Compare these two systems?

[mattpegher]

Looking for a new 17 inch laptop. My old Sager is about 12 lbs and would like a lighter unit. Build on XoticPC. But shopping arround at other sites.

( I realize that this is what Dannyboo is looking at as well.
I dont know if mods can merge this to Dannyboo's thread)

ASUS G74SX-A2

- 17.3" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Anti-Glare Screen w/ 72% NTSC Color Gamut (1920x1080)
- ASUS Zero Bright Dot (ZBD) 30 Day Pixel Guarantee - (Included on ASUS Standard NON-Upgraded Displays)
- 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM, 2.0-2.8GHz, (32nm, 6MB L3 cache) - Standard (Does not support DDR3 1600MHz Ram)
- Stock OEM Thermal Compound ( IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU Provided FREE with Processor Upgrade!)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 560M 3,072MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11
- 16,384MB (16GB) DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (4x4GB)
- - 160GB Solid State Drive (SSD Serial-ATA II)
- - 750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s) - Default
- 4X Blu-Ray Reader / 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive- Default
- Internal 8-in-1 Card Reader: MMC/SD/Mini-SD/XD/Memory Stick/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo
- Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Asus G Series Matching Backpack made by Targus
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Asus G Series Gaming Mouse- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Pre-Installed + Drivers & Utilities Disk
- 2 Year ASUS GLOBAL Warranty 24/7 Support / 1 Year North America (N.A.) Accidental Coverage (Accidental Requires Registration)

$2214

Sager NP8170 / Clevo P170HM

- 17.3" FHD 16:9 120Hz 3D "MatteType" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Screen (1920x1080) - With 1 Pair NVIDIA 3D Glasses (Can only be used NVIDIA 485M) (ETA 08/10/2011)
- Included nVIDIA Wireless 3D Glasses (Bundled with 3D Screen)
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- - 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM, 2.0-2.8GHz, (32nm, 6MB L3 cache)
- -Stock OEM Thermal Compound
- nVidia GeForce GTX 560M 1,536MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11
- ~ 16,384MB DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (4 SODIMMS)
- ~ 120GB Intel 510 Series Solid State Drive (SSD2 Serial-ATA III)
- ~ 750GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)
- ~ 6X Blu-Ray Read/8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive - Special
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- 3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime -24/7 DOMESTIC Based- Toll Free Telephone Tech Support (Labor Warranty through Xotic PC)

$2134

Thanks

 

[fralexandr]

the main difference seems to be in the display and warranty?
if you don't care for 3d gaming the ASUS might be better since if you're bringing this to college, or an environment where it is likely to be jostled/damaged the ASUS accidental warranty would be valuable.
do the 3d glasses work on the 560? that description says it only works on the 485 :S