I might have fInally decided on a laptop. What do you think?

[Loud3 10+ year member]

I had an Asus G51x... nice laptop for the money

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Ive got the same laptop but the model before that one. Mine is one year older. I also have a weaker GPU. I have the 9500GS 512Mb. Asus is by far the best computer Ive ever had. Ive had mine for almost 2 years now and not one single BSOD or hiccup with hardware. Not to mention the standard warranty is a huge deal.

Check out:

xoticpc.com

Thats where I bought mine. You can completely customize it with any options you want including thermal paste which I recommend. I didnt get it and these laptops get pretty warm with high performance enabled. You get discounts at xotic if you are army, military, or a student.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

You made a fine choice sir. Like I said, I have the GX71 and it fucking smokes (and its pretty much the same thing as yours with a different case).

And to all, its 8.8 lbs because it's considered a "desktop replacement"..not one of those feggy Netbooks that run XP and can't play cod4 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Forget Bestbuy man, Newegg.com has some sick laptops for less than 800 bucks...

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

Ive got the same laptop but the model before that one. Mine is one year older. I also have a weaker GPU. I have the 9500GS 512Mb. Asus is by far the best computer Ive ever had. Ive had mine for almost 2 years now and not one single BSOD or hiccup with hardware. Not to mention the standard warranty is a huge deal.
Check out:

xoticpc.com

Thats where I bought mine. You can completely customize it with any options you want including thermal paste which I recommend. I didnt get it and these laptops get pretty warm with high performance enabled. You get discounts at xotic if you are army, military, or a student.

thermal paste?

Also. Even tho getting the best buy warranty ($320) on my last laptop 3 yrs ago got me the new one I'm getting today , what would you guys do ? Get it or not.

I've just always had a bad feeling about not getting warranties on laptops just cuz of yhe failure rate. If it was a desktop I wouldn't bother.

On that note., can anyone check the best buy site and see if there is a better desktop for the same $1200 or less.

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

You made a fine choice sir. Like I said, I have the GX71 and it fucking smokes (and its pretty much the same thing as yours with a different case).
And to all, its 8.8 lbs because it's considered a "desktop replacement"..not one of those feggy Netbooks that run XP and can't play cod4 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

Yea I wanted to get something that would at least not get outdated in 2 years , and was debating getting the bb warranty. Just still kind of stuck on either the quad or the one in the link. But yea I can't wait for either, just a couple more days to wait //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

And bubba, I would have got it somewhere else , but my old laptop died under warranty so I get $1200 for a new one, but it has to be from best buy, obviously.

When this dies I'll morethan likely want to build a dsktop

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

And bubba, I would have got it somewhere else , but my old laptop died under warranty so I get $1200 for a new one, but it has to be from best buy, obviously.
When this dies I'll morethan likely want to build a dsktop

Ah, ok this makes more sense...Was your last laptop a 17"? Believe me they are NOT fun to carry around. Someone already said they are a ***** to travel with...I have a 17" gaming laptop (with dual graphics cards in SLI) and I actually consider it more of a portable desktop. I have a cooling pad, then this other lap tray thing that sits underneath that, and it has to be plugged in pretty much all the time. When you go with powerful specs your battery life suffers. When I first got mine the battery lasted for about an hour, now it's closer to 30 minutes. It's a hassle to take it anywhere //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Just make sure your buying it for the right reasons. If I could go back I would have bought a cheap 500$ laptop for internet and travel purposes, then spent the rest of the money and built a badass desktop for gaming...

 

[iApex 10+ year member]

It's okay but you could get something better for a little more money. Go on Alienware and look at their new laptops with the Intel I7 processors.

But...IF I were you, i'd buy a mac...

/flame on //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[twistedchild420 5,000+ posts]

Great laptop there...little pricey though....if i had the money i'd get it! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

It's okay but you could get something better for a little more money. Go on Alienware and look at their new laptops with the Intel I7 processors.
But...IF I were you, i'd buy a mac...

/flame on //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Hell no! Stay away from Alienware...unless you want to get *****.

