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Used - ASUS G74SX Laptop, good buy?

GoStumpy

GoStumpy

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Hello!

I am looking at buying this for my wife for Valentines Day:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16834230103

I just fell into ~$700 cash and my wife has been begging for a laptop that can play games for years and years now...

Seller is asking $700, I can probably negotiate him down a little, is this a good buy?

Looks like it's on par with the $1300 laptops of today, if not a bit better...

Opinions? I trust you guys to know more about this than me!!

Thanks!
 
It all depends on how it was used by the seller. That can be a crapshoot. Such buys usually have no warranty. If the "used" item is a refurb from a dealer, then the risk is less.

If you have a friend who is knowledgeable, the buy could be predicated on his/her examination and condition.
 
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Good thing, somebody got screwed hard on that one. Be glad it wasn't you.
At best that thing is worth $400. Intel's integrated HD5200 competes with that GPU, and just about any DGPU like the 830M is faster. Combined with the fact that its a giant, heavy, hot, power sucking, used unit, with an older much slower CPU as well (30-50%).

You can get a new smaller lighter laptop (15.6") that's twice as fast (at gaming) around $700 (4700MQ + 850/860M). There's been a few threads for recommendations near that price, go take a look.
 
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