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8/28/12 at 8:19pm

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Engineering Major and I'm desperately looking for a fitting laptop with the last week I have before term starts.

Budget: ~$1000 but possibly lower considering I just lost access to some funds.
Not expecting it to run Crysis maxed out, but fine for anything else mainstream.

The biggest points I'm looking at are:

Fast access (i.e. SSD is very much preferred)
Battery life
Need it within a week

Could do with nice performance and decent design as well.

I'm hoping somebody can help me find something.

- Was looking at these two a bit:
http://www.ncix.ca/products/?sku=73454&vpn=NX.M0AAA.002&manufacture=Acer
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/samsung-samsung-14-amd-a10-4600m-laptop-np355v4-s01ca-silver-np355v4-s01ca/10211638.aspx
(^ this one feels ugly though)
Edited by BPK - 8/28/12 at 8:24pm

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Athlon II x4 640\|3.6Ghz\|1.45V ...2680Mhz NB	ASUS M4A89TD PRO	MSI GTX460 Cyclone\|768MB\|	G.Skill ECOs\|1600Mhz\|2x2GB
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
Crucial M4 128GB 6Gbps/ WDBlack 500GB/ Seagate 1TB	Windows 7 Pro\|x64	Acer\|1440x900	Corsair CMPSU-600CX\|600W
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Thermaltake V3
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Athlon II x4 640\|3.6Ghz\|1.45V ...2680Mhz NB	ASUS M4A89TD PRO	MSI GTX460 Cyclone\|768MB\|	G.Skill ECOs\|1600Mhz\|2x2GB
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
Crucial M4 128GB 6Gbps/ WDBlack 500GB/ Seagate 1TB	Windows 7 Pro\|x64	Acer\|1440x900	Corsair CMPSU-600CX\|600W
Case
Thermaltake V3
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8/28/12 at 8:24pm

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A used m14x, replace with SSD if it doesn't already have a hybrid drive. Search the FS forums.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
3770k\|4.5Ghz, 1.08V	MSI Military Class III	MSI 680 Lightning+285 PhysX	Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB 1866Mhz
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Corsair Force GT 120GB+4TB RAID 0 NAS	H100 Push\|Pull	W8 Pro\|Start8	Shimian QH270-IPSB LED 1440p + Dell U22 LED
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Mechanicals+Topre	Corsair HX1050	Corsair 650D	G500
Audio
ASUS Xonar STX+Corsair SP2500
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
2.7Ghz Intel Core i5 Quad	Foxconn	AMD 6770M	DDR3 16GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Keyboard
Corsair Force GT 120GB+1TB	SuperDrive 8x	OSX Mountain Lion 10.8.x	Logitech K810
Case	Mouse
Aluminum Unibody	Magic Trackpad
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
i7 2.3Ghz	Intel HD 4000+1GB 650M	16GB DDR3 1600	256GB SSD
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Corsair Force GT 120GB+4TB RAID 0 NAS	H100 Push\|Pull	W8 Pro\|Start8	Shimian QH270-IPSB LED 1440p + Dell U22 LED
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Mechanicals+Topre	Corsair HX1050	Corsair 650D	G500
Audio
ASUS Xonar STX+Corsair SP2500
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
2.7Ghz Intel Core i5 Quad	Foxconn	AMD 6770M	DDR3 16GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Keyboard
Corsair Force GT 120GB+1TB	SuperDrive 8x	OSX Mountain Lion 10.8.x	Logitech K810
Case	Mouse
Aluminum Unibody	Magic Trackpad
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
i7 2.3Ghz	Intel HD 4000+1GB 650M	16GB DDR3 1600	256GB SSD
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8/28/12 at 8:26pm

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I suggest the following.

