About to finalize a purchase on laptop; need help narrowing it down.

[RobertPters77]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....egories&ks=960


or


http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_customed&model_name=NP8170-S1

(With NYS sales tax and shipping the asus comes out 100$ cheaper. But I'll definitely spend the difference for the better GPU on the sager.)


I have just two questions.

1. Does the Asus G73SW have momentus XT hard drives? Bestbuy can't answer me.

2. How is sager? I heard alot of good about them. And as much as I loved my asus. I'm not brand blind.

 

[tvdang7]

cant comment on sager but my friend has the asus he loves it. BUT i do not like it. The specs are nice but i do not like the quality of it. The screen doesn't look all that the webcam was lil more grainy the laptop feels like cheap plastic battery life is like less than an hour. This was comparing it to my dell xps. But if you want a super gaming computer than its definitely the bang for the buck.

 

[R.Danneskjold]

I have just two questions.

1. Does the Asus G73SW have momentus XT hard drives? Bestbuy can't answer me.

2. How is sager? I heard alot of good about them. And as much as I loved my asus. I'm not brand blind.

1. The G73SW-A1 definitely comes with the hybrids (2x500GB). The G73SW-BST8 (Best Buy's own model?) looks like it has similar specs otherwise. A single-drive config it would be less cost-effective as there's only one such drive (the Seagate Constellation) on the market and it's at least as expensive as dual XTs. Of course, they could have opted for two cheaper 500GB drives. But why not go with the A1 version if you're unsure? It's currently cheaper on Amazon than its equivalent on Best Buy.

2. Sager uses Clevo barebones just like AVADirect and others. They are good quality machines. And the GTX 470M is considerably faster than the 460M - 288 CUDA cores instead of 192 in the 460M.

 

[mnewsham]

2. Sager uses Clevo barebones just like AVADirect and others. They are good quality machines. And the GTX 470M is considerably faster than the 460M - 288 CUDA cores instead of 192 in the 460M.

On this note the GTX 460m is in general around 10-20% slower in most benchmarks then the GTX 470m

 

[Surutcra]

if I were you I would get the Sager 8150 with the hd6970 for $1500 (which is faster then the gtx470m) http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8150-clevo-p150hm-p-2972.html?wconfigure=yes

Or if the gtx460m is enough for you, you can get the Sager 8130 with gtx460m for $1200 http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8130-clevo-p151hm1-p-2973.html?wconfigure=yes

 

[RobertPters77]

if I were you I would get the Sager 8150 with the hd6970 for $1500 (which is faster then the gtx470m) http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8150-clevo-p150hm-p-2972.html?wconfigure=yes

Or if the gtx460m is enough for you, you can get the Sager 8130 with gtx460m for $1200 http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8130-clevo-p151hm1-p-2973.html?wconfigure=yes

Sorry but those are 15 inchers. I need 17 inch min.

 

[mnewsham]

Sorry but those are 15 inchers. I need 17 inch min.

That's a bitch to carry, i know because i have the G73jh

 

[RobertPters77]

I had a similar model. It rarely left my house.

I just want a laptop for gaming in bed.

 

[Bolas]

Try these guys:

www.xoticpc.com

You can customize both Asus and Sager laptops, so you can pick exactly what you want and don't want and compare the features and so on.

I bought my wife's Asus G73 from them and we are happy with it.

I'm currently deciding between an Asus from xoticpc and an Alienware for my next laptop. Alienware's a bunch overpriced.. but pretty lights!! LOL.

 

[DrGreen2007]

I have the Asus G73SW (from newegg) and it had the hybrid drives

 

[airdata]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....egories&ks=960

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834230021

This similar model w\ slightly lower specs is $899. 2 year warranty through newegg is $109. It's $349 from bestbuy + sales tax.