P170EM.... Malibal????

Hello friends that you think of this setup? that would remove not worth it or would add that if it's worth, considering my budget of 2000 dollars.?
Had wanted to buy in MALIBAL the problem is that I'm from Argentina and I will be in the U.S. until June 8th and I say deliver me the notebook with the 7970 (which is just the most important because I want to play) If another dealer is able to assure delivery please notify me. I can only pay cash for bank deposit
I apologize if English is not clear and I am using the translator

from and all opinions are welcome . Muchas gracias!!!!!

1Display: 17.3" 1920 x 1080 FHD LED Chimei N173HGE-L11 72% NTSC Matte Display


2Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM, 6MB L3 Cache, 2.3-3.3GHz


3Memory: (8GB) 8192MB, PC3-12800/1600MHz DDR3 - 2 SO-DIMM


4Graphics Card: AMD® Radeon HD 7970M 2GB GDDR5


5Hard Drive: 500GB 7200rpm 2.5" SATA 300


6Hard Drive 2: 120GB Intel® (520) SATA III 6Gb/s SSD2 Drive


7Optical Drive Bay: 8X Multi DVD+/-R/RW RAM Dual-Layer Drive


8Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium; 64-bit


9Wireless: Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 802.11A/B/G/N LAN Card



Cooling: Stock OEM Thermal Compound, CPU & GPU


Keyboard: Spanish



Power Cord: US & Canada

Branding: MALIBAL

Build Time: 5-7 Business Days (Estimated Time)

Warranty: LIFETIME Ltd. Labor and 1 Year Parts Warranty with 24/7 Support (USA)

Extras: Standard Black Carrying Case



Product Subtotal: $2,123.00

 

Are you only using this for gaming? If you want to use it something more than gaming, I would question the use of only a 120GB SSD. That's very little storage space. A good balance of drive speed and storage space can be found in the Seagate Hybrid XT drives, which are available in both 500GB and 750GB variants.

Other than that, I'd question the display choice. Maybe someone else can comment on it, but from the posts I've read, there were some issues with the Chimei displays.

 

hello thanks. in the configuration you will see that there are two disk drives, a rigid solid 500 and another of 120
The screen I have no idea but thanks for the advice. The salesman advised me better MALIBAL if he used the machine to play ...

 

^^^The 128GB SSD / 500 GB HDD combination is much better than getting the Seagate Hybrid drives IMO.

I'd have the SSD set up as the primary drive instead of drive 2. You could save a little money by getting the Intel 6300 network card instead of the Bigfoot card. I too have heard problems with the Chemei screens, though I don't know if they're ongoing. I'd also suggest getting IC Diamond if you're uncomfortable doing it yourself.

Other than that, it's a great configuration and very similar to what I'm getting.

Malibal has a good reputation and probably won't steer you wrong about the screen.

 

Yeah, looks good to me. I'm not sure how you will work out the logistics though in terms of shipping address, timing, the bank payment etc. If you can though, good stuff.

 

Ugh, apparently it's bedtime. Sorry about that, don't know how I missed the 500GB drive. As suggested by misterhoobs, make your SSD the primary drive. All of his suggestions are good, actually. Adding your own thermal paste isn't difficult and guides can be found all over for doing it. So, if you're comfortable getting intimate with the inner workings of your new laptop, that's a good way to save a little bit of money.

I too will be putting together a similar build soon, though I'll definitely be opting for installing my own RAM and maybe HDD. Installing your own RAM can also save a bit of cash if you're fine with taking the do-it-yourself thing a little further. Malibal has pretty competitively priced HDD upgrades, though. So, you'd have to find a pretty good sale to make buying your own worthwhile.

 

If just thinking way to combine both discs as you say ..
I doubt also in choosing the board wi-fi If you read the post seems with big feet you have to sign up with space station (it seems to me that have given too much fame and the plate you mention the performance is similar and save some dollars)

Choose which screen you think? my doubt is greater

 

If you're actually going to use the screen as your primary, I'd go for the highest gamut possible. It's a big difference.

 

No higher than 72% gamut in matte 17" displays.
Simply ask Malibal about possible problems with chimei. Now this display going on all p170em notebooks. Think all troubles known

 

I've seen a listing somewhere for an even higher matte gamut, 90% I think. (not on MALIBAL site though, and you can always buy your own LCD later if you are handy with laptops)

Ahh it is true, no 90% matte 17.3" display clarified here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/659121-90-gamut-matte-vs-72-gamut-matte-5.html

 

Yes it was typo