Overpriced considering Dell's appalling build quality...

To all the dumb heads talking about GTX 960 is sheeeet (No its not you dont know how to setup a game on its benchmark setting so stop moaning and learn how to set that from youtube) , Last inspiron i had was 9 screws bla bla (listen mate this model is a inspiron 7000 series and its way much better then your crappy N series laptop and it DOES GIVE YOU ONE SCREW ACCESS to everything because i have the same laptop so please S-T-F-U) 478 degress hot blabla you can get cheaper (IF YOU CAN GET IT CHEAPER SHARE THE LINK dont come here and act like a boss and comment). IT is the cheapest LAPTOP YOU CAN GET WITH THESE SPECS and trust me I have searched the market in UK you can not get any cheaper gaming laptop then this one if you some you can get cheaper then SHARE IT. IF YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE THEN ZIP IT MATE!!!

​I got a 1080p version from them a few days ago for 640. Not exactly the same specs but happy with the cost. I do think a 4k screen and this gpu are a bad combo. Bit does seem like a good price

That's an unusual config, 8+8+2gb? Surprised the laptop even has 3/4 slots :neutral_face:
Is that extra 2gb not the VRAM from the GPU?

Great price but not sure if saveonlaptops has a good reputation!

Seems good, heat added. Shame the screen is so small. I miss the old days.

Just checked on eBay and the store that had them has ramped prices up since save on laptops upped theirs. This was under £800


Found it but without ssd
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301779573960?rmvSB=true

Gfx card not stellar at this price tbh.

Not entirely convinced of a 4k screen on a "mid" range laptop, that said, that's a hell of a lot of laptop for the money. Goes for a grand on the dell website and even that's generally considered a good price! Nice find :stuck_out_tongue:

Overpriced considering Dell's appalling build quality...

Expensive.

Ecomputers on Ebay have the same model/spec for £80 less.

They've even had these cheaper previously. 8gb version for abround £700.

I remember buying my Asus G750 Gaming laptop from here in 2014 or 2015 can't remember... I ordered 16gb ram version but they gave me 18gb of Ram instead. so i was not complaining :smile:

This or an MSI GP72 Leopard Pro 17.3", 960m 2gb gddr5, 16gb, i7 6700, £799?? And only 1tb hd and dvd.

Is it possible to get a 950m laptop for £700? Excluding ebay

4k screen an overkill for this GPU.

Very good specs for not a lot of money! Great deal.

I would get an Asus N552VW for a couple more pounds. FHD screen instead of UHD, but an LG panel instead of a cheap Chinese one. + a dvd drive.

Have u got a link please?

Should be at least a 256gb SSD Nowadays.

Watch if you go for this as some have full HD screens some don't. John lewis is full not sure on this.ebuyer isn't either.
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/P0G83EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-ak005na_1856748.html


Update and upgrade from here
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/cosmosIV-15/

It's got 4 x SODIMM slots, so 18gb is possible in theory, but that amount does sound does very strange....

if the 4k screen is the same as the new xps 15 it will be a beauty

thats a shame as the xps panel is stunning

I'm going on past deals. Ones which you can easily find with the astonishing tool known as the "search" button!

​Mines a refurb. I thought since it has the easy access hatch I can upgrade the ram and add the m.2 myself.

Still haven't received it yet as ups messed up so I'm expecting it Monday.

So true, I think the Sharp IZGO panels are superb. I have the XPS 13 and it has an outstanding display, and from what I have read the panel is just as good on the XPS 15. When I first saw this thread my first thought was of the XPS 15, more expensive, but in the same ball park.

Well The laptop can go upto 32gb of ram, But to do that you would need to remove all that backing and possibly void warranty (I've not needed to upgrade it) (I don't think its the GPU, Since I didn't get that good of a processor back then since I don't play high end games. Its like a GTX 750

Have a Dell currently, will be my last due to build quality.

Save your money and go to pc specialist, never looked back since!

GOOD DEAL!!! have purchased from save on laptops before they are good to go. Worth buying if want 4k screen but i have a 1080 version of same machine without 4k and still happy with the laptop :P

I got the base model on release, worst screen I have ever seen. Had to return it, however Dell refused to provide return address and their courier took 2 months to actually turn up. Therefore 2 months waiting for a refund, the threat of small claims court got them to sort their act out!

960m is ****. will give u 30 fps in latest games

Is the 4K screen worth an extra £150 ?

