Product Features
- Intel Core i7-2630QM (2.0GHz with Turbo Boost)
- 12GB DDR3 1333MHz , 4 SODIMM Sockets, up to 16GB
- 750G 7200 RPM; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW
- 15.3-Inch (1920x1080) LED Display; 2.0M Webcam; 1x USB 3.0; 3x USB 2.3, Nvidia GTX 560M Graphics with 2GB GDDR5;
- Windows Home Premium 64-bit Operating System
- Hardware Platform: PC
- Processor: 2 hertz Intel Core i7
- Number of Processors: 4
- RAM: 12000 MB
- RAM Type: SODIMM
- Memory Slots: 4
- Size: 750 GB
- Type: Serial ATA
- Speed: 7200 rpm
- USB Ports: 4
- Size (LWH): 15.6 inches, 11.7 inches, 2 inches
- Weight: 8.7 pounds
15.6" (1920x1080) LED/i7-2630QM Quad Core (2.0GHz)/12GB DDR3 RAM/NVidia GTX 560M 3G GDDR5 VRAM/750G 7200/Super Multi ODD/Illuminated Keyboard/Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit)/802.11BGN/2.0M Pixel/Bluetooth/8 Cell Battery/1 USB 3.0 port/3 USB 2.0 ports/4-in-1 card reader/Gaming Backpack and Gaming Mouse/2YR Global warranty/1YR Accidental Damage Warranty/30-Day Zero Bright Dot/2-way FREE shipping/24-7 tech support
Customer Review
A very nice desktop replacement but with a few flaws
I was in the market for a monster gaming laptop and this was the one I ended up buying and I've been very happy about it.
Pros:
1) I was looking for Core i7, decent discrete graphics card, Blu-Ray, 1080p, and backlit keyboard. Even though this machine did not have BluRay, it's still pretty decent for a sub $1200 machine
2) 12GB of RAM! That's way more than I'll need for now!
3) GTX560M is no slouch. Only been playing WOW, but it looks very good so far
4) The case is matte, which is better than glossy at attracting finger prints
5) 2 year global warranty is better than 1
6) An empty drive bay just in case you want to install a 2nd HDD or SSD
7) Not much bloatware. Still quite a bit to uninstall, but not as much as say HP
8) The backpack & mouse that I got was surprisingly good.
9) Runs really quiet (when not accessing the optical drives) and cool. There is a monster exhaust system in the back, so the vents gets very warm.
Cons:
1) Slow GFX bus when compared to G53SW-A1, but the other one have less RAM
2) Odd power adapter connection location and doesn't really fit in to the machine well
3) The computer is a MONSTER. It's about the same size as my old 17" Dell, definitely NOT portable
4) Speaking of portable, the battery life is also awful, again not really surprising and really pretty much expected.
5) You have to burn your own back up DVDs
6) Speakers are a bit weak when compared to similar machines
7) The extended keyboard is kind of squished, but I'm used to it now
8) Weird HDD partitions. There is a hidden 100GB recovery partition and two 300GB partitions (one is SYSTEM and the other DATA). Might mess around and install a 128GB SSD and make the 750GB the data drive later
9) Upgrading the GFX card not possible (again expected, but it is possible on a Dell)
10) No BluRay and only one USB3 port
So it's not a perfect machine, but the cons are mostly expected. Given the cost of this machine compared to say XPS 17 (Sub par GFX card & ram at the same price) & HP Envy (Suspect Motherboard), this machine was really too perfect to pass up. So far it's been very stable, quiet, fast, and cool. Really can't ask for much better other than maybe an internal BluRay drive. Did I mention that this machine is really fast and powerful?
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1) I was looking for Core i7, decent discrete graphics card, Blu-Ray, 1080p, and backlit keyboard. Even though this machine did not have BluRay, it's still pretty decent for a sub $1200 machine
2) 12GB of RAM! That's way more than I'll need for now!
3) GTX560M is no slouch. Only been playing WOW, but it looks very good so far
4) The case is matte, which is better than glossy at attracting finger prints
5) 2 year global warranty is better than 1
6) An empty drive bay just in case you want to install a 2nd HDD or SSD
7) Not much bloatware. Still quite a bit to uninstall, but not as much as say HP
8) The backpack & mouse that I got was surprisingly good.
9) Runs really quiet (when not accessing the optical drives) and cool. There is a monster exhaust system in the back, so the vents gets very warm.
Cons:
1) Slow GFX bus when compared to G53SW-A1, but the other one have less RAM
2) Odd power adapter connection location and doesn't really fit in to the machine well
3) The computer is a MONSTER. It's about the same size as my old 17" Dell, definitely NOT portable
4) Speaking of portable, the battery life is also awful, again not really surprising and really pretty much expected.
5) You have to burn your own back up DVDs
6) Speakers are a bit weak when compared to similar machines
7) The extended keyboard is kind of squished, but I'm used to it now
8) Weird HDD partitions. There is a hidden 100GB recovery partition and two 300GB partitions (one is SYSTEM and the other DATA). Might mess around and install a 128GB SSD and make the 750GB the data drive later
9) Upgrading the GFX card not possible (again expected, but it is possible on a Dell)
10) No BluRay and only one USB3 port
So it's not a perfect machine, but the cons are mostly expected. Given the cost of this machine compared to say XPS 17 (Sub par GFX card & ram at the same price) & HP Envy (Suspect Motherboard), this machine was really too perfect to pass up. So far it's been very stable, quiet, fast, and cool. Really can't ask for much better other than maybe an internal BluRay drive. Did I mention that this machine is really fast and powerful?
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