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    #11
    Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
    Stay away from OCZ. Reliability is really bad, but they are dead cheap. I lost a complete laptop worth of stuff. Yes I backed it up, but the replacing the drive, rebuilding the O/S then the re-setting up of everything is not fun.
    Yes, I have heard not so great things about them as well. I would either go for Samsung 840 PRO or Intel 520..
    I am Brad. I do more than the needful and drive the market rates up by not bobbing my head.

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      #12
      I am sure you already know this, but SaveOnLaptops are giving a free slip case for the 15.6" laptop with offer code "slip"

      Luxury Neoprene Slip Case 15.6" Reversible sleeve [BLACK/RED], FCLSL15BKRE

      If you do not mind Ivy Bridge instead of Haswell:

      Samsung 350V5C 15.6-inch Laptop (Silver) - (Intel Core i7 3630QM 2.4GHz Processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, DVDSM DL, LAN, WLAN, BT, Webcam, Integrated Graphics, Windows 8): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
      I am Brad. I do more than the needful and drive the market rates up by not bobbing my head.

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        #13
        Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
        Hi all,

        Looking for another laptop for dev work. Mostly data mining/analysis services/predictive analytics stuff.

        So memory and CPU number crunching power is the only thing I'm interested in.

        Best I can find so far is this:

        I7 Quad Core (Haswell) with 16GB DDR3

        MSI CX61, CX61 2OD-011UK, MSI CX61 Haswell

        £749 inc VAT

        Anyone know of something more powerful for similar money?
        Dumb question of the day: Have you thought of running up an AWS image to handle this?

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          #14
          Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
          Dell Factory Outlet


          Dell outlet xps15-l521x

          £574 + VAT for an i7 with 8GB DDR3
          upgrading the Ram will cost you about £100
          change the hard drive for an SSD whilst you're at it

          You can also change the mSATA SSD for a larger capactity drive then operate them independently

          Swap out the DVD drive for another SSD if you feel extra special

          Has the added advantage of not looking like a cheap Chinese knock off

          There have been complaints of over heating, personally I've not had any issue with it. Even extended even gaming sessions have been unimpaired by excess heat.
          WSCS

          I have one of those too, great bit of kit.
          Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.

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            #15
            That one's cheap because the screen is only 1366x768
            Coffee's for closers

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              #16
              If you're going for a laptop for dev usage, I'd second the replacing of the HDD for an SSD and would also suggest looking at something like this:

              HP EliteBook 8460p

              They're very strong, come with a full HP 3 year warranty and replacing bits (memory/hdd etc) is an absolute doddle.

              Another nice touch is that they support AMD Eyefinity which means you can hook up multiple external monitors without having to invest in additional graphics cards. Quite handy for a full blown dev rig where you perhaps want your IDE on one screen and your application(s) on the other(s).

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                #17
                eBuyer has a 960GB SSD for £450 this week.
                Last edited by TheFaQQer; 26 July 2013, 12:16.
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                  #18
                  Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
                  eBuyer has a 960Gb SSD for £450 this week.
                  FTFY
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                    #19
                    Originally posted by Scrag Meister View Post
                    FTFY
                    That's what I said
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                      #20
                      Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
                      That's what I said
                      Eventually!!
                      Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.

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