In Fairness to Kobalt Computers

Hi All,

I posted about the lack of communication from Kobalt Computers a while ago.
In order to give some balance things have got a lot better.

I ordered my computer on 20th December and it arrived 27th Jan. To my mind this is quite OK. I was just anooyed that I was given a date of 10th Jan and got no feedback. Anyway this has all been addressed by Neil so no need to expand further. Since a flurry of emails contact has been very good.

Down to the Nitty Gritty. I ordered a G890 (X8100), i7 940XM, 2 GTX460m SLI, 8GB Mem, 256 Crucial SSD, and 2 500Gb Seagate momentus drives with 4Gb SSD integrated.

This is an absolutely amazing machine. Heavy - more of a desk than a desktop replacement but I save money on gym membership

It is SOOO fast. And really quiet. Just been using it for sensible stuff (work) so far but will try games etc tonight - Mafia 2 should give an idea of how it can perform.

So to summarise I can heartily recommend Kobalt from my experience. They do have (or at least have had) some issues in regards to communication but this aside the rest of the experience has been good.

I'd ike to wish them well for the future and thanks again for a most gob smacking piece of kit. Got to get back to work now

Best Regards . . .
Rich

 

Oh I think you're so happy right now aren't ya

 

congrats on your new lappy!! its nice to hear that things are getting better at Koblat.

 

Too true matey

@M-H - yes it is good. Let's hope it continues for their sakes !

 

I know, I am looking at them really closely.
They simply have good deals on their machines in UK and I am looking for a new one in the nerest future

 

Congrats on your new lappy too! I just got my order confirmation for my G970x Hopefully it'll be done really quickly.

As for communication, I don't exactly have much trouble with it. This guy called Andy replies to my questions really quickly

 

@ Reizo - keep us updated, please

Richard, have fun with the new toy.

 

Yeah keep us informed.

Im after the same machine. What spec did you go for?

 

Erh... I went for...

/begin copy pasta
Chassis - :: G970X 17.3'
Screen - :: 17.3' 1920x1080 Full HD LED Backlit X-Glass
Processor - :: Intel® Core i7 950 Quad Core Processor 3.06GHz 8MB Cache 45nm
Video Card - :: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 485M 2GB GDDR5, 384 CUDA Cores, DX11 & PhysX
Memory - :: 6GB Triple Channel DDR3 1333MHz 3x 2GB DIMM
Hard Drive - :: 120GB OCZ Vertex 2E
Hard Drive 2 - :: 750GB Western Digital 5,400rpm with 8MB Cache
Hard Drive 3 - :: 750GB Western Digital 5,400rpm with 8MB Cache
Hard Drive Config 1 - :: No RAID
Operating system 1 - :: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Optical Device 1 - :: 8x DVD±R/W
WIFI - :: Intel 6300 Ultimate-N WIFI module
Bluetooth - :: Bluetooth V2.1 Module
Keyboard - :: English UK
9 in 1 card reader - :: 9 in 1 card reader
Soundcard - :: Integrated High Definition Audio
Power Cable - :: UK
Warranty - :: 2 Year - European Collect & Return

/end copy pasta

 

Reizo this specs looks sweet. How much patience do one need to have to endure all this waiting.... congrats

 

My paws are now shivering waiting for it I just got the ETA to be 3 weeks from now but there's still a chance of it to finish earlier >:3

Or later ._.

 

ugh...you will make it!!

 

Enjoy your machines both of you

 

After the Sandybridge chip fiasco, I am considering changing my order to the G970X with a GTX 485M. My original order was for a G170 but my confidence in that and Sandybridge is really low now.

If I do get a G90x, I will eventually upgrade to the 6 Core or at least a 32nm chip.