first to reieve the NEXUS from KOBALT

I just wanted to let everyone know that i got my M860tu from kobalt.
im working on a review, but i thouht i would just let people know that they have begun to ship the laptop.

So far, i have not had any noticable heat from the bottom right area and the keyboard is stable and works fine.

The screen is quite bright by my standards with no grainyness and NO dead pixels.
I actuall thought it would feel heavier. i love this thing.
Its the sexiest laptop i have ever seen. the finish is amazing and it is built like a rock.

stay tuned in a few days to a week for my ful review complete with videos and loads of pics.

 

i m waiting

 

fyi all, after installing supremme commander and playing a bit and having hd tune on, the highest i got was about 55degrees.
it feels warm, but its not going to kill me. no where near hot

 

then i can officially cong you!enjoy!

 

i like how you say 'playing abit'... its addictive.. now you won't stop... muahahahaha!!

gratz anyways.

 

congrats Heliosvector
im wont be far behind you and nor will milcs.

 

Oh the wait is so killing me...
Yes, congrats again to you Helios. Happy you are enjoying it.

 

congrats, it looks like there is no problem anymore with the heat!
can't wait for your review!

 

if this small little thermal is what everyone is whyning about..... well they are all just big babies.
my old acer aspire with intigrated gpu got hotter than this thing.

 

Of course they all are. You only needed someone say "fire" for everyone start shouting and freaking around! (me included ... Of course some users that have had their HDD at 70ºC might have some reasons to be worried).

And... pictures!?

 

milcs,i concur. pictures,benchmarks,video please Heliosvector

 

rest assured, i will in due time when i have all the info together.

 

Gratz! Really annoyed at Rock they didn't buy their DDR3 Ram early enough so they only got the shipment TODAY! So now i have to wait for next week for my laptop to even ship. Really annoyed at them! [/end rant]

But gratz anyway lol, and ye gief pics

 

cancel it and buy it from kobalt.

 

I've sent a mail to them complaining i'll see what the reply is like, if i don';t like the reply i will be doing so. The only reason i havn't so far is that kobalt is a bit more expensive and has 2 yrs less warranty, will have to talk to neil before i order.

 

@Deathknigh- I ordered from Kobalt myself. Obviously I looked at Rock for price comparison. And let me tell you that, with the same basic specs (P9500, 2GB RAM, 9800GT), Rock was much more expensive (but... I only got one year warranty warranty, which I will upgrade for under £100 in the near future).

 

I went for the t9400 which is cheaper on rock, and yes the chances are very high that i will be canceling with them and getting from kobalt. Really not happy with rock CS

 

Well, I really have to praise Kobalt's CS. It really gives you a feeling of being treated in a completely personalized way. 5 Stars...

 

I'd definitely agree with you from the communication i have had with neil in the past.

 

Mine came first, DHL brought it on thursday but I only arrived yesterday night, and went to get it today=p.

 

Thinking about buying from kobalt even though iam from sweden.. Anyone know how their warranty and service is.. If something would be wrong with the computer..

 

Hi Forell
if you look here at the Kobalt Forum another member has asked the same questions but his is to Romania.Neil has replied to all the questions that i think you will need to know.

 

Ok, Will try read there. Anyway.. does kobalt got a good reputation? never heard it before..

 

Two owners so far...
How are things shapping up for you both? Lucky guys...

@Forell- I didn't know Kobalt as well, but as it seems, it is quite a reputed (is that how you write it???) company and their CS is really as good as it comes (well... I haven't dealt with them so much, but for the experience I had so far... )

 

as milcs has said, i have only just heard of them myself but their reputation stands out above the rest. and its not everyday you ring up for advice and you get to talk to the managing director.

might be why me and milcs have both ordered the Nexus.
check out the website and forum below.

 

Well, I got mine and haven't had any problems (yet=p), and I was afraid it would come with dead or stuck pixels, and I think it is perfect (from what my eyes can see lol). I was going to try out some games but my other computer won't let me transfers them thru lan cable =(.

 

just thinking of some videos to add to this and am getting in some benchmarks from crysis. should have quite of the review ready for tomorow.

oh, and milks, reputed is more of a word to use for a company that has a reputation for being very bad and shady.

 

Oh, I see... Speaking the Queen's English is rather difficult, I must say!
So it's not reputed... Kobalt is simply AMAZING. I mean, coming from a CS from AW (which is not bad... is just... a CS), to a CS like Kobalt is like... Uauuuuuu!
An approximate comparison is the following... It's like a big Tesco where you are one more, to the local producer, that knows you by your name and knows what you like and gets you the best produce.

Helios... hurry up man! You are killing me!

 

milcs how long will urs take to be dispatched after ordering? So from the 2nd when will u be getting it?

 

Next Friday or Monday after. Those are the "predictions".

 

after me
milcs ordered a couple of days before me and i think the turnaround is roughly 10-14 days.

i could always go and pick it up so save on 2 day delivery.

 

Ah right, another reason that i don't really want to have to wait another 2 weeks for my laptop Still i might have to if rock let me down

 

something to let you guys chew on. 43degrees idle with notebook cooler for hard drive............ WTHEF is this buzzing sound????

i can only hear it when i have nothing on and its dead silent.... and, AND ITS COMING FROM MY LAPTOP!!!

 

OH NO!

 

Do you want to kill us??? What's wrong???

 

So? what is the sound?

 

CPU buzzing/whining noise can be remedied easily:

download RMClock:
http://cpu.rightmark.org/products/rmclock.shtml

Vista users: make sure to run as Administrator and maybe disable UAC.

Make sure to check "Run HLT Command when OS is idle (restart required)" under the "Management" file.

also try to disable "C4 power state mode"

 

I can't check that one, it's grey =(

 

AsOo, do you also have this... buzzing!? :|
Is this the famous CPU whinning noise?

 

Same, unable to check it

 

But is this CPU whinning a generalized thing? Is it really problematic?

 

I think so, sounds like a mosquito inside the laptop lol

 

But is it loud? Is it a deal breaker?

Are people in the US also affected by this?

I'm sure it's not a big deal... I hope!

 

lol! calm down milks. its in no way a deal breaker!^_^
Im just having such dificulty finding problems with this laptop that im mentioning it.
To put it into perspective, my notebook cooler is louder than it and sometimes the sounds just goes away. Depends on what im doing.

 

I understand him after all those bad experiences we had with the m15x ^^

 

Hihihihi...
Fair enough. I'm very sensitive...

 

we know you are mate

and the countdown begins..............................

 

Guys, if you are experiencing any sort of problems then please email me directly - our tech support is there to help you

 

This is what we mean with Kobalt's CS quality!!! I think I'm going to start a "I love Kobalt" fan group! MrDJ, are you in on it!?

Now seriously, all the latest reports do sound quite good. This machine is really something.
We are really eager to hear your review Helios. And... I'm even more eager to receive my laptop!

 

count me in milcs.

Neil, dont you ever switch off from work mode