LATEST GIGABYTE LAPTOPS NOW AVAILABLE FROM OcUK INCLUDING P35K / P34G!!

XRobbieX27 · 7 Oct 2013 at 21:28

Can anyone confirm for me that the models you have in stock are the black ones? I've ordered mine but i suddenly realised that i had forgotten to check. Hope they are!

voodoo172 · 7 Oct 2013 at 22:32

Just a quick question about these. Does anyone know what optical disc drives can be swapped out for or will any pop-out slimline laptop disc drive go in as long as I took the bezel off the stock one and installed it on a replacement?

For example, would this fit:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-158-SA&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=952

Also could anyone confirm wether these have a backlit keyboard or not?

Thanks

spicypixel · 8 Oct 2013 at 09:12

Haribo was tangfastics, gave them the royal mail guy who turned up just after.

Onto the laptop. It's amazing, the screen is every bit as good as my IPS Dell Ultrasharps for a majority of stuff, the viewing angle isn't quite as good but the brightness and colours are very on par. There's a tiny flex on the keyboard with the central keys, F and G, but that was expected and has been on a few Ultrabooks I've played on before.
The power profiling is very aggressive, it's dropping sub 1ghz when doing very little - which is really good. Not tried the nvidia GPU yet but everything seems snappy and the SSD is quite fast if not a tad small for 2013 (I'll be looking to upgrade the mSATA soon I think).

More to come soon.

Edit: backlight @ 100% with curtains closed:

SSD bench:

voodoo172 · 8 Oct 2013 at 13:28

Looks ace, thanks spicypixel for confirming that

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The only other thing left I'd like to know is about what drives are compatible / how the odd swapping works.

Rather tempted by this

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spicypixel · 8 Oct 2013 at 13:43

Just to confirm I have the P34G rather than the P35K but the mSATA should be the same model. Any other questions I can try and answer about it just post.

Also active google hangout running and it clocked down to 0.8ghz.

Henryg40 · 8 Oct 2013 at 13:50

Looks good, was going to buy the P35K but the price keeps going up everytime I look at it or am I imagining things?

Is it possible to have a play with one of these at the shop?

spicypixel · 8 Oct 2013 at 13:51

I think it's going to need a full battery cycle before its calibrated since it's wildly swinging around. It's quite good though, haswell is showing itself to be really good in notebooks and the chassis feels extremely solid.

BlkKnight · 8 Oct 2013 at 14:06

Just unboxed mine and it looks like it's been crushed at some point.

The chassis is literally bent down the middle.

See image

spicypixel · 8 Oct 2013 at 14:15

Oh deer that looks bad

Luckily my P34G didn't show any signs of damage but that does look a tiny bit suspicious...

BlkKnight · 8 Oct 2013 at 14:26

it's being sorted via RMA.

Here's a pic of the outer

Internal box was OK tho

Wakinglimb · 8 Oct 2013 at 15:01

Just ordered the P35K Gamer... hope it arrives in good shape.

Was toying between the MSI GS70 and the Alienware 14... this looks like a better mix of power and not looking awful.

Walker136 · 8 Oct 2013 at 15:41

Gibbo said:
They are here!

Could you please confirm if the SSD is the drive where operating system installed or it is caching drive?

Walker136 · 8 Oct 2013 at 15:43

I do hope if OCUK provide any upgrade services for P34G because the cooling system still seems to be a bit worrying

Gibbo · 8 Oct 2013 at 15:55

BlkKnight said:
it's being sorted via RMA.

Here's a pic of the outer

Internal box was OK tho

Then it will be fine, it is why re-package goods to give them extra protection, the packaging doing its job.

Ive also informed our warehouse to use more packaging on all future laptop shipments as well to ensure they are 110% protected.

spicypixel · 8 Oct 2013 at 16:16

Walker136 said:
Could you please confirm if the SSD is the drive where operating system installed or it is caching drive?

SSD is a full blown OS install not for caching the HDD.

Wakinglimb · 8 Oct 2013 at 17:02

Gibbo said:
Then it will be fine, it is why re-package goods to give them extra protection, the packaging doing its job.
Ive also informed our warehouse to use more packaging on all future laptop shipments as well to ensure they are 110% protected.

Good! Hope mine arrives safe ans sound. Going into work late to play with it in the morning.

spicypixel said:
SSD is a full blown OS install not for caching the HDD.

That's best IMO.

weewyum · 8 Oct 2013 at 18:40

Is there an updated ETA on the extreme version? The price on the standard one is now so high it practically justifies paying £150 more for the extras.

XRobbieX27 · 8 Oct 2013 at 18:58

I cannot wait for tomorrow. My P35K should be here once I get back from Uni. Hoping it's all in good shape though after seeing that damaged one :/

spicypixel · 8 Oct 2013 at 19:17

If it's any consolation my P34G arrived in flawless condition. I saw flawless I had to use a cloth and some glass cleaner to get all the damned sticker residue off. I'd pay a few quid for a stickerless laptop option. Cheapens it all.

XRobbieX27 · 8 Oct 2013 at 21:28

Anyone know if you can set the backlight to stay a 100% all the time? :O Would be nice I think haha.

** LATEST GIGABYTE LAPTOPS NOW AVAILABLE FROM OcUK INCLUDING P35K / P34G!! **

LATEST GIGABYTE LAPTOPS NOW AVAILABLE FROM OcUK INCLUDING P35K / P34G!!