New xps laptop :} DROOL!!!

[Noids99]

I am 5 boxing on an M1710 at the moment, 7700C2D and 7950GTX with 2G ram. Currently waiting for another 2G to see how much difference that makes, but in general it has been great and although it does get warm when gaming, I have an antec cooler that I sit it on and I can game with it on my lap for hours without problems.



The only annoying thing I find with it for boxing is that 17" is too small (even with 1920X1200). I have to PiP to make any changes to my alts because I can't read quest or menu text easily. I have been tossing up whether to grab one of these (recently had 15% off here in Aus, almost pulled the trigger on an identical setup to yours for 4k AUD) and put it on a 24" LCD or put together a decent desktop again. The advantage with getting a laptop in Australia however is that you can salary sacrifice it, effectively making it tax free (about 45% less for me) whereas it takes some creative accounting to write off a desktop, esp. when its full of gaming parts :P



Saying that, I could still build a desktop that would probably be faster for 2-3k but I have just gotten used to having a great laptop all the time. The M1710 still serves me well though, so maybe thats enough for now. As you see I am far from a decision :P



Anyway mate, grats on the new machine, looks awesome, can't wait to see some benches/pics/mini review.



Cheers

[Sun]

I am 5 boxing on an M1710 at the moment, 7700C2D and 7950GTX with 2G ram. Currently waiting for another 2G to see how much difference that makes, but in general it has been great and although it does get warm when gaming, I have an antec cooler that I sit it on and I can game with it on my lap for hours without problems.



The only annoying thing I find with it for boxing is that 17" is too small (even with 1920X1200). I have to PiP to make any changes to my alts because I can't read quest or menu text easily. I have been tossing up whether to grab one of these (recently had 15% off here in Aus, almost pulled the trigger on an identical setup to yours for 4k AUD) and put it on a 24" LCD or put together a decent desktop again. The advantage with getting a laptop in Australia however is that you can salary sacrifice it, effectively making it tax free (about 45% less for me) whereas it takes some creative accounting to write off a desktop, esp. when its full of gaming parts :P



Saying that, I could still build a desktop that would probably be faster for 2-3k but I have just gotten used to having a great laptop all the time. The M1710 still serves me well though, so maybe thats enough for now. As you see I am far from a decision :P



Anyway mate, grats on the new machine, looks awesome, can't wait to see some benches/pics/mini review.



Cheers

w00t!! buy a 26" LCD HD TV and use that for your 2nd screen like I do. Ya cant go wrong with that and it isnt that small either 8)

[ahnubis]

expected ship date is the 15th. So I should have it by the 18th.