Processor Intel Core i7-6700HQ Quad Core (2.6GHz, 6MB Cache, Intel Turbo Boost Up To 3.5GHz)
Screen 15.6" (1920x1080 Full HD Resolution)
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit
RAM 8GB (DDR3)
Hard Drive 8GB SSD + 1000GB (Hybrid)
Optical Drive Not Included (Designed To Be Thin & Light) - External Optical Drive Available Seperately for £29.99
Graphics Dedicated (NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M with 4GB GDDR5 Dedicated Memory)
Wireless LAN Wireless (802.11ac Wireless)
Network Card 10/100/1000 Gigabit Fast Ethernet
Integrated Webcam Integrated HD Webcam with Microphone
Card Reader 2-in-1 card reader ( SD, MMC )
USB Ports 3x USB 3.0
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0
Speakers Integrated Sound System
Charge Time 2.5 Hours
HDMI Port 1 x HDMI Port
Backlit Keyboard Backlit Keyboard
Warranty Dell 12 Month Collect & Return Warranty (View More Information)
Battery Life 3-4 Hours (up to 4 hours with power management)
Weight 2-3 Kg (This Model 2.6 Kg)
Product Type Gaming Laptops
Keyboard Type Laptop Keyboard
Colour Black
Top comments
greysquaill to krisward7955
2 Mar 1611#3
Yes, but it has a 960M graphics card. I think you'll be hard-pressed to find another laptop with the same card at this price with the latest gen of i7 processor.
Also, I'm sure the 8gb ram is upgradable if you really needed to whereas a laptop graphics card is not usually upgradable.
I'm tempted but I don't need one (or have too many £700s spare).
nomnomnomnom
2 Mar 164#36
"Wayy better" - ermmm, no.
Worse CPU
Lower GPU memory
Worse network card
DDR4 is great for marketing in a laptop, but no real difference.
Impossible to get spares for
MSI has notorious build quality
Have you ever used Scan for a laptop RMA? They will try and push you to the manufacturer and not claim responsibility - been there already with them.
A m2 128GB ssd is around £35 quid if you want such a low drive.
If anything goes wrong with a Dell out of warranty, at least you can ring up with the part number (PDF service manuals online) and order a new part.
Not even close to being "way better" - nevermind 50 quid more.
naivri
3 Mar 163#51
Have one of these (£692 from Dell if you haggle with them online)
Added a 128Gb m2.ssd for £30ish quid from amazon. Took seconds to install. Downloaded the Samsung SSD software to mirror the drive. Runs fantastic.
Never seen any of the windows 10 errors reported here, probably due to faulty mirroring to the SSD. Try a full restore.
Only complaint I have is its a standard windows 10 touchpad driver which is pants. Downloaded a proper driver for it from Dell and it works like a dream.
Plays Overwatch at 60fps on Ultra so will do me nicely.
No complaints, a solid 5/7 from me
nomnomnomnom to krisward7955
2 Mar 163#10
Can you please link a latest i7 generation HQ series laptop, with a full HD display, a 960GTX or above, a 1TB + flash cache HDD and 16GB RAM for the same (or close) price?
Not that many users even come close to needing 16GB, but I'm just curious as to why this is "pretty low".
All comments (96)
krisward7955
2 Mar 16#1
16GB ram would make this a nice laptop. I think 8GB is pretty low for the price.
greysquaill to krisward7955
2 Mar 1611#3
Yes, but it has a 960M graphics card. I think you'll be hard-pressed to find another laptop with the same card at this price with the latest gen of i7 processor.
Also, I'm sure the 8gb ram is upgradable if you really needed to whereas a laptop graphics card is not usually upgradable.
I'm tempted but I don't need one (or have too many £700s spare).
nomnomnomnom to krisward7955
2 Mar 163#10
Can you please link a latest i7 generation HQ series laptop, with a full HD display, a 960GTX or above, a 1TB + flash cache HDD and 16GB RAM for the same (or close) price?
Not that many users even come close to needing 16GB, but I'm just curious as to why this is "pretty low".
xela333 to krisward7955
2 Mar 161#12
Would pretty much make no difference. I'm sure either the cpu or gpu would be a bottleneck first
N1AK to krisward7955
3 Mar 16#49
Based on what? Various credible sources (TomsHardware, Techspot for starters) have shown that their is effectively no difference between 8GB and 16GB for anyone not running multiple VMs or demanding emulators, which is the vast majority of PC users. I've had 16GB on my laptop for the last 3-4 years and it's probably been of use to me on a half dozen occasions when I'm running virtualised test environments, other than that I doubt their has been any notable difference from 8GB.
ram can be upgraded. it's worth checking if graphic card can be upgraded yourself. some motherboards support range of cards not just one.
nublets2k to popegtr
2 Mar 16#7
According to the service manual it also has an M.2 slot for an SSD.
