Which laptop?

[R/C Pilot]

I have an area 51 7700 M and have had problems with it. Their tech support sucks. I got a bad video card and it took almost a month to get a new one sent out. The problem wasnt fixed so I had to send it in and it took them another month to get it back. 2 months no laptop. another guy I know had a bad mobo, had it replaced and it failed again in a few weeks. and they wouldnt replace it again because his warranty had expired 1 week before. I don't think I would buy another from them.

[onelegout]

hmm ok so apart from alienware, what other brands of performance laptops are there?

[onelegout]

Another quick question - Sorry for being annoying! - Has anyone here used www.overclockers.uk and are they reliable? I was thinking of purchasing an asus laptop from them - anyone got any experience with asus laptops or know what they're like?
Cheers!
H

[public_eyesore]

i hear thats where most uk'ers get their stuff.

[onelegout]

Aight well Ive ordered the Asus A6KM
Eighth down on this page
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...Notebooks.html
Good deal?
H

[crenn]

Well.... if you wanted to later, you should upgrade both the RAM and the HDD.....

But overall, fairly good laptop.

[onelegout]

Yeah I dont realy like the sound of that slow hdd, but Im sure that it will be reasonable. Do all laptop HDDs work in all laptops? I have a broken lappy somewhere which might have a faster drive.... what do I need to look for when checking compatibility?
Peace
H

[lotech]

Check out Mesh Computers - I know they have very good prices on desktops and I don't see why their laptops would be any different...

[onelegout]

Wahey my laptops here! Firstly the build quality is exceptional! and the screen is pretty nice too. One thing annoys the hell outta me though - the fn key and the ctrl key are switched (fn on outside) and it's driving me insane! lol! but im sure I'll get used to it in time. One thing that REALY amazed me about this laptop was the sound - when it first booted it played some music during the xp startup, and I spent about half a minute trying to work out why my surround sound was on and my pc playing music. Then I realised it actualy WAS the laptop. The speakers are underneath the laptop at the corners, and the sound kinda bounces up around you - it makes perfect surround sound! I'd definately reccomend this laptop to anyone who wants good performance at WELL under a grand. I shall now install bf2 or something and see how it plays
peace
h

[lotech]

Glad to see you got one you are pleased with Just ordered £200 of bits to kit out my PC, can't wait to get modding