Just got rid of the only Dell we've owned (N5110), will never get another. Wanted to put an SSD in it, found out that I would have had to strip it down completely! Could only use a genuine charger or it throttled the CPU, wouldn't take Win 10 when my older HP desktop had no problems. Had lots of HPs and never had an issue with them, back to them now :smiley:

Not on the one we had, the backplate only allowed access to the RAM, you had to remove everything from the top cover down and the HDD was attached to the underside of the motherboard! They couldn't have made it any harder lol

Looks a good deal to me and I've always found DELLs very reliable and robust. I'm still using a 5-sh year old XPS 15 because it's so solid where other people I have know have gone through all sorts of other laptops in that time.

478 degrees? People who voted this 'Hot' just don't have a clue what they're voting on. You're supposed to vote whether its a good deal not whether you like the laptop!

This exact same model is about £50 cheaper elsewhere and the non-4k version about £100 cheaper, so how can this possibly be almost 500 degree hot?

People on here really are nuts.

Last Inspiron I had had 9 screws on it. Was from March 2015.

Just recently got into emulators would this laptop be strong enough to run a ps2 emulator at a smooth frame rate with good rendering?

To all the dumb heads talking about GTX 960 is sheeeet (No its not you dont know how to setup a game on its benchmark setting so stop moaning and learn how to set that from youtube) , Last inspiron i had was 9 screws bla bla (listen mate this model is a inspiron 7000 series and its way much better then your crappy N series laptop and it DOES GIVE YOU ONE SCREW ACCESS to everything because i have the same laptop so please S-T-F-U) 478 degress hot blabla you can get cheaper (IF YOU CAN GET IT CHEAPER SHARE THE LINK dont come here and act like a boss and comment). IT is the cheapest LAPTOP YOU CAN GET WITH THESE SPECS and trust me I have searched the market in UK you can not get any cheaper gaming laptop then this one if you some you can get cheaper then SHARE IT. IF YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE THEN ZIP IT MATE!!!

Got this laptop at over the holidays a few months ago, seriously nice build quality and nice matt finish. The 4k screen is pretty decent, quite alot say it's not bright enough but I think it's fine. I've played games at 4k, but they run at about 30 on medium settings. Play 1080p and I can get around 100fps so pretty decent and still looks great.

Are Inspirons better built nowadays? Last item I looked at one (a couple of years back) they were very naff and 'plasticy'
Even the current range Latitudes are a little iffy build quality wise compared to current HP Probooks

Dell often has 2 identical spec system for different price. 3 years ago bought a 7720 for about 650 quid, instead of 850 for the XPS. Now if I got the XPS it would be in better condition. There are shortcuts, but dells quality isn't something you wanna bet on. Pay the extra for the XPS 15.

At this price i would want a 970m , the recent medion deals blew this out the water.

For those saying this laptop can be found elsewhere cheaper, and without the 4k screen £100 cheaper, please provide links. Interested in buying this however it seems I am not quite as search savvy as others...

this shop on ebay, has a lot of different spec 7559 models and some with the none touch Full HD screen

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/ecomputersltd_W0QQLHQ5fSellerWithStoreZ1QQ_sasiZ1QQ_sidZ78292339?LH_TitleDesc=1&_nkw=7559

Has keybored ghosting playing gams

Don't know if it haschanged but I would never get another 7000, so many common problems with it - wifi card is the worst possible, £1 usb adaptor gives x3 time speeds. Background noise in headphones, awkward keyboard, charger got broken within 3 months.

Had to return two Dell laptops for problems running drivers and the replacements were just the same and as said previously build quality is suspect, all 4 of mine also had bright areas around the perimeter of the screens.

You should really be posting items you think/know are good deals not post what's in your shopping basket so everyone else can decide for you if you should buy an item. It's not what the system is for.

does anyone actually play games on a laptop?

does the xps15 have it too,you know?

indeed. i used to rate those laptops highly before.

You're clearly too lazy, or too dim to do a search and find the previous threads about this laptop.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301779577166?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301779573960?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Prices obviously go up and down but the exact specific laptop that is the subject of this thread has been on sale for £799 previously. Unless you're absolutely desperate for one today, there are better deals to be had on this. There have been in the past and there will be in the future. £850 is just the standard price for this.

Interesting how people have different experiences with laptops.
The partners dell is still working perfectly with Vista and is 7 years old.
My 17" Toshiba that Im using now,upgraded to win 7 is also 7 years old with zero faults but I did shove an SSD in to speed it up a bit.
My old Sony 17",state of the art purchase at just under £2000 some years ago, literally fell to pieces and sold for spares on ebay for £20.
Im looking for a 17" i7 with great graphics for photoshop work now so will keep watching hot deals in case someone finds something before I do.