I have a M9700 and it cost me $2500! It's a laptop with 2 decent graphics cards, a single core 2.2ghz cpu, and a 1920x1200 screen. I got sucked in because of sweet their computers look...Worst purchase ever //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

Ah, ok this makes more sense...Was your last laptop a 17"? Believe me they are NOT fun to carry around. Someone already said they are a ***** to travel with...I have a 17" gaming laptop (with dual graphics cards in SLI) and I actually consider it more of a portable desktop. I have a cooling pad, then this other lap tray thing that sits underneath that, and it has to be plugged in pretty much all the time. When you go with powerful specs your battery life suffers. When I first got mine the battery lasted for about an hour, now it's closer to 30 minutes. It's a hassle to take it anywhere //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif
Just make sure your buying it for the right reasons. If I could go back I would have bought a cheap 500$ laptop for internet and travel purposes, then spent the rest of the money and built a badass desktop for gaming...

Yea man my last onewas a 17" hp. T5500, 256 mb go 7600 gpu and a 160 gb HD. And there actually giving me a credit of 1200.!!!??? Lol yep. I'll take it , since I paid $1400 for the hp 3 1/2 yrs ago. My laptop isalways plugged in. I don't know why I don't just get a desktop lol. Just something nice about a powerful laptop. Makes it easy to hook up to the living room tv, which I can't wait to try on the flatscreen with a good game.

I was looking on best buys site. And I can't see any desktop under $1000 that has better parts than this laptop. Minus maybe 8 gb of ram, which I was told the laptop could get 8 for $60 extRa

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

It's okay but you could get something better for a little more money. Go on Alienware and look at their new laptops with the Intel I7 processors.
But...IF I were you, i'd buy a mac...

/flame on //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

I was looking at the macs. But the one I wanted was the mac pro for I believe 1600. But had a weak gpu , and I don't think it has hdmi to use my tv as a monitor , so unless I get the apple tv deal I wouldn't. Be able to do it.

And I think the closest mac pro that compares ( hardware wise ) to the asus is either 1999 or $2499. I would love one. But I have a free handout of $1200 so I'm gonna try not to go over that. But believe me I've looked.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Alienware is way overpriced for what you get. That Asus will smoke an Alienware in the same price range.

At Xotic you can get thermal paste on the CPU to help reduce heat. These dedicated GPUs in notebooks get pretty warm.

I wouldnt pay for the Best Buy warranty. The last time I did they have like a $50 co pay after the 14 day return policy. You pay $50 and they send it to the manufacturer. Asus has an awesome manufacturer warranty and good customer service. Its cheaper and easier if you dont get the Best Buy warranty.

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

Alienware is way overpriced for what you get. That Asus will smoke an Alienware in the same price range.
At Xotic you can get thermal paste on the CPU to help reduce heat. These dedicated GPUs in notebooks get pretty warm.

I wouldnt pay for the Best Buy warranty. The last time I did they have like a $50 co pay after the 14 day return policy. You pay $50 and they send it to the manufacturer. Asus has an awesome manufacturer warranty and good customer service. Its cheaper and easier if you dont get the Best Buy warranty.

Hmmm It just worries me that if something happens to the laptop it's gonna be unreal$$ to fix it. I'm assuming if something does happen out of warranty to NOT bring it to best buy, but instead a local smaller computer shop?

Heard a few times now asus has a great warranty. Is is longer than a year? Or just good customer service or what?

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Hmmm It just worries me that if something happens to the laptop it's gonna be unreal$$ to fix it. I'm assuming if something does happen out of warranty to NOT bring it to best buy, but instead a local smaller computer shop?
Heard a few times now asus has a great warranty. Is is longer than a year? Or just good customer service or what?

When I bought my laptop it came with a 2 year standard warranty and a 1 year accidental damage warranty. Accidental damage covered spills, fire, surges, or drops. 2 year standard warranty covered anything hardware related from the keyboard, wireless, screen etc. It also had a 30 day replacement plan for dead pixels. If there was a single dead pixel in the screen within 30 days you get a brand new laptop no questions asked.