Just thought I'd let people know that the code 'mpi55' works to give £50 off and if you're a student you're probably eligible to get Windows 8.1 through Microsoft's Dreamspark program to save even more. I used this to get my current laptop using the last of my student loan.

This might help make up people's mind between one model and another or get a better component and makes this an even better deal for anyone interested.

Does the opposite for me, I'd like that sort of option!

Yes.

never ceases to amaze me how highly specd these machines are for the cash

Wow, heat!

is Shame the latiffe is single channel memory, would have bought one by now if dual channel as would be a true macbook air killer

Haha so you posted it, good stuff (y)

​cpu, yes but I want for occasional gaming make a gigantic difference to graphics performance

Only when you're using Integrated Graphics, which aren't much cop for gaming any way.

​Absolutely costs twice as much as a PS4! Absolutely loads more that can go wrong with it!
You will absolutely need to upgrade at some point to keep up with the latest games.

I'm not a PC hater I'm just evening up the argument.

Do you? I'm serious, PC games have options for running games at lower quality to maintain 60fps, something consoles lack with their 900p 30fps scaled up to 1080p. Sure you'll need to upgrade it at some point, as you will with the PS4 and Xbone but it's already way ahead of the power of the Xbone and PS4.

The model he's talking about the Lafité II (http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/lafiteII/) only supports a single stick of RAM.

​True it is way ahead of the Consoles, but do you really need to play games on ultra settings? BTW PS4 is full HD not upscaled like the XBone.

Yes.

I want a 17in with 970m for this price. Seems unlikely :smile:

Has to be a laptop. Has to be cheaper! :smile:

17 inch isn't really portable any way, might aswell build an mITX rig. That's what I did.

Even got a 240mm radiator in my mITX build.

It is not way ahead of the consoles at all , ps4 is around amd 7850-7870 gpu , the 960m is probably worse than those.
Problem is the dell deal was a lot better at 700 but I resisted that.

Nowhere to have monitor set up :disappointed:

TV + Gamepad.

Has anyone any experience with machines from PC Specialist? I've looked at them a few times and the fact that they list a dead pixel insurance as part of their options makes me wary about their quality control.

​you can't it's single slot

​new Intel stuff really isn't bad. 5500 is equivalent to a gt 550m which perfectly serviceable for most things in average detail levels and resolution

Does the opposite for me, I'd like that sort of option!

After adding PSN+ and a TV the playing field levels off a little however.

​Most people already have a TV though :smiley:

But it costs over double..

But isn't just a games console.

And can play way more games. Has more exclusive titles than any games console ever. You don't have to pay to play online. You don't have to have a HDTV.

It's not a fair comparison any way, check out the PotatoMasher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=DH6FCgqQB_s

- Consoles are cheaper!

* goes to buy £59.99 game that costs £12 on allkeys

​for gaming, which is what i gather this laptop is designed for, it wont make the slightest difference. it has a dedicated GPU so it doesnt draw on system memory.

Would this be able to handle photo and video editing with ease?

I've got the 17in Octane II from these guy's. Its a fantastic laptop very well built and the customer service is brilliant.

Just thought I'd let people know that the code 'mpi55' works to give £50 off and if you're a student you're probably eligible to get Windows 8.1 through Microsoft's Dreamspark program to save even more. I used this to get my current laptop using the last of my student loan.

This might help make up people's mind between one model and another or get a better component and makes this an even better deal for anyone interested.

is this literally the cheapest gaming laptop?

what would be bog standard laptop that could play recent games to a console standard for couple hrs?

Basically, its a Clevo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQChMksY4MI

Schenker also use the same Clevo chassis:
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/laptops/schenker-xmg-a505-review-build-your-own-gaming-laptop-3611564/

So do Scan for their 3XS Laptops. I have the Scan version and its excellent.

4K editing on a 1080p screen? :stuck_out_tongue:

Yeah :laughing:

It's a hobby using Note 4 4k videos, nothing professional. I'm just making sure my videos are future proof. My old videos were 480p and I feel sad about their quality now. My current laptop can only edit 2k videos and takes 4 hours to process so I hope this can level up the quality a bit. You can find my videos here: https://www.youtube.com/user/gx3k/videos

Cragside. :man:

How much did it come to?

£1354 including delivery. I have been looking around for a month now and no other brand/seller can match that.

The fans on those must sound like typhoons with all that heat to dissipate!

Powerful specs though. You must like your games!

I do play games when I get the time (GTA V) but I mostly use it for editing videos. I'll update you on the noise when I get it. :smile:

To be fair I had a 15 inch MacBook Pro with a quad core i7 and a AMD GPU and that wasn't overly loud at full bore playing games.