Agree - a 17in screen is better. Still running my 4yr old Samsung Gamer laptop 7007ga - it's a beast at 4.5kg & 2 massive fans at the back, plus a backlit keyboard from the 1990's !

Meaning this laptop :smiley:

MSI GP72 Leopard Pro 17.3" Core i7 Gaming Laptop
Free MSI Gift Bundle (Inc Warranty extension/Mouse/Bag/Dragon KeyChain)

Intel Core i7 6700HQ 2.7GHz
Enormous 16GB Memory
GeForce GTX 960M Graphics
Optical Drive: DVD
Enormous 1TB Hard Drive
Windows 10

http://www.cclonline.com/product/198256/9S7-179553-266/Laptops/MSI-GP72-6QF-266UK-Leopard-Pro-17-3-Windows-10-i7-6700HQ/1TB/16GB/6-Cell/GTX-960M-/NOT02218/

Spec not the same - the two you have linked to have 8gb fusion SSD. the one in the OP has a separate 128GB SSD and 1TB SATA. Wouldn't **** on your ones if they were on fire!

​Sshd is fine for this laptop. You want an ssd? You really should add one to the m.2 slot.

The issue is, the 1080p in your links is not much cheaper than an equivalent version from dell would probably cost (of course with a few personal upgrades) and combine that with a student discount lots of people on here get from all the NUS card deals that have come and gone, it becomes much less compelling. The 4k one is slightly better priced, but I'd expect it to be even cheaper considering the downgrades compared to this model.

Anyone have an opinion on this MSI vs. OP's Dell?

MSI GP72 Leopard Pro 17.3" Core i7 Gaming Laptop
Free MSI Gift Bundle (Inc Warranty extension/Mouse/Bag/Dragon KeyChain)

Intel Core i7 6700HQ 2.7GHz
Enormous 16GB Memory
GeForce GTX 960M Graphics
Optical Drive: DVD
Enormous 1TB Hard Drive
Windows 10

http://www.cclonline.com/product/198256/9S7-179553-266/Laptops/MSI-GP72-6QF-266UK-Leopard-Pro-17-3-Windows-10-i7-6700HQ/1TB/16GB/6-Cell/GTX-960M-/NOT02218/

Part of me wants to grab that XPS 15 with 1080p screen as this whole 4k is before its time / kills battery.

You really are as dumb as bricks. Those are just examples of various models on sale. Like I said earlier, the EXACT same model as this - 4k, SSD, 16gb etc - has been available for £799 previously.

Anyone looking at this should also take a peak at Dell's refurb shop - sometimes they've got M15 / XPS 15 deals

I got this from Dell Direct for £918 for business use so little to no gaming here. However, we use ours for Revit and AutoCAD (3d Architecture software ) and its amazing!! Swapped the HDD for a 480 ssd and its so speedy. Unfortunately I had a bad experience with PC Specialist so cancelled the laptop with them and ordered this directly from Dell instead. Speedy delivery, speedy laptop, 1 week delivery and I can throw all sorts at it. I don't play games however but can confirm the 960m works a treat with 3d architecturally programs. Battery is also very very good for the power, 5 hours approx. I upgrade my laptop every 2 years so comfortable this will last the course till then. For gaming, I would personally try and get 970m, really is a huge jump as I did sooooo much research on the 950m, 960m, 970m and 980m, to choose the right card for my needs. 980m is far too expensive (but a an absolute beast) and 950m just a liitle too underpowered!!! 960m and 970m IMHO is a good balance of power for the momey ;-) Ignore the bad comments, lovely laptop with some brilliant specs!! The power is so good, it has replaced my desktop so just hook it up to a monitor and never stutters or struggles and the 3d programs i use have some massive recommend pc spec!!. It only has one monitor HDMI output though but Dell sell a dock for extra monitors if needed. You won't be dissapointed, even if you like gaming!!! £849 is a great Bargain!!!!!! Good find OP. PS I have never had any problems with Dell and been using them years.In fact I have a 2nd dell laptop, I use the Dell Venue Pro 11 on the road which is a real beast of a tablet/ laptop with 14 hours battery life!! :-D. In regards to the 7000, If your a avid gaming enthusiast who wants every setting on Ultra, then there are a lot more powerful alternatives (with some eye watering prices), but as a college, University or business user who wants some gaming thrown in now and then (Inc modern games), this is a great laptop! 10/10

Yes I am dumb as bricks because my time machine isn't working to get me back to when it was £799. Your time machine obviously is working so why don't you go back to when it was £799 and buy a load and sell to everyone who thinks this is a good deal and make a massive profit.

Oh that is right - YOU CAN'T!

