Gaming laptop

[SwordsMaster]

And it saves me import tax (25%) which is nothing to sneer at at these prices...

With that money I can get the 680M :D

Is this the HD you had in mind? I didn't think of VPN-ing, but it might be worth the extra 30£. Will place the order today, but arrange to get it on 31st (payday!) - return home from current project!

And will provide pics if I can keep myself from unboxing on the way back from the post office...

And then I will play all the MAX PAYNE IN THE WORLD!!!!

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3720QM (2.60GHz) 6MB

Memory (RAM)
16GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680M - 4.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11

Memory - Hard Disk
750GB SEAGATE MOMENTUS XT HYBRID, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200 rpm)

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® N130 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH

USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD

Firewire
1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT

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

Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x European Power Lead & 180W AC Adaptor

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD

Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE

Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 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

[Lemur]

Is this the HD you had in mind?

Really, the only one to consider is the 750 GB Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid. -edit- I see it's the one you have listed (you must have added the specs after I posted). That drive is so fast, I know people who use it in desktops. Beast of a drive.

I didn't think of VPN-ing, but it might be worth the extra 30£.

VPN and the ability to join a domain are gimped out of Win7 Home, so it's definitely worth the extra 30 quid if you ever intend to use it as a work machine. For example, if your login at work is swordsmaster@widgetco.com, Home will not allow you to join the domain. Nor can you VPN to see your work files. Big headache. Can't tell you how many people I know who tried to cheap out with Home and had to ugprade to Pro. Save yourself the pain.

-edit of the edit-

I see they offer a one-year pickup and return warranty for five quid. Might be worth it, especially if your time is precious.

[SwordsMaster]

Ordered! Should arrive in 2 weeks.

[SwordsMaster]

It's finally here! Arrived last week. Had some initial issues with bad keyboard wiring, but all solved now, runs like a charm!

EDIT: Some unpacking pictures

[Lemur]

Onkyo speakers? Fancy.

[SwordsMaster]

Very decent volume and sound quality too! Overall very happy. Except with the power supply. Its the size of a 11' laptop, and I'm barely even exaggerating.

Onkyo speakers? Fancy.

[Lemur]

So have you loaded it up with some modern games to see how they run?