Get a Lenovo T or W series. 15 inch screen. Get a HDD caddy. Put an SSD in the main drive and the HDD in the hdd caddy. Get one with the nvidia chipset. I have seen some used T520's with SSD's and fully spec'ed out go for $1000 used. I used a 17 inch ASUS M70 for when I was studying Engineering. Too big of a screen. 15 is perfect.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
2700K @ 5Ghz @ 1.395 Bios (1.37 Load)	Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z	EVGA GTX480 @ 900MHz @ 1.1V	2 x 8Gb Corsair Platinum
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial 128Gb M4	OCZ Vertex 2 (Steam drive)	LG DVD Burner	EK Supreme HF V1.0 Nickel/Plexi
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	OS
EK EN FC 480 Nickel/Acetal	Feser Exchanger 240	XSPC RX480	Win 7 x64
Monitor	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
DELL U2711	DELL U2711	DELL U2711	Leopold TKL /Browns
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial 128Gb M4	OCZ Vertex 2 (Steam drive)	LG DVD Burner	EK Supreme HF V1.0 Nickel/Plexi
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	OS
EK EN FC 480 Nickel/Acetal	Feser Exchanger 240	XSPC RX480	Win 7 x64
Monitor	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
DELL U2711	DELL U2711	DELL U2711	Leopold TKL /Browns
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XFX PRO 1000W Platinum	Corsair 800D	G500	Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6
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8/28/12 at 11:26pm

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Kind of pushing my budget but considered.

I decided battery life doesn't matter so much actually, because its university, and I'm always going to be next to a power socket.
And it's 15 minutes from my house, so it really, really doesn't matter.

Yes I think replacing the pre-installed HDD with an SSD would be the best option.
So basically strike two of those main points.

Performance, performance becomes priority then...
Additionally, I prefer black, sleeker designs.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Athlon II x4 640\|3.6Ghz\|1.45V ...2680Mhz NB	ASUS M4A89TD PRO	MSI GTX460 Cyclone\|768MB\|	G.Skill ECOs\|1600Mhz\|2x2GB
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
Crucial M4 128GB 6Gbps/ WDBlack 500GB/ Seagate 1TB	Windows 7 Pro\|x64	Acer\|1440x900	Corsair CMPSU-600CX\|600W
Case
Thermaltake V3
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Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
Crucial M4 128GB 6Gbps/ WDBlack 500GB/ Seagate 1TB	Windows 7 Pro\|x64	Acer\|1440x900	Corsair CMPSU-600CX\|600W
Case
Thermaltake V3
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8/29/12 at 5:42am

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Lenovo Y580 - Ivy i7, 8GB RAM, 2GB GTX 660M, 1366x768 15.6" screen, etc. It has a mSATA slot for a SSD in addition to the 750GB drive.

The laptop costs around $850 off newegg and the SSDs you can get cost around $110 for a 128GB model.

