Laptop price check

[Beef~]

Completely clueless about laptops at the moment but I need to buy one to replace my home computer. I would like it to run Diablo 3 but other than that I will mostly use it for music, movies, surfing. I want it to be lightweight so I can take it places.

Thinking of getting the Dell XPS14z and just wanted to check with the knowledgable folks here that I am not getting ripped off.

2nd generation Intel® Core™ I5-2450M processor (2.50 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.10 GHz, 1GB)
Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 BIT)
Dell P513W Printer - WiFi, Print, Copy, Scan
1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 520M Graphics Card with Optimus
500GB (7,200rpm) SATA Hard Drive
4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [1x4096]
8x DVD+/-RW Optical Drive
Wireless Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230 (2x2 b/g/n+ Bluetooth Combo Card) (Europe)
LCD 14.0" (36cm) HD WLED True-Life W/ETE & Slim Bezel (1366x76 with 1.3 Mega Pixel HD Camera

779 squids inclusive of VAT.

The printer is free if I order by tomorrow. Cant say Im bothered either way but if its free...

[Beef~]

Having just seen that Ive also found this -

HP Pavilion dm4-3002ea Laptop
Shopping information
SRP
£ 749
inc VAT

Featuring Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2450M processor
6GB memory for top system performance
750 GB Hard Drive for storing all your digital files
35,5 cm (14") HD LED-backlit BrightView Display
AMD Radeon HD 7470M Graphics
Finished Black, Metal Finish
1 year, pick-up and return, warranty. Optional upgrade to 3 years accidental damage cover for peace of mind
Featuring Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Integrated Webcam & Microphone

Not sure how lightweight it is compared.

[Inertiaman]

You won't get much gaming out of the first one and only low detail on mid/low demand games on the second. Bit of a guess based on the current ingame collateral but I'd imagine Diablo 3 is going to be low settings across the board.

[Inertiaman]

Second is 2KG btw.

[BBW]

Check out the Dell Oultet, both my desktop and laptop are from there and you can save a few hundred quid. You get all the same warranty stuff that you would from a regular store.

http://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/I...did=7&fid=1221

[BBW]

Your £750 odd would get you this:

http://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/S...649189_&Flag=1

XPS L702x
Processor: Intel Core i7-2670QM (2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.10 GHz)
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
6 GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHZ (2 DIMMs)
750 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
8X DVD +/- RW DRIVE
17.3in FHD 3D WLED TL (1920X1080) 1080p with 2.0 Mega Pixel Integrated Camera
Graphics : 3GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M Graphics Card - 3D Capable
TV tuner : Only Internal DVB-T TV Tuner, No External Antenna
English Genuine Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium (64Bit OS)
Back Up Media Not Included
Wireless: Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030 (1x2 b/g/n+ Bluetooth Combo Card)

[Inertiaman]

There's plenty out there to match that but all leave the key "lightweight" requirement long behind. The 17 inch XPS weighs 3.6KG and is the size of a door. It's a DTS not a notebook.

[Brocken]

Have a look here as well:

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusII-15/

[BBW]

Originally Posted by Inertiaman

There's plenty out there to match that but all leave the key "lightweight" requirement long behind. The 17 inch XPS weighs 3.6KG and is the size of a door. It's a DTS not a notebook.

Indeed, I ignored that requirement due to it's sheer femininity! 3-4kg isn't exactly heavy when in a backpack tbqfh.

[Brocken]

You're not going to get a lightweight laptop that'll be powerful enough to play games decently unfortunately.

[Inertiaman]

Indeed. with all the money in the world you can't get a sub 1.5kg that'll play games. And scant sub 2kg's unfortunately. Brockens recommendation is probably the best compromise.

[Beef~]

Thanks for the info fellas. That Dell outlet looks good - i found a slightly better version of the 14z - with 8GB RAM, 750GB HDD, and an i7 processor - for 50 quid less.

Think I might just go for that. Its another 150 odd quid on top of that for a SSD drive - will that affect game performance much?

[Inertiaman]

Can't hurt!

[Beef~]

One more question : why are the outlet laptops slightly different prices (less than 20 quid difference) for the same spec? Is it worth paying like an extra 2 quid for a slightly better refurb?

[BBW]

Some have minor cosmetic damage. My laptop had a (barely noticeable) scratch on it. Some are returns that are unused, some may have been unpacked. They are basically new, and I can't recommend them highly enough.