P-7811FX in the uk possible?

Im interested in buying this laptop as ive been looking for a gaming laptop for around 700 GBP, and this is around that area.
however, my only issue is it is currently only being sold in BestBuy which only delivers to continental USA.
i was just wondering if i was being stupid and overlooking something?
thanks in advance
oli

 

you can try to order via ebay

 

ive had a look on ebay and the only seller on there at the moment delivers to the usa and surrounding areas, hawaii etc.
ill keep on looking back tho, thanks
i can hope tigerdirect stocks this laptop as they deliver to the uk i think..

 

Word of advice: Dont.

Buying the 7811FX is a gamble. You might get a good one, that works, or you may not. Being in the UK, if you get a bad one, you will have hell of a time returning it.

My suggestion would be to buy a P6831FX/P6860FX if you are short on funds and cant buy a different brand. You can always upgrade the CPU when needed.

You mentioned tigerdirect...they have models similar to the 68XXFX's(P-173XL? Dont know for sure.), I suggest you get those rather then the 7811FX. And no, 7811FX is a bestbuy exclusive so I highly doubt tigerdirect will carry it.

If you are 100% set on the 7811FX, your best bet is ebay - or a friend that lives in the USA (obviously ). But I would wait until they have the problems ironed out with it first.

 

Lakjin,
Stop bashing this computer. You don't even have one. I bought 8 and only 1 had a problem and it wasn't even a lockup or anything. It was basically my fault and I had to return it to get a working one.

 

I have nothing against the 7811FX. I am just trying to help the OP out. Are you going to return his 7811FX if it turns out to be a lemon? If you have not noticed by the amount of threads made on this forum alone, there are quite a bit of lemons out there.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=296332
That is a thread of a Mexican NBR'ite that had to drive 6 hours (3 to and 3 fro) to get his first 7811FX exchanged - only to get another lemon. Atleast he could get it exchanged and has the option to go back and exchange/return it again so he doesn't have a 1.2k door stop (assuming he got it for the sale price). I dont see the OP driving from the UK to his local Bestbuy in case he has problems.

That being said, I think there was a thread that was started a bit ago to find out which Bestbuys people were getting screwed up 7811FXs from. You said you bought 8 and only had 1 problem that was caused by yourself. Think you can tell everyone which BB you got yours from? It might help people in the future, maybe just certain bestbuys are getting the lemons from one warehouse or something.

 

ok thanks for your help
the CPU on the P6831FX/P6860FX was my main reason for going for the P-7811fx, but now i no of the issues with it, ill either go for one of these two listed or maybes an asus M50VM, not sure yet though!
thanks very much.

 

No matter wat you do 6860 is not going to be at par with 7811. Even if you put a x9000 CPU with a RAID0 setup, it is not going to run as cool, and as stable. All those people with X7800s and x9000s are using cooling pads to get the temps down. You can reach a mid 60C CPU temp under loan for the 7811 which is impossible for the 6860/6831. Besides the screen on the 68s is also alot worse than what 7811 has. I had a chance to use many of both systems.

 

I actually have P-7811FX in Finland (had a friend bring it over to europe from NY) and so far it has no issues (apart from minor screen ghosting, which is visible only when looking from the left side of the screen).

You can buy a warranty to cover also Europe from BB, costs only 99 $. Of course the time for repairs might be longer in EU in case they have to send the laptop to US for repairs, but at least you CAN get it repaired in case of problems.

 

Another smart thing one can do is what I did. My first 7811 had a bad screen. I took it back to Best Buy, but before I left, I got in my car, unboxed the laptop, and turned it on. Then I checked out the viewing angles and it turned out fine.

It seems the most common thing with these laptops is the screen issues and lock ups. The screen issues at least can be checked fairly easy. Stability... I spent this weekend testing that.

To the OP, it helps if you have a friend in the US that can help you out with this

 

ill guarentee my entire laptop runs cooler minus the CPU, and thats my own fault. And how is the screen worse? resolution doesnt mean the quality of the screen is better or worse. it is personal opinion on resolution.

I agree with Lajkin, if something does happen he is efffed. Sure, 1% of the ppl that own this laptop are on these forums, but I dont think its really worththe risk to ship to the UK.