So far it's the best deal for a gamer on the go.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[Intel Core i7-920XM @ 3.79GHz]	[Alienware M17x R2]	[AMD Radeon 2GB 6970M @ 650/900]	[16GB(2x8GB) DDR3 1333]
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
[128GB Kingston V+100 Series SSD]	[500GB Seagate Momentus XT]	[Slot-Loading x6 BluRay Reader/x8 CD/DVD Burner]	[Notepal U3 Laptop Cooler - 3 Fans]
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
[Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit]	[17.1" RGB WUXGA Screen @ 1920x1200]	[Alienware - Backlit Keys]	[Flextronics 240w Power Adapter]
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
[Alienware M17x R2 Chassis]	[Logitech G9x]	[X-TRAC Ripper]	[Klipsch 2.1 Setup]
Other
[Logitech G35 Headset]
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5-460 @ 2.53GHz	Intel Havendale/Clarkdale Host Bridge ---- PM55...	1.5GB GTX 460M @ 750/1500/3200	8GB G.Skill DDR3 1066 (2x4GB)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
120GB OCZ Vertex 2 (OS)	500GB Samsung HDD (DATA)	CD/DVD Super Multi-Drive	Cooler Master U3
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	18.4" Glossy LCD @ 1680x945	Chiclet keyboard - No backlight	12-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery + 180w Power Brick
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Qosmio X505	Logitech G9x	ASUS Leather Pad	harmon/kardon Built-in Speakers
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3.8GHz]	[AsRock K10N78M]	[MSI GTX 465 GE (Unlocked to 470) @ 775/1550/3600]	[4GB DDR2 Corsair 800MHz]
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
[WD 160GB - IDE 7200RPM]	[LiteOn CD/DVD Combo Burner]	[Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit]	[Acer X223WDbd 22" @ 1680x1050]
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
[Logitech G15]	[600w OCZ ModXStream Pro]	[APEX TX-381-C]	[Logitech G9x]
Mouse Pad
[ASUS]
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[Intel Core i7-920XM @ 3.79GHz]	[Alienware M17x R2]	[AMD Radeon 2GB 6970M @ 650/900]	[16GB(2x8GB) DDR3 1333]
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
[128GB Kingston V+100 Series SSD]	[500GB Seagate Momentus XT]	[Slot-Loading x6 BluRay Reader/x8 CD/DVD Burner]	[Notepal U3 Laptop Cooler - 3 Fans]
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
[Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit]	[17.1" RGB WUXGA Screen @ 1920x1200]	[Alienware - Backlit Keys]	[Flextronics 240w Power Adapter]
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
[Alienware M17x R2 Chassis]	[Logitech G9x]	[X-TRAC Ripper]	[Klipsch 2.1 Setup]
Other
[Logitech G35 Headset]
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5-460 @ 2.53GHz	Intel Havendale/Clarkdale Host Bridge ---- PM55...	1.5GB GTX 460M @ 750/1500/3200	8GB G.Skill DDR3 1066 (2x4GB)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
120GB OCZ Vertex 2 (OS)	500GB Samsung HDD (DATA)	CD/DVD Super Multi-Drive	Cooler Master U3
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	18.4" Glossy LCD @ 1680x945	Chiclet keyboard - No backlight	12-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery + 180w Power Brick
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Qosmio X505	Logitech G9x	ASUS Leather Pad	harmon/kardon Built-in Speakers
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3.8GHz]	[AsRock K10N78M]	[MSI GTX 465 GE (Unlocked to 470) @ 775/1550/3600]	[4GB DDR2 Corsair 800MHz]
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
[WD 160GB - IDE 7200RPM]	[LiteOn CD/DVD Combo Burner]	[Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit]	[Acer X223WDbd 22" @ 1680x1050]
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
[Logitech G15]	[600w OCZ ModXStream Pro]	[APEX TX-381-C]	[Logitech G9x]
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[ASUS]
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8/29/12 at 9:09pm

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Y580 is ~$1100 on Newegg, way over budget
And the $850 version is 6GB mem. @_@

I was looking at this recently cause it's on great sale (second week in a row, raised suspicions)
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=68127&vpn=08626KU&manufacture=Lenovo&promoid=1084

How would it compare with http://ncix.com/products/?sku=73454&vpn=NX%2EM0AAA%2E002&manufacture=Acer

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Athlon II x4 640\|3.6Ghz\|1.45V ...2680Mhz NB	ASUS M4A89TD PRO	MSI GTX460 Cyclone\|768MB\|	G.Skill ECOs\|1600Mhz\|2x2GB
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
Crucial M4 128GB 6Gbps/ WDBlack 500GB/ Seagate 1TB	Windows 7 Pro\|x64	Acer\|1440x900	Corsair CMPSU-600CX\|600W
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Thermaltake V3
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Athlon II x4 640\|3.6Ghz\|1.45V ...2680Mhz NB	ASUS M4A89TD PRO	MSI GTX460 Cyclone\|768MB\|	G.Skill ECOs\|1600Mhz\|2x2GB
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
Crucial M4 128GB 6Gbps/ WDBlack 500GB/ Seagate 1TB	Windows 7 Pro\|x64	Acer\|1440x900	Corsair CMPSU-600CX\|600W
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Thermaltake V3
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8/30/12 at 6:20am

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6GB memory is plenty for what you want. You can get that plus the mSATA SSD for under a grand and be good. Trust me on that.

EDIT: And why would you want to go for the previous generation laptop anyway? The GPU is terrible in terms of power. The GT 555M that Lenovo employs has 96 shaders, and 1GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus.

