My first DS purchase - Krypton Level 3+Post Date: 2014-04-03 |
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Roykirk
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Topic: My first DS purchase - Krypton Level 3+ Posted: 03 Apr 2014 at 12:20pm |
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I placed the order a little while ago. Really looking forward to having this hot little mama in my hands in a couple of weeks.
What does everyone think? System Configuration: Chassis Model: Digital Storm Krypton 17.3 Inch Laptop (Model: S:8298) Display: 17.3 Inch (16:9) (Resolution: 1920 x 1080) (Anti-glare) LED-Backlit Display Processor: !SPECIAL PRICE: Intel Core i7 4810MQ (Up to 3.80Ghz) (Quad Core) (6MB Cache) (LIMITED TIME ONLY) Thermal Compound: Premium CPU and GPU Thermal Compound (Reduces Thermal & Laptop Noise) Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz mSATA SSD: 256GB mSATA Solid State - Crucial M4 Series Storage Drive 1: 750GB 7200RPM (SATA 3Gb/s) Storage Drive 2: - No Thanks Optical Drive: Blu-Ray Player (Blu-Ray 6x) & DVD/CD Writer Wireless Card: Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 + Bluetooth 4.0 Graphics Card(s): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M 8GB with NVIDIA Battery Boost + NVIDIA Optimus Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office Suite: - No Thanks Cooling Pad: - No Thanks Extra Charger: - No Thanks Extra Battery: - No Thanks Carry Bag: - No Thanks Audio: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Extra Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty Plan: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement) |
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Over_Lord
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Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2014 at 12:37pm | |
That is sweet!
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It's all in a days work for Confuse-A-Cat.
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Snaike
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Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2014 at 12:40pm | |
beautiful rig...
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Admin Group Digital Storm Employee Joined: 15 Jan 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1581 |
Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2014 at 12:52pm | |
That's going to be one sweet laptop!...
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AshesDen
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Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2014 at 5:29pm | |
Really Nice dude! Not a big fan of Laptops for gaming. (I use my Mac for Designing). But it looks like its going to be amazing. I think you should have wen't with a 1TB Hard drive. I may be wrong with the Laptops, but isn't the 1TB hard drive only like $10 more? Idk, other than that looks pretty sick Man! Good luck with it, and I hope everything works out. You won't be disappointed with Digital Storm :D
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Can't Wait to get my New Computer!
Specs: Intel i7-4770k NVIDIA GTX 770 2GB SuperClocked Digital Storm 120mm Radiator |
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AshesDen
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Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2014 at 5:30pm | |
But I think you should have went with Windows 7... (Personal Preference) but I feel that its way easier to navigate through, and its way easier to work with!
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Can't Wait to get my New Computer!
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retirednavysnipe
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2014 at 7:07am | |
Looks like a killer system Congrats
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Over_Lord
Newbie Joined: 06 Jul 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 30 |
Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2014 at 7:45am | |
roykirk, did you notice that the krypton is no longer offering the 256GB mSATA Solid State - Crucial M4 Series
in the configuration menu? I was showing my wife the selections I had made for her krypton and noticed it. They must be going like hotcakes!!! |
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It's all in a days work for Confuse-A-Cat.
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fstcvc
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2014 at 8:05am | |
Nice looking system!! Congrats!!
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Roykirk
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Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 2014 at 8:47am | |
I've been using Windows 8.1 on my previous laptop for several months now. I am always in the desktop and the only time I see the Modern UI is when I hit the Windows key to start typing in a search for an app, and then I'm back in the desktop. 8.1 has some back end, infrastructure improvements over 7, so I'm sticking with it. Networking improvements, speed improvements, etc. |
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AshesDen
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Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 2014 at 9:27am | |
I would highly disagree with that... but again, personal preference is main thing |
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Can't Wait to get my New Computer!
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Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 2014 at 11:51am | |
Agreed, it takes a little getting used to but once you do, it's much faster than the Windows 7 experience. |
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AshesDen
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Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 2014 at 1:36pm | |
Again I disagree! Iv'e used both. I bought Windows 8 when it first came out, and Updated to 8.1... I switched back multiple times due to Bad Performance, Bad Layout, or it was just getting annoying. There's really no speed difference after you install all the updates for each. Obviously windows 7 has more updates at first because its older, which changes performance completely. Otherwise I feel that Windows 7 is a much better system, and much faster when it comes to the programs I use. It's all personal preference as I said, and its just who you are. I know many people who hate it, and some who like it. Iv'e tried to get use to it, because I didn't want the money I bought it with to go to waste, but I figured Windows 7 was a much better experience, and a WAY better layout. It wasn't worth the money I spent, even though my computer was a touchscreen.
