Couple Questions before buying

I have a couple of questions about these Clevo Notebooks before I order one.

I am very interested in the Clevo P170HM, P150HM, P151HM or the Force 1716.

I like the gtx 570m in the Force, and it is the only laptop I can afford with something other than a GTX 570m

I have been set on the P170HM but I have read that the stock screen is mediocre at best and I pretty much can only afford the stock config, with the 4x2gb downgrade through XoticPC.

I have also considered the P151HM, which I can afford with a better screen and it will fit into my budget. This is beginning to be the winner, as much as I wanted a 17" laptop.

It seems to me, that the 3 Clevo Based rigs will give me the same performance, and despite a higher cost down the road, I will still be able to upgrade the GPU in the P151HM if I so desire. But if I do the P151HM, I can get a nicer screen with the same performance as the others. I can even afford an individual copy of windows with it.


So, is it worth the drop in size to get a better screen? Do I get a Matte or Glossy 95% screen?

Or is the stock screen on the P170HM good enough, and that's the right laptop for me? Is the Xotic Force PC not worth considering despite the better GPU?

I do intend to game, but have a desktop for the long sessions...

Thanks for the help, hopefully I didn't overload you too much.

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It's best to invest in the parts that are harder to upgrade down the road. The GPU and Screen are the two hardest parts in a computer and unfortunately those are the two parts that has you hung up.

I think you will like having the better screen better then the better GPU. While the GTX 570 gives you a nice bump in performance over the GTX 560M, in actual game play there wont be a huge difference in FPS.

The better screen is something you will benefit from in all computer use, not just gaming.

If I had to decide i'd get the 95% Gamut matte screen and GTX 560M

 

I love my system, it gets the job done. I have an older 17" Sager with a pretty standard HD screen and I think the np8130 matte 95% gamut screen is so much better. Plus the np8130 has less bulk than the 17" and feels more moblie.

 

Matte screen or nothing.

What kind of games will you be playing?

 

Currently playing SWtor on high settings. I mostly using my system for autocad and photoshop.

 

BF3, Just Cause 2, GTA4, LoL, Starcraft, etc...

But remember I have a gaming desktop based around an i5 2500K and a GTX580 so I don't need ultra high end, this is for when football is on Sundays and I want to play games in the Living Room. Or I want to watch a movie, something of that nature.

So I will probably go with the following:

P151HM for around $1284 before any cash or NBR discount:

Display: 15.6" 1920 x 1080 V.4 95% NTSC Matte Display
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM, 6MB L3 Cache, 2.2-3.1GHz
Memory: (8GB) 8192MB, PC3-10660/1333MHz DDR3 - 2 SO-DIMM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M 1.5GB GDDR5
Hard Drive: 500GB 7200rpm 2.5" SATA 300
Optical Drive Bay: Hard Drive Caddy For Optical Bay
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium; 64-bit
Wireless: Intel® 6230 Advanced-N 802.11A/B/G/N LAN and Bluetooth Card
Cooling: Stock OEM Thermal Compound, CPU & GPU
Keyboard: English: US & Canada
Power Cord: US & Canada
AC Adapter: Full Range AC-in 100~240V, 50~60Hz, 120W AC Adapter, DC output 20V, 6AL
Warranty: LIFETIME Ltd. Labor and 1 Year Parts Warranty with 24/7 Support (USA)
Extras: Standard Black Carrying Case

 

Since you have a rocking desktop, that config will be just fine for a mobile/occasional gaming rig.

I have a desktop i do most of my stuff on and a notebook with slightly lower specs then what you have listed and its worked out great that way.

 

Hutsady, thanks for your help, I ended up going with the P151HM with the Matte 95% screen. Thanks again!

Now its time to wait for the new rig to arrive!

 

My pleasure! Once it comes let us know what you think, especially about the screen.

 

Opted for the 95 percent Matte screen. Just waiting for it now

 

Congrats on your order Lenxal, you'll love the screen. Waiting is half the fun

 

congrats. I recommend you contact your reseller somehow and make sure all of the parts you wanted were in stock b/c there's definitely a chance that that would increase your waiting time by a while.