The 660M roughly equals a 570M, which decimates the 555M in every way imaginable.
Edited by Imglidinhere - 8/30/12 at 6:38am

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[Intel Core i7-920XM @ 3.79GHz]	[Alienware M17x R2]	[AMD Radeon 2GB 6970M @ 650/900]	[16GB(2x8GB) DDR3 1333]
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
[128GB Kingston V+100 Series SSD]	[500GB Seagate Momentus XT]	[Slot-Loading x6 BluRay Reader/x8 CD/DVD Burner]	[Notepal U3 Laptop Cooler - 3 Fans]
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
[Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit]	[17.1" RGB WUXGA Screen @ 1920x1200]	[Alienware - Backlit Keys]	[Flextronics 240w Power Adapter]
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
[Alienware M17x R2 Chassis]	[Logitech G9x]	[X-TRAC Ripper]	[Klipsch 2.1 Setup]
Other
[Logitech G35 Headset]
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5-460 @ 2.53GHz	Intel Havendale/Clarkdale Host Bridge ---- PM55...	1.5GB GTX 460M @ 750/1500/3200	8GB G.Skill DDR3 1066 (2x4GB)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
120GB OCZ Vertex 2 (OS)	500GB Samsung HDD (DATA)	CD/DVD Super Multi-Drive	Cooler Master U3
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	18.4" Glossy LCD @ 1680x945	Chiclet keyboard - No backlight	12-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery + 180w Power Brick
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Qosmio X505	Logitech G9x	ASUS Leather Pad	harmon/kardon Built-in Speakers
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3.8GHz]	[AsRock K10N78M]	[MSI GTX 465 GE (Unlocked to 470) @ 775/1550/3600]	[4GB DDR2 Corsair 800MHz]
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
[WD 160GB - IDE 7200RPM]	[LiteOn CD/DVD Combo Burner]	[Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit]	[Acer X223WDbd 22" @ 1680x1050]
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
[Logitech G15]	[600w OCZ ModXStream Pro]	[APEX TX-381-C]	[Logitech G9x]
Mouse Pad
[ASUS]
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[Intel Core i7-920XM @ 3.79GHz]	[Alienware M17x R2]	[AMD Radeon 2GB 6970M @ 650/900]	[16GB(2x8GB) DDR3 1333]
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
[128GB Kingston V+100 Series SSD]	[500GB Seagate Momentus XT]	[Slot-Loading x6 BluRay Reader/x8 CD/DVD Burner]	[Notepal U3 Laptop Cooler - 3 Fans]
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
[Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit]	[17.1" RGB WUXGA Screen @ 1920x1200]	[Alienware - Backlit Keys]	[Flextronics 240w Power Adapter]
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
[Alienware M17x R2 Chassis]	[Logitech G9x]	[X-TRAC Ripper]	[Klipsch 2.1 Setup]
Other
[Logitech G35 Headset]
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5-460 @ 2.53GHz	Intel Havendale/Clarkdale Host Bridge ---- PM55...	1.5GB GTX 460M @ 750/1500/3200	8GB G.Skill DDR3 1066 (2x4GB)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
120GB OCZ Vertex 2 (OS)	500GB Samsung HDD (DATA)	CD/DVD Super Multi-Drive	Cooler Master U3
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	18.4" Glossy LCD @ 1680x945	Chiclet keyboard - No backlight	12-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery + 180w Power Brick
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Qosmio X505	Logitech G9x	ASUS Leather Pad	harmon/kardon Built-in Speakers
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3.8GHz]	[AsRock K10N78M]	[MSI GTX 465 GE (Unlocked to 470) @ 775/1550/3600]	[4GB DDR2 Corsair 800MHz]
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
[WD 160GB - IDE 7200RPM]	[LiteOn CD/DVD Combo Burner]	[Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit]	[Acer X223WDbd 22" @ 1680x1050]
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
[Logitech G15]	[600w OCZ ModXStream Pro]	[APEX TX-381-C]	[Logitech G9x]
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[ASUS]
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8/30/12 at 9:09am

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I fear the single channel bottleneck though (yes I know it's still better than dual 2x2GB).

To buy the y580 I would pricematch this to PC Canada or something. But are there any differences between that and Newegg's version other than the RAM and a 64GB SSD?

I also can't tell if the cheaper version has an open mSATA slot or not.

