Gigabyte P34G

XoticPC only charges CC when it is ready to ship and not just for pre-order. Obviously if you pay via cash that is a different beast.

Have ordered through them several times over the years.

 

This model is called P34G-CF1. Any ideas what CF2 will be if ever?

 

16 gigs of ram and probably another 128 msata drive. That would push it up to $1600 I think. They could also theoretically add (2) 256 msata drives to max out the drive capacity I guess with 16 gigs of ram. Which would probably push the cost up to around 2k.

 

There's no space for a second mSATA drive in the P34G, you're thinking of the P35K.

 

Just wanted to update you guys on this, according to the GNBFB page:

"Purchasing a customized version from XoticPC will not void your warranty. You may upgrade it as you like. Thanks for asking."

So finally, some SENSE. If you feel like you're going to need more space/ram/etc., get it from XoticPC. It won't be as cheap as perhaps doing it yourself, but it'll definitely work out cheaper than getting Gigabyte to do it for you just so your warranty remains intact.

 

Does any one know if taiwan already released the p34g yet?

 

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Nice pictures... maybe google-translator could help a little...

Edit: at the bottom they are showing some p34g pictures.

 

Surprised more retailers don't have it up for preorder yet-- figured Newegg would have it by now.

 

Google Translated Version

That's really just about the P35K. The bit at the bottom is basically, "Oh yeah, they also have a slightly smaller gaming laptop called P34G."

 

Well... Sorry!

I thought it´s interesting to see how it`s looking from the inside. I assume it´s almost the same in the p34g (besides the removable drive and the second SSD-Slot).

 

No need to apologize! It's certainly interesting to see.

Personally, I'd like to see some photos (and reviews maybe?) from the people here who already have their P34G.

 

If I get a rather large mSATA SSD, say 256GB, could I physically remove the 1TB HDD from the machine and then have better battery life and lighter weight?

 

You can remove the 1TB HDD and get 0.1 kg lighter

 

You would get a bit better battery life. Hard to say how much.

 

I'll be bumping the mSATA to a 256GB Crucial and popping a 512GB M4 in the main bay, take the 1TB HDD and put it in a small, NexStar CX enclosure.

 

Not that it bothers me personally, but changing out the drives in these does "technically" void the 2 year warranty. However there are "tricks" to get around that.

Just wanted people to be aware in case they do have an issue to make sure that you have covered your bases.

 

I'm aware.

 

Care to share, is there no sticker preventing you from doing it?

 

Could any owner measure the fan noise with some phone app? say Sound meter? (preferably with an S3 although I don't really now if it changes anything).
Also, if possible, take a picture of the distance so that we get an idea of how far the measure was taken.
It will be greatly appreciated.

 

In other news, just got an e-mail from Xotic stating that the unit is on "pre-order" and that the manufacturer has not given a release date as yet. Clock will continue to tick for another 2-3 weeks methinks.

 

Excalibur says they get stock Sept 29th...........but who knows. I've gotten info like that before only to find it's completely inaccurate.

 

Yeah, it's a complete crap shoot, even with the big manufacturers. I don't really start paying attention until I get an order processed or shipment notification.

 

Well considering how gigabyte has confirmed that the UK shipments have shipped I don't find that hard to believe.

 

From a quick glance at this thread, is it safe to assume that no one has had their hands on one of these laptops yet?

I am interested in knowing how the keyboard and touchpad fare. Historically, have Gigabyte keyboard/touchpads been good?

Thanks!

 

Source? All I can find is shipping has been delayed, but possibly they'll get sent to the UK by the end of the week on the Gigabyte NB Facebook page.

Thanks.

 

Check out this post in the M3800 thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/del...ll-precision-m3800-2013-a-45.html#post9385157

 

didn't we talk about it? the dell is a workstation, the gpu is not designed for gaming!!

 

He's talking about the intel shortage I believe:

 

Think he's talking about the delays from intel. However, Australia got these machines, so shipments have gone out.

 

I never spoke of gaming.

Yes, I was referring to the Intel delays tidbit.

 

Not sure if this has been posted, but there are people here in Australia with this laptop now. A few people have posted their thoughts/opinions/comments on them in this forum thread:
The Gigabyte P35K and Gigabyte P34G - Notebooks - Whirlpool Forums

 

Has anyone with this laptop tried to install a linux distro? I'm wondering if it's hardware is well suported, especially gpu...
Also could someone check if there's an option in the bios to disable the dgpu like in sony's or lenovo's laptops? It would be easier to work with linux

 

Yeah I too am interested to know if you can disable the nvidia gpu in the bios for linux.