Only someone as dumb as yourself would wake up on Monday morning and decide that they MUST rush out immediately on Tuesday morning to buy this exact spec of machine at a high price whilst ruling out other model variations. There are tons of different specs of this laptop out there for a lower price. There's even this exact same model less the SSD for less than £800. Are you telling me you can't get a 128gb SSD for less than £50. Do a search you lazy git!

I've owned / purchased 4 Dell's in the last 8 years or so. Two of them had dead pixels so returned them, one had problems with the screen randomly and intermittently going 'blank' - the laptop had to be repaired five times in < 10 month, my current one had screws missing in places and DELL told me that I must have lost the screws as their products are perfect and never come with any parts missing!

They were good 15-20 years ago - I remember using a blisteringly fast dual Xeon processor desktop with 1GB ram and SCSI drive back in the dot.com boom era - that machine was fantastic.

I agree - it does say more about my previous laptops - for some reasons, the companies I worked for they all used IBM (before they sold the business to Lenovo) Thinkpads - they were very comfortable to use, fast and close to indestructible.

and maybe some people aren't the technical guru that you are (I can see you on a service desk actually) and can't change things like SSD's themselves.

And maybe they don't need to rush out Tuesday and buy it but they may need to rush out on Monday to buy it.

why are you so angry anyway? You seem to have a problem with people not agreeing with you

LOL. You don't have to be a "technical guru" to install an SSD on this. All you have to do know how to use a screwdriver to remove ONE screw on the back cover, which then releases. Hint: You put the screwdriver into the screw and turn it.

If you're really stuck, here are some pictures. Hint: the M2 SATA drive is in the top left of the picture (it's the thing with the green PCB).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVgVZizoVOE

I'm not angry - I just find it hilarious that there are people like who have no actual interest in buying the laptop concerned, don't know anything about it, and don't have any idea about prices, yet chime in about about whether or not its a good deal. Anyone who is genuinely interested in spending ~£800 will do their own research and hunt around for the best price per spec, not listen to someone like you.

keep telling yourself I have no idea what I am talking about. That is the great thing about the internet YOU don't have any idea who you are actually talking to and why I may know a little bit about what I am talking about. What has come across is it is YOU who have no idea - because you make comments without backing them up. When you back them up you then link to INFERIOR products and then say I could have bought that one cheaper a year ago. You know what it is called inflation - has your house (assuming you own your own house) gone up in value since you bought it? If you sold it now would you sell it for the price you paid for it because as a buyer I would say to you "I could have bought it cheaper from you a year ago!".

You have brightened my day and you know what the amount of time it took you to find those INFERIOR links I would have actually earned the £60 difference that the laptop is now to what it was when you could jump in your time machine and buy it previously.

Also I never commented on whether I thought this was great or not - I just took umbrage to your comments making statements without backing them up and expecting people to listen to you.

​http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/medion-gaming-laptop-i7-gtx-980m-16gb-ram-ssd-hdd-full-hd-display-899-medion-shop-2381968

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/medion-erazer-x7833-17-3-gaming-laptop-i7-32gb-ram-128gb-ssd-1tb-hdd-gtx970m-799-2384015

Only a month old. They are both much better than this deal.

​Here you go. From another poster. Be quick.

http://www.medion.com/gb/shop/gaming-laptops-medion-erazer-x7833-gaming-laptop-md99278-130018931.html?awc=3296_1456924075_6a1036747fb5537873ddd18b60ec64de&wt_cc3=47868&nsctrid=v01MTQyMTExMTExMTExMTExMTEwMTQyMDAwMDAwMDAwNTE0NTY5MjQwNzVjZml3MXVrNDc4Njg&wt_mc=gb.affiliate.awin.de.47868.ongoing.&wt_cc1=textlink&wt_cc2=&utm_source=udg&utm_medium=textlink&utm_campaign=

Word of warning to anyone buying from save on laptops, I ordered on Saturday and had to contact them to ask why it hasn't been dispatched yesterday midday. Apparently because I had selected free delivery within 5 days your order goes to the bottom of the que and they basically don't rush to dispatch your order. They eventually sent it at 5pm yesterday by next day delivery (which doesn't make any sense) and its waiting for me when I get home today. A slightly bizarre system covering the delivery side of things but meh.

I had bought dell Xps 15 with i7 (2nd gen),6Gb Ram,2Gb Geforce ,bought in 2011 ..a great machine.Dell has been reliable in my point of view.i had customised built laptop at that time on their website .i am not sure if that customisation option is still available.
Looking at the above deal.Its good value for money and a reliable brand.