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Athlon II x4 640\|3.6Ghz\|1.45V ...2680Mhz NB	ASUS M4A89TD PRO	MSI GTX460 Cyclone\|768MB\|	G.Skill ECOs\|1600Mhz\|2x2GB
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
Crucial M4 128GB 6Gbps/ WDBlack 500GB/ Seagate 1TB	Windows 7 Pro\|x64	Acer\|1440x900	Corsair CMPSU-600CX\|600W
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Thermaltake V3
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Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
Crucial M4 128GB 6Gbps/ WDBlack 500GB/ Seagate 1TB	Windows 7 Pro\|x64	Acer\|1440x900	Corsair CMPSU-600CX\|600W
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8/30/12 at 11:26am

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^ Can't really do that unless it's in stock at PCCanada (NCIX price match terms) :/

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II x6 1055T [4GHz, 300x13.5, 1.42V]	Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 AM3+ [NB 3ghz 1.35v]	MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II 1GB	8GB [4x2GB] G.Skill ECO DDR3 [1600 6-8-6-20-24-1T]
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
80GB Intel X25M SSD	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1001FALS)	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX)	Noctua NH-D14
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Power
Scythe GT-15 Gentle Typhoon 1500RPM fans (2x, o...	Windows 8 Pro 64-bit	ASUS PA238QR 23.6" 1920x1080 IPS LED monitor [x2]	Corsair HX520 Modular PSU [520W]
Case	Audio	Audio
Antec P182 SE	ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Headphone Amp	Audio Technica ATH-d40fs
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ARM Cortex A9 dual core [1.2Ghz]	TI OMAP 4430	PowerVR SGX 540	1GB low power DDR2
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS	Monitor
16GB on board storage	32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC card	Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich" (LiquidSmoot...	4.3" 960x540 TFT capacitive multi-touch screen
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AMD Phenom II x6 1055T [4GHz, 300x13.5, 1.42V]	Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 AM3+ [NB 3ghz 1.35v]	MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II 1GB	8GB [4x2GB] G.Skill ECO DDR3 [1600 6-8-6-20-24-1T]
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
80GB Intel X25M SSD	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1001FALS)	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX)	Noctua NH-D14
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Power
Scythe GT-15 Gentle Typhoon 1500RPM fans (2x, o...	Windows 8 Pro 64-bit	ASUS PA238QR 23.6" 1920x1080 IPS LED monitor [x2]	Corsair HX520 Modular PSU [520W]
Case	Audio	Audio
Antec P182 SE	ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Headphone Amp	Audio Technica ATH-d40fs
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ARM Cortex A9 dual core [1.2Ghz]	TI OMAP 4430	PowerVR SGX 540	1GB low power DDR2
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS	Monitor
16GB on board storage	32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC card	Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich" (LiquidSmoot...	4.3" 960x540 TFT capacitive multi-touch screen
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8/30/12 at 7:14pm

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I can PM to this then, $15 more, no biggy.

I'm looking for the cheapest SSD I can find, and I was thinking something like this Agility 3, because I'm planning on buying this tomorrow, before school starts....
Or maybe something else?

I do feel like the 580 will be a decent choice. Except, are you sure it does have an extra drive?
I don't see any details whatsoever about it.

Wait, mSATA SSD? I can't even get them at NCIX.
Replacing the main HDD with an SSD would be just bad wouldn't it?

Guess I could ship from Newegg...
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226320
Looks like the best option, no?
Edited by BPK - 8/31/12 at 9:53am

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Athlon II x4 640\|3.6Ghz\|1.45V ...2680Mhz NB	ASUS M4A89TD PRO	MSI GTX460 Cyclone\|768MB\|	G.Skill ECOs\|1600Mhz\|2x2GB
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
Crucial M4 128GB 6Gbps/ WDBlack 500GB/ Seagate 1TB	Windows 7 Pro\|x64	Acer\|1440x900	Corsair CMPSU-600CX\|600W
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Thermaltake V3
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Athlon II x4 640\|3.6Ghz\|1.45V ...2680Mhz NB	ASUS M4A89TD PRO	MSI GTX460 Cyclone\|768MB\|	G.Skill ECOs\|1600Mhz\|2x2GB
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
Crucial M4 128GB 6Gbps/ WDBlack 500GB/ Seagate 1TB	Windows 7 Pro\|x64	Acer\|1440x900	Corsair CMPSU-600CX\|600W
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Thermaltake V3
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