 

Up to "Pending Parts or Item Arrival" now.

 

The GPU shouldn't be an issue. Bumblebee will handle the NVIDIA GPU without issue and Intel has decent open source driver support for the 4600.

 

I've got lots of trouble with bumblebee in the past so I've always prefer to completely disable the dgpu. But it was a long time ago and I looked in the website, there's a new version I will give it a try.

Is the power consumption when the dgpu is disabled with bumblebee the same as if it was disabled in bios?

 

P34g is available on Dymanism now for those who were wondering.Price is $1399 with the following specs:

" The gaming laptop GIGABYTE P34G features a 4th generation
Intel Core i7 Quad-Core processor and a powerful NVIDIA
GeForce GTX 760M gaming level discrete graphics."

14" 1920 x 1080 IPS"
Intel Core i7-4700HQ 2.4GHz CPU
8GB RAM
128GB SSD+ 1TB HDD
Windows 8

Dymanism Link:

Dynamism - GIGABYTE P34G

 

Yes, it power the GPU down entirely.

Bumblebee/BBSwitch are fairly new so if you tried them a long time ago then it was much more immature then.

 

Yup, I'm now going to lay off a bet I receive my unit a week from tomorrow. We'll see.

 

To all the people worried about NVIDIA and Linux mixing, you may have already seen this, but if not, Nvidia seeks peace with Linux, pledges help on open source driver (Updated) | Ars Technica

 

I got an email from them. They said that it would be available October 1st.

 

Hello there!

I have some questions about p34g.

I want to buy one from xotic pc. So here is what i need you to consult me:

1) Do i need an IC Diamond thermal compound? (+35$)

2) What is really the difference between " 16GB DDR3 1600MHz [SKU-818EP] (Dual Channel Memory (2x8GB SODIMMS)) ( + 69$ )" and " 16GB DDR3 1600MHz [SKU-824PX] (Kingston HyperX CL9 Dual Channel Memory (2x8GB SODIMMS)) (+180$) ? Is this kingston or corsair RAM really that better? Because its like 100$ + more.. Should i take just a regular 16gb, or should i take kingston or corsair?

3)And last question is about SSD.. What is the "128GB Solid State Drive mSATA - Stock"? What is the quality? Should i take some samsung or intel instead, and pay 140-200$ more?

Thank you in advance, i would really appreciate your help!

 

1. It may help with temperatures, 1-10 Celsius difference. Also if the worker does a crappy job you could run your laptop hotter than it should.

2. The Timmings on the rams are different. AKA the lower the Timmings the faster it responds.
No upgrade it yourself, you will be overpaying. Also you won't note that much of a difference unless you photoshop and and have a 2GB picture to edit.

3. It's a Lite On SSD, it should be OK. Upgrading it won't make a huge difference but a Samsung would be best just make sure it's the newer model because that's where the performance gain would be.

The cost per performance ratio is to high, this laptop already comes with all the nice bells and whistles. Don't stress your wallet.

Conclusion
The laptop is fine stock, the only upgrade I recommend is RAM, but do that yourself. (but wait and see if you actually need it)

 

totally agree, the only upgrade i did was, the wireless network card from the stock to the Bigfoot Networks Killer Dual Band Wireless-N 1202, I think the only thing worth upgrade

PS: sorry 4 my bad english >.< i'm from chile

 

Only thing I would add is that if you want the warranty intact, then you need to get XoticPC to do the upgrades. Gigabyte said on their Facebook page that that wouldn't void the warranties.

Retroceded thanks for that second example, turns out I do from time to time photoshop files &gt;2GB and so I'm actually going to look into upgrading ram now hahaha.

Also to the dude above, thanks, I'm most probably going to update my Wireless Card too. I work entirely off wireless, and it should make all the difference. Any recommendations for which of the Wireless Cards offered by XoticPC is best/most bang for buck?

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I just ordered the gigabyte p34g from Dynamism, it says estimated shipping is Oct 2, hopefully it'll come next week *crosses fingers*

 

Please give us a review when you get it. this sounds exciting.
Hopefully is not going to be a big let down.

 

Just wanted to post the following found here. Should answer some of the questions.

Enjoy...

 

I like how quickly it charges, ideal for topping up on trains. Thanks for that.

 

About 2 years ago so yes it was fairly new. Thanks for the info, I think I will pull the trigger on this one once it'll be in stock in Germany or UK (no reseller in Switzerland unfortunately).