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Hi guys!
I've been lurking around for a little while now, reading reviews and deciding what I wanted to buy for my new laptop.
Right now its a glorified Wow machine... lol... but I'm going back to school in September and I want to get into programming, animation or maybe game design. I wanted to make sure that I have a computer that will keep up for a while, so I bought the best laptop I could afford now while I have the money.
I upgraded from a 10 yr old HP desktop and a 5 yr old bargain-basement HP laptop, so I had no idea what to expect..... I was blown away. To say that I'm pleased with the product is a gross understatement. Seeing how crisp and clear all graphics are on it resulted in much squealing and bouncing. My husband may have permanant hearing loss....
I bought through Pro-star and I was very happy with them. They had several well reviewed brand available. I found their website to be easy to navigate, and their customization page was very clear and had additional information available for each step if I needed it. I received a phone call less than 24hrs after placing my order to confirm it and to ensure i did not have any other needs. After that, my computer shipped a day earlier than expected.
The shipping was well done also. My laptop came very securely packaged without being buried under a mountain of shipping materials. It was double boxed with the outer box having a rather convenient handle. (I'm far to paranoid to actually use it to carry the package but it was handy for balancing and manuevering).
Regarding assistance in making choices about how to equip my new laptop- I'm fortunate enough to have several friends who are far more technologically competent than I am who helped me put together a laptop that I am confident will last me for some time to come. Consequently, I would not be able to accurately review that aspect of their company.
Bottom line, I would recommend Pro-star for anyone shopping for a new laptop.
cheers,
Zen
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I'm happy to share
I went ahead and just copied straight from the invoice. I suspect the specific model is not this year's but with the options available to upgrade it, I just couldn't beat the price anywhere.
1 W170ER 1 $919.00 $919.00
Screen 17.3" 1920 x 1080 Full HD (16:9) LED Backlit Glare Type Display, Super-Wide Viewing Angles
CPU Intel Core i7-3610QM Processor, 2.3 GHz (Max Turbo Frequency 3.3GHz), 6MB Smart Cache 1 $70.00 $70.00
Thermal Compound Free! Prostar OEM Thermal Compound CPU+GPU
Memory 16GB, PC3-12800/1600Mhz DDR3 - 2 x 8GB 1 $150.00 $150.00
Graphic Cards nVidia GeForce GT 650M 1GB GDDR5 with Optimus Technology for Power Saving
Hard Drive 256GB Crucial M4 SATA III Solid State Drive 1 $195.00 $195.00
2nd Hard Drive 750GB/7200rpm 16MB Cache Buffer SATA-300 (SATA II 3GB/s)(Regular $115, Now $95, Save $20) 1 $95.00 $95.00
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit 1 $80.00 $80.00
Microsoft Office No Microsoft Office
Optical Drive 4x Max. Blu-Ray Reader / 8x Max. DVD±R/2.4X Max. +DL Super-Multi Drive 1 $65.00 $65.00
2nd Optic drive N/A 1 $0.00 $0.00
Battery 6 Cells 62.16WH Li-ION Battery
Integrated Wireless Lan Free Upgrade to Intel Wireless-N 130 + Bluetooth Combo
Integrated Bluetooth Please Check Option in Integrated Wireless Lan Section
LCD Protection N/A
Warranty Service 1 Year U.S. Premium Parts Warranty + 3 Year Labor $0.00
Priority Service No, ready to ship in 5 business days $0.00
Standard Accessories Built-In 2.0M Pixel Digital Video Camera
Built-In Gigabit Ethernet LAN Card
Built-In 9-IN-1 Flash Memory Reader(MMC/RSMMC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/SD/Mini-SD/SDHC/SDXC)
2 USB 3.0 Ports
1 USB 2.0 Ports
1 eSATA Port (USB 3.0 Combo)
1 HDMI 1.4a Output
1 CRT Out Port
1 Kensington Lock Port
Built-in Microphone and 2 Speakers
3 Audio Jacks for Line-Out, Microphone-In, and S/PDIF-Out
1 100/240V Autoswitch AC Power Adapter
Sub Total: $1,574.00
Total: $1,574.00
Tax (8.75%): $0.00
Shipping Method (UPS Next Day Air) : $100.00
Grand Total: US$1,674.00
Date of order 06/11/2012 date of receipt 06/19/2012
Cheers,
Zen
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