<![CDATA[Aria Forums - UK's #1 Performance Hardware Community - Laptops and Tablets]]> http://forums.aria.co.uk/ Post Comments, Give Advice, Need Help? anything related to ..Laptops or tablets. Aria Laptops en Fri, 24 May 2013 07:49:15 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.aria.co.uk/images/misc/rss.png <![CDATA[Aria Forums - UK's #1 Performance Hardware Community - Laptops and Tablets]]> http://forums.aria.co.uk/ Custom Laptop Build http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php/127481-Custom-Laptop-Build?goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 18:17:30 GMT So after passing on my old Dell L702X to a gaming friend I decided to plump up for a new machine. Instead of going for a normal Dell or HP and the... So after passing on my old Dell L702X to a gaming friend I decided to plump up for a new machine. Instead of going for a normal Dell or HP and the like, I had mine custom built. As far as I'm aware it is based on the 'Clevo' model (it's actually branded the Vortex III). The build I went for

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3630QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680M - 4.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
4x BLURAY ROM, 8x DVD ±R/±RW & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE
Sound Card
Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® 6235 (300Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Firewire
1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT
Battery
Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 220W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM

Pulled the Win8 out of the build and have put 7 on it myself.

A few quick snaps of it:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cp6y6psk1g...520_184556.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yq155hz7ji...520_184534.jpg

So far I have been very impressed, I paid a little extra to get the quick delivery service and my machine had turned up within 72 hours of ordering which was fantastic for a custom build (and I altered the default spec too).

I've only played Skyrim, LoL and Mass Effect 3 up to now. Skyrim I've managed to load up with my whole mod collection (it's LARGE) along with every setting on full and it played at 30fps just fine, turning a few settings down and it was running much better at a steady 60!

LoL evidently has no problems running at full settings with very minimal effort on the GPU, my previous machine I could not sit on my lap while I played and even on a tray/desk could start to sound like an aircraft in hot weather, this one is incredibly silent, even running on full chat during the 3DMark bench.

3DMark 11 result: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/6599922 P5858

680M benchmarks: http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-...M.72679.0.html According to these it can manage Crysis 3 on Ultra at 22fps and Far Cry 3 at around 24fps!

I've been told these machines are much easier to upgrade so I'm hoping in the future to do just that instead of an entirely new machine! ]]> Laptops and Tablets Seb.F http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php/127481-Custom-Laptop-Build Tablet wont boot http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php/127446-Tablet-wont-boot?goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 19:40:04 GMT A friend at work has asked me to take a look at his tablet as it won't load past the android icon as soon as the device is switched on. I have literally no idea what brand it is as its unmarked with no company logos anywhere on it. It looks like someone has tried to flash it and borked it but I can't seem to get the device to start up in download mode (volume + or - with home key and power) as it boots and freezes the same as before.

According to the screen it locks up on, its running OS2.2, kernel 2.6.32 (build 1.5.1) - this was a little before I joined the android scene.

Can anyone recommend any advice on how I can tackle this? ]]> Laptops and Tablets BigIan88 http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php/127446-Tablet-wont-boot HP G62 video playback http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php/127312-HP-G62-video-playback?goto=newpost Sun, 12 May 2013 20:43:19 GMT I'm trying to work out what might be going wrong with this laptop. It's a first gen core i3 processor that seems to really hate playing back videos. It's been fine in the past and only just started playing up. I've checked the temps (maxed at about 70 degrees) and looked at updating the graphics driver but no luck. It's fine for browsing the web, but as soon as you play a video for more than a few minutes it slows right down, making browsing the web almost impossible for about 15 minutes.

Anyone got any suggestions? ]]> Laptops and Tablets msparsons http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php/127312-HP-G62-video-playback Netbook Recommendations http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php/126943-Netbook-Recommendations?goto=newpost Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:41:17 GMT Looking to spend around £250 for a netbook. Needs to be relatively decent spec. Will be used to take notes in meetings, run presentations, videos... Looking to spend around £250 for a netbook. Needs to be relatively decent spec. Will be used to take notes in meetings, run presentations, videos etc.

He currently uses a Macbook Pro but wants something a bit smaller to take to some meetings/travels. ]]> Laptops and Tablets Aaron http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php/126943-Netbook-Recommendations Should i get this laptop or is there better for similar price http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php/126895-Should-i-get-this-laptop-or-is-there-better-for-similar-price?goto=newpost Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:02:24 GMT HP Pavilion g6-2213sa

Processor AMD quad-core A8-4500M processor
- 1.9 GHz
- 2.8 GHz with Turboboost
- 4 MB L2 cache
Operating System Windows 8
RAM 8 GB (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics card - AMD Radeon HD 7640G Discrete-Class
- Up to 4.98 GB of dedicated RAM
Screen type HD BrightView LED-backlit
Screen resolution 1366 x 768
Screen size 15.6"
Screen features LED backlit
Hard drive 1 TB (SATA, 5400 rpm)
Optical disk drive SuperMulti DVD±R/RW with double layer support
Memory card reader Digital media card reader
USB - USB 2.0 x 2
- USB 3.0 x 1
FireWire No
Modem/Ethernet Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN
WiFi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth No
TV output VGA
HDMI
Expansion card slot No
Sound - Altec Lansing speakers with Dolby Advanced Audio
- Dolby Advanced Audio
Webcam HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated digital microphone
Keyboard & Mouse - Full size textured island-style with numeric keypad
- TouchPad supporting multitouch gestures and on/off button
Battery 6-cell
up to 7 1/2 hours
Accessories included 65 W AC power Adapter, 6-cell Li-Ion polymer battery, ''''Begin here'''' guide, HP manual
Size 36 x 376 x 244 mm (H x W x D)
Weight
 2.48 kg

Can get this for £320

Is there any other laptops about with similar price/specs?

Looking at this for light gaming (WoW) ]]> Laptops and Tablets MixtaMike http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php/126895-Should-i-get-this-laptop-or-is-there-better-for-similar-price