If I had the spare cash I'd buy this in an instant.
Looks like it's soldered on and not mxm.
adam45417
2 Mar 16#6
You can go through dell and get this cheaper... Plus you can always add another 8gb stick of ram since its only 1x8gb and not 2x4gbs.
dalecool92
2 Mar 16#8
gtx 960m- Dose it even need upgrading?
xela333 to dalecool92
2 Mar 16#11
It's not exactly top end
Coolio103
2 Mar 16#9
Do we know if this offer is really one day only? I've had my eye on it for the ~4 days its been in the sidebar. If so I need to pull the trigger =/
08sam1
2 Mar 161#13
Its good enough to play most games, especially on such a slim laptop with not so great cooling for a better chip
happenstance
2 Mar 16#14
I've got this through dell for 696. Takes seconds to plug a m 2 ssd and 8gb more ram in.
Has been a bit of a headache though. Windows 10 isn't running totally smooth. Sometimes get group policy signin errors (even though this is home) and the onboard graphics do crash from time to time.
Meh, good on paper. Less so in person.
dont mack me off to happenstance
3 Mar 16#41
You sure the group policy sign in errors are the laptop? I got them a few days ago but cleared themselves after a few hours so maybe a windows issue?
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Opening post
Processor Intel Core i7-6700HQ Quad Core (2.6GHz, 6MB Cache, Intel Turbo Boost Up To 3.5GHz)
Screen 15.6" (1920x1080 Full HD Resolution)
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit
RAM 8GB (DDR3)
Hard Drive 8GB SSD + 1000GB (Hybrid)
Optical Drive Not Included (Designed To Be Thin & Light) - External Optical Drive Available Seperately for £29.99
Graphics Dedicated (NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M with 4GB GDDR5 Dedicated Memory)
Wireless LAN Wireless (802.11ac Wireless)
Network Card 10/100/1000 Gigabit Fast Ethernet
Integrated Webcam Integrated HD Webcam with Microphone
Card Reader 2-in-1 card reader ( SD, MMC )
USB Ports 3x USB 3.0
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0
Speakers Integrated Sound System
Charge Time 2.5 Hours
HDMI Port 1 x HDMI Port
Backlit Keyboard Backlit Keyboard
Warranty Dell 12 Month Collect & Return Warranty (View More Information)
Battery Life 3-4 Hours (up to 4 hours with power management)
Weight 2-3 Kg (This Model 2.6 Kg)
Product Type Gaming Laptops
Keyboard Type Laptop Keyboard
Colour Black
Top comments
Also, I'm sure the 8gb ram is upgradable if you really needed to whereas a laptop graphics card is not usually upgradable.
I'm tempted but I don't need one (or have too many £700s spare).
Worse CPU
Lower GPU memory
Worse network card
DDR4 is great for marketing in a laptop, but no real difference.
Impossible to get spares for
MSI has notorious build quality
Have you ever used Scan for a laptop RMA? They will try and push you to the manufacturer and not claim responsibility - been there already with them.
A m2 128GB ssd is around £35 quid if you want such a low drive.
If anything goes wrong with a Dell out of warranty, at least you can ring up with the part number (PDF service manuals online) and order a new part.
Not even close to being "way better" - nevermind 50 quid more.
Added a 128Gb m2.ssd for £30ish quid from amazon. Took seconds to install. Downloaded the Samsung SSD software to mirror the drive. Runs fantastic.
Never seen any of the windows 10 errors reported here, probably due to faulty mirroring to the SSD. Try a full restore.
Only complaint I have is its a standard windows 10 touchpad driver which is pants. Downloaded a proper driver for it from Dell and it works like a dream.
Plays Overwatch at 60fps on Ultra so will do me nicely.
No complaints, a solid 5/7 from me
Not that many users even come close to needing 16GB, but I'm just curious as to why this is "pretty low".
All comments (96)
Also, I'm sure the 8gb ram is upgradable if you really needed to whereas a laptop graphics card is not usually upgradable.
I'm tempted but I don't need one (or have too many £700s spare).
Not that many users even come close to needing 16GB, but I'm just curious as to why this is "pretty low".
Would pretty much make no difference. I'm sure either the cpu or gpu would be a bottleneck first
10% off at the outlet today
If I had the spare cash I'd buy this in an instant.
Looks like it's soldered on and not mxm.
It's not exactly top end
Has been a bit of a headache though. Windows 10 isn't running totally smooth. Sometimes get group policy signin errors (even though this is home) and the onboard graphics do crash from time to time.
Meh, good on paper. Less so in person.