 

I had around 10 6860s and 5 6831s. NONE of them ran as cool as this one on idle or under load. I can say, P-7811s screen is atleast 20% brighter than the 68s, has at least that much more viewing angle. Digital vibrance can make your colors look better but not at par with p-7811. I am not talking about resolution at all.

 

sounds like someone who sells 7811fx on ebay ^
we all know how to take a dealer's advice

 

with a grain of salt, perhaps?

 

thats a big grain.... is there not a smaller one?

 

...................LOL

 

naw man, thats just a small one really close up.

 

Yes, I am a ebay seller and I am also a power seller. I sold mroe than 50 computers to europe. I sold 6860s and 7811s. I also sold xps 1730s, 1710s, asus g50s, hp hdxs... And I use a 7811 for my personal stuff. Because I think this is the best computer out there.

 

it is not the best computer out there.

it is the best bang for the buck (well after an 800$ 6860), but the point is that if you recommend someone to buy a notebook off ebay, while not informing that you actually sell it, it looks ugly. if you have nothing to hide, why not add it to your signature ?

 

alitunay obviously sees the OP as a potential customer...let the guy try to make his sale

 

Just about everything you've said here is either false or extremely exaggerated.


Even if you put a x9000 CPU with a RAID0 setup, it is not going to run as cool, and as stable Sorry, but this makes no sense. Of course a 6860 with an x9000 and a RAID setup isn't going to run as cool as a 7811. And WTH did you get the idea that the 7811 is any more stable than the 6831/6860?? To be honest, the 7811 has quite a few more stability complaints than the 68 series ever had. Not that the 7811 is bad, its most certainly not in any sense of the word, but if you're going to make statements, please make them factual and truthful. I have the supposed hottest mobile chip known to man, overclocked and undervolted, along with a RAID 0 array and an overclocked 8800 and have yet to have ONE stability issue.


All those people with X7800s and x9000s are using cooling pads to get the temps down. Once again, untrue. I have never owned a cooling pad and 90% of the time, use my laptop on my lap(go figure). I idle at 37 with the max temp while running anything but 2 instances of Orthos, at 66C.

You can reach a mid 60C CPU temp under loan(sic) for the 7811 which is impossible for the 6860/6831. See above. The stock processor never went above 59C even under Orthos.

Besides the screen on the 68s is also alot worse than what 7811 has. Hmm. A lot worse huh? The resolution is higher, that much is true, along with better viewing angles. But again, I hate to say it, but the 7811 has had a lot more screen issues than the 68 series has/had. The 68 series screen is plenty bright and with plenty of contrast, but I will concur that the viewing angles suck. My next upgrade will be to replace the screen with a 1920 panel, but it's not because the factory screen sucks per se, but more for the added resolution. And TBH, I'm going to research which panel the 7811 has and try to steer clear of it.

Let me state for the record, I am not saying the 68 series is better than the 78 series by any means. I'm simply responding, with facts, to your allegations. We are all on the same team and theres no reason for you to get so defensive when someone recommends something other than what you feel is the "best".

 

Here are my facts.

 

LOL. It took you days to figure out how to select an option in the BIOS?? At any rate, this has nothing to do with stability. You're mixing your words up. And as far as the unit not being able to handle the "power of the CPU", it handles the "power" just fine. The CPU temperature has nothing to do with the unit being able to "handle the power". Given the 90C you quoted(which is still high even with no UV), the processor is still within in Thermal Design specs, per Intel and 100% stable.

I realize that my temps and situation do not speak for everyone, but the highest I saw with no UV was 84C and that was with a torture test of both Orthos and the Intel test program. The highest I saw gaming and/or ripping DVDs to DIVX, etc was 79C. This is roughly inline with pretty much everyone I have spoken with running an X7800 in a 68.


Now please understand, I'm in no way trying to flame you, but you're not proving your case very well. You've made pretty bold statements and I'm simply letting you know, for the most part, your statements are incorrect. At any rate, I don't think anything I say is going to make any difference, as you have your mind made up, so I'm just going to let you believe whatever you want and let the rest go.

 

what he said ^ 100%

 

In a forum, you can not really prove much in anyways. I am just trying to bring MY oppinion based on MY experiences. And you are probably correct on all of your comments based on YOUR experiences. One thing I can add though, you dealt with 1 computer and helped many others with these computers. I dealt with many of these computers my self and used your help (although you may not know) to solve the issues I had.