P.S. When I upgraded to Windows 8, my computers touchscreen no longer worked... It uninstalled all the programs and drivers I needed, which it would have been to much of a hassle to get back something i barely use. |
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Can't Wait to get my New Computer!
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Snaike
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Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 2014 at 2:01am | |
This ^^ in spades. Yes, the learning curve is a bit steeper and I was of a mindset to hate it immediately, but I was convinced to go into it with and open mind and try to find the needles of productivity in the haystack of weirdness. So far, pound for pound, 8.1 is coming out the winner, imho. Peace |
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Roykirk
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Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 2014 at 3:27pm | |
Yes, I noticed the same thing on Friday when I was trying to create a new configuration to show friends and such. Definitely hotcakes. So glad I ordered immediately. |
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Roykirk
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Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 2014 at 3:41pm | |
I could go through a list of things they improved, but one sticks out: file transfer speeds. I've used Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 all from their Previews and Betas on up into their various Service Packs, and all of them fully patched and updated, and Windows 8's file transfers are faster and lack the hiccups that they could never fix in Windows 7. Networking improvements elsewhere as well. Boot time is quicker, even on an SSD. I'm at the desktop and ready to go just a little bit quicker. I like Windows 8's Task Manager as well, where I can see my networking, CPU, RAM, and various other resources in a much clearer format. I do hate the Start Screen and the Modern UI, but I pretty much have relegated those to annoyances that last for seconds. I could buy Stardock's Start8 and never look at the Start Screen again, but it's not been a problem enough for me to spend $5. And I'm not averse to spending money for what I need. As for gaming, I've noticed no difference in my games between Windows 7 and 8.1 on the same machine, so with the back end improvements that I can observe and prove, I'm going with it. Not looking to evangelize 8.1 or get into a Microsoft-vs.-Apple-like battle. Like my love for Star Trek and all its incarnations, I'm going to criticize it when it's bad and praise it when it's good and rate it as objectively as I can. I don't have a personal stake in this kind of debate. Windows 8.1 has its issues, but the improvements, like the OSes before it, warrant my upgrade. Cost-to-benefit ratio works for what I need from it, so I won't be going back to 7, despite how much I think that OS was a huge win for Microsoft. They hit that one out of the park. |
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AshesDen
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Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 2014 at 4:52pm | |
Listen, Its personal preference. No matter what you say I will always like Windows 7 more... No more about this topic!
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Can't Wait to get my New Computer!
Specs: Intel i7-4770k NVIDIA GTX 770 2GB SuperClocked Digital Storm 120mm Radiator |
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Roykirk
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Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2014 at 12:22pm | |
Krypton arrived on Thursday and I've been putting it through its paces since then. I took quite a few unboxing photos and once I get those converted over and hosted somewhere—anyone know of the best site to host when posting photos to these forums—I'll be writing my full, audaciously subjective review (I'm not a benchmark guy).
Preliminary review? Gorgeous. Both machine and gaming quality. |
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fstcvc
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Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2014 at 12:00am | |
Congrats!! Can't wait to see some pics!!
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Roykirk
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Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2014 at 4:07pm | |
You definitely will. That part of the review is complete, but I'm not going to post it yet as it's a multi-parter and I'm composing it in Notepad++ with the BBCode. It's taking a long time.
It'll be about 5 posts long, and I'm finishing up section 4 right now. |
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NH001
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Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2014 at 4:37pm | |
I bought the Level 1 Javelin with the 3.80GHz processor upgrade. It should be here Thursday. Roykirk, Imgur is a decent image host if you are still looking.
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Roykirk
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Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2014 at 4:47pm | |
Thanks, NH001. I did create an account there yesterday and edited the photos and uploaded them. I used their handy BBCode links to sprinkle them into the text of my review. For those that would like a taste of the photos without my commentary, here's the Imgur album |
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Roykirk
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Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2014 at 5:37pm | |
Review is now up in the General Discussion area, but it may get moved to Customer Reviews by the mods at some point in future.
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XpubuX
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Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2014 at 6:41pm | |
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DustyRH
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Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2014 at 7:45pm | |
If you fight through the first couple of days of the 8 changes you begin to actually like it. |
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Snaike
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Quote Reply Posted: 14 Apr 2014 at 12:03am | |
I've been an XP user for it's entire life. I was told to hate Win8.1, and so I was ready to hate it immediately. It's been what, 3 weeks now? I've uninstalled Stardock and am now using 8.1 more fluidly and not really missing XP, or Win7, on a daily basis. Sometimes I go to look for things that aren't there anymore, but you know the sayings about old dogs and new tricks. Yea. 8.1 is, for a complete novice like myself, user friendly. (Games run better on it. BONUS!) Thread derailed... apologies. |
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