.

Id aslo say if at all possible get the 3 year warranty. An extra hundred or so could be money well spent. Id never buy a laptop without an extended warranty.

Nate--IRL--

Screen is smaller on that 2nd laptop.

Nate

areyawell

sure ya need a 17 inch screen? Any I know absolutely hates it. 15 inch is plenty

emo72

screen is a bit smaller and resolution is down. double the storage and 8gig instead of 6.

ones a g series and the others a z. thats it. komplet is handier for collection though.

these decisions are never easy, are they?

Media999

id say both are equal. Not a huge difference in screen. Id go for the smaller one but i cant collect from komplett so its not an advantage.

emo72

areyawell wrote: »

sure ya need a 17 inch screen? Any I know absolutely hates it. 15 inch is plenty

yea, but im coming from a 10 inch netbook thingy. looking for all the screen real estate i can get.:D

Media999

emo72 wrote: »

yea, but im coming from a 10 inch netbook thingy. looking for all the screen real estate i can get.:D

Bigger screens tend to break easier. Hinges go very easily. I wouldnt be rushing out to buy one again. Bit risky getting a 17 with no extended warranty.

emo72

done. saveonlaptops won out. thanks to everyone on here. will update, hopefully have it for the weekend.

emo72

hi guys, update time. ordered it at 12 oclock yesterday, and received it 2 pm today. thats service for ya! to anyone that advised me to go for the 15 instead of the 17 inch, i thank you. its very big at 15 inch and any bigger would have been a joke.

im loving the full size keyboard and of course the thing is nice and fast. deleted the mcafee security off it and installed windows security instead. when i ordered it i hadnt a clue what colour it was or if it was plastic or metal. when i took it out of the box i was glad to see it was metal and at first i thought it was grey but it has a purple tint.

loving it at the moment. glad i took the advice of the guys on here. thanks again!

Alanstrainor

Well wear!

areyawell

glad to hear! yea 17 inch are a pain in the hole to transport around and even have on your lap to use. 15 inch are plenty big.

Media999

emo72 wrote: »

hi guys, update time. ordered it at 12 oclock yesterday, and received it 2 pm today. thats service for ya! to anyone that advised me to go for the 15 instead of the 17 inch, i thank you. its very big at 15 inch and any bigger would have been a joke.

im loving the full size keyboard and of course the thing is nice and fast. deleted the mcafee security off it and installed windows security instead. when i ordered it i hadnt a clue what colour it was or if it was plastic or metal. when i took it out of the box i was glad to see it was metal and at first i thought it was grey but it has a purple tint.

loving it at the moment. glad i took the advice of the guys on here. thanks again!

Whats she like for Games?

emo72

Media999 wrote: »

Whats she like for Games?

yeah thats the 64000 dollar question. i will have to ask the specialist to try it. but dont want his paws on it yet. can i come back to you on that?

Media999

Yeah no hassle.

Torqay

Media999 wrote: »

Whats she like for Games?

Notebookcheck has the answer.