Good discount code, i have got two of these in my basket waiting for payday for my two daughters, homework and gaming machines.

Yeah but that's because there isn't a mobile AMD GPU that's remotely close to the 970M. The TDP of that part is ~100W at maximum load.

LULWAT?

Are NVIDIA having a laugh? The desktop GTX970 is only 145!

While I understand the obvious, i.e. Laptop=portability, with £600 you can build yourself a kickass gaming desktop. The 960M is equal or slightly faster than a Gtx 750, which for modern games is a mediocrity. I have the feeling that many bros here would be better off with a desktop. Just get the cheapest 1150 Mothetboard (£40), 500w corsair psu (£40), i3 cpu (£80), 8gb ddr3 ram (£30), ssd (£50), 24 inch monitor (£100), cheapo gaming case (£40), (£380 up to now), and the best graphics card you can afford. If £600 is the budget, then you can get a Gtx 970 for around £220. That would play games like a £2K laptop.

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The point of my comment is to try and tell those who are just looking for a gaming laptop, that the performance of this laptop is mediocre in games to say the least. They see Gtx 960m and get impressed, but it has nothing to do with a Gtx 960. They will be buying something equal to a Gtx 750. And, finally, to offer an alternative.

Yes, this is a fantastic deal but does not include monitor. Good for those who want to hook it up to their smart tvs.

I already have a gaming desktop soo purchased this laptop for when im travelling very happy with my purchase changed a few things around and got it for 740quid its not as good as my desktop pc but its a good laptop wish i knew about the £50 off code before purchasing just waiting for it to arrive now :smiley: hopefully in time for christmas

why are people comparing a desktop with a laptop

You are arguing for the PC with exclusives? Very brave of you. The one big PC exclusive every few years must be a real juggernaut in your eyes.

"Many people argue in favor of consoles by pulling the "exclusives" card. What they don't realize is, making that argument speaks entirely against consoles. In order to get the "exclusives" they always argue about(they often list things like Last of Us, Legend of Zelda, and RYSE nevermind, RYSE came to PC after Xbox One almost bankrupted Crytek), they would have to buy each and every console that those games belong to, bringing their budget well beyond $1,000.

Even putting $500 into a PC will get you a system more powerful than each, with the full library of even the most demanding PC titles. PC has the most exclusives for a reason, though. Due to the healthy, open, and competitive PC market, independent developers tend to gravitate toward the PC. Console companies are generally hostile toward independent developers and not nearly as many can easily make their game available to console markets. With things like GOG, Steam, torrent sites (No, really! Indie developers and artists have used ThePirateBay for distribution on many occasions), and Desura, developers have millions of PC gamers they can reach without spending a single dime.

To play every console exclusive, you would have to buy both consoles anyways (yes, the largest argument is 'console' exclusives not 'PlayStation' or 'XBox', just 'console)... which puts your price point over that of a PC. Not to mention, consoles are what trudged in and created the exclusivity issue in the first place, hoping that you'd reward them for it and buy into their cancerous ecosystem. In a situation where you have a choice of many, pick the best of the group: PC."

http://i.imgur.com/EHd98mb.gifv

check out my Configuration Intel Skylake-S i7 6700 4.0 GHZ. 4k display. 970 m 6 gb Upgradeable. 8 gb ram Upgradeable to 64gb.onkyo sound.with sound blaster Killer WLAN.1 TB hard drive and support for expansion for SSDs.

​mine is better.it's a Sky X4 laptop.the Configuration is massive. Intel 6700 without overclocking 4ghz. 4k panel. ram Upgradeable to 64 gb and GPU 970 Upgradeable.

UPDATE:

Got my laptop from PC specialist (Octane 2: Intel 6700 + Nvidia 970m + DDR4 RAM) few weeks ago and did a stress test on it. Very impressed with the performance and the noise is much lower than what I expected. Same noise as my last laptop (Medion Akoya: Intel 3230m + Nvidia 640m) even when playing games (Dragon Age: Inquisition in Ultra settings) with external monitor mirroring at the same time. Does not get very warm, I think the 6th gen 14nm desktop CPU and the latest Nvidia mobile graphics is a good match for my needs. Brought the laptop at a friends house and played Dragon Age while waiting for dinner. Good times :smile:

Has anyone got a working code for these guys? Unfortunately the OP's one has expired.

I noticed the same thing! Pretty sure I tried MPI56 last night but I'll give 57 a go when I'm home from work. Thanks.

MPI57 doesn't work.