This is.... about the best deal out there currently on spec for price.
You get:
Skylake i7-6700HQ processor
8GB ram (single stick DDR3L, buy another for £25 and this is 16GB)
1TB hybrid hard drive (while not an SSD this... does ok at faster boot/use. Spare slot for a M.2 sata ssd - see one of my other deals for a cheapish SSD to go in it)
960M 4GB graphics card (this imo is about the lowest "decent" gaming graphics card on a laptop.)
1900x1080 IPS panel (there's 2 panels go in this, even the "bad" one is decent, most are now sporting the better panel).
Backlit keyboard, 3 USB3.
I bought one of the these last time the deal came around for them. It's been excellent so far and personally I can highly recommend. £700 for the spec is amazing, considering the heat laptops get on here for £500 with an i5 and no/weak graphics this one really is a steal at the price. Cooling is also much improved over previous generations of inspiron.
It's a single screw to remove all the bottom plate for improvements (like the extra memory stick or M.2 SSD) as needed/wanted.
Full spec:
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
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 + Dark Red highlights.
Bought this a couple of months ago, chunkier than some laptops but a lot more durable than the thin Lenovos we have already. The only problem we have is the display switches off if pushed fully back, suspect cable is either damaged or partially dislodged.
Typey1
30 May 16#3
Did you use the guarantee to sort it?
I purchased it around the same time from dell- no problems, but I'm not a heavy user.
There was a good thread on here, I believe for the same machine!
Heat - I'm potentially looking for a gaming laptop but unless something mind boggling cheap comes along will probably wait for Polaris / Nvidia's next gen mobile solutions to hit.
slayermatt
30 May 161#6
Just wish the i5 versions were sold in the UK. Would probably bring the price down a bit.
mercutio98uk
30 May 16#7
I've seen the i5 version appear on ebay but it was only a... £30 saving, something like that. It all helps (If you want bang for buck for gaming) but for £30 I'd probably still have talked myself into the i7 :smile:
slayermatt to mercutio98uk
30 May 161#32
Yeah at that difference so not worth it. Shame really as I imagine the RRP would be about £70 or so less which would be a bit more appealing :stuck_out_tongue:
khuang
30 May 16#8
My friends get its i5 edition today. only 500 pounds.
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Opening post
You get:
Skylake i7-6700HQ processor
8GB ram (single stick DDR3L, buy another for £25 and this is 16GB)
1TB hybrid hard drive (while not an SSD this... does ok at faster boot/use. Spare slot for a M.2 sata ssd - see one of my other deals for a cheapish SSD to go in it)
960M 4GB graphics card (this imo is about the lowest "decent" gaming graphics card on a laptop.)
1900x1080 IPS panel (there's 2 panels go in this, even the "bad" one is decent, most are now sporting the better panel).
Backlit keyboard, 3 USB3.
I bought one of the these last time the deal came around for them. It's been excellent so far and personally I can highly recommend. £700 for the spec is amazing, considering the heat laptops get on here for £500 with an i5 and no/weak graphics this one really is a steal at the price. Cooling is also much improved over previous generations of inspiron.
It's a single screw to remove all the bottom plate for improvements (like the extra memory stick or M.2 SSD) as needed/wanted.
Full spec:
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
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 + Dark Red highlights.
Top comments
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Non-ECC-SODIMM-204-Pin-Memory/dp/B00CQ35HBQ
And pick your size preference in SSD's for the M.2 slot:
120-128GB: http://www.ebuyer.com/734358-sandisk-business-class-z400s-128gb-m-2-2280-ssd-sd8snat-128g-1122
240-256GB: http://www.cclonline.com/product/204257/SD8SNAT-256G-1122/Solid-State-Drives-SSDs-/Sandisk-Z400S-256GB-M-2-2280-SATA-Solid-State-Drive/SSD0413/
480-512GB: http://www.ebuyer.com/743762-sandisk-x400-512gb-m-2-2280-ssd-sd8sn8u-512g-1122
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Non-ECC-SODIMM-204-Pin-Memory/dp/B00CQ35HBQ
And pick your size preference in SSD's for the M.2 slot:
120-128GB: http://www.ebuyer.com/734358-sandisk-business-class-z400s-128gb-m-2-2280-ssd-sd8snat-128g-1122
240-256GB: http://www.cclonline.com/product/204257/SD8SNAT-256G-1122/Solid-State-Drives-SSDs-/Sandisk-Z400S-256GB-M-2-2280-SATA-Solid-State-Drive/SSD0413/
480-512GB: http://www.ebuyer.com/743762-sandisk-x400-512gb-m-2-2280-ssd-sd8sn8u-512g-1122
I purchased it around the same time from dell- no problems, but I'm not a heavy user.
There was a good thread on here, I believe for the same machine!