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    ASUS GL551JM worth the buy?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by nhantre, Jan 4, 2015.

  1. nhantre

    nhantre Notebook Geek

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    Is the ASUS GL551JM worth the buy for anyone who owns it? Does it run warm? How is the build quality? Or should I wait a couple months to see if I can get something better.Maybe wait for GX500? I'm looking for a 15.6" laptop with good build quality/cooling. If ASUS is going to release a 15inch with 970M i might just wait though.

    specs:

    i7 4710HQ
    16GB RAM
    1TB HDD
    860M

    $999.99
     
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  2. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    If you want a laptop with good build quality and cooling and with a 970M, it's already available.. The Sager NP8651.. I can't recommend it enough.. Asus will release a laptop with the 970M when the 1070M is announced.. They're just too slow in the 15" market..
     
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