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    Comparing these two laptops....

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by ModernLifeIsWar, Aug 14, 2014.

  1. ModernLifeIsWar

    ModernLifeIsWar Notebook Enthusiast

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    And I can't figure out why this one:

    ASUS ROG G56JK-EB72 Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7 4710HQ (2.50GHz) 12GB Memory 1TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M 2GB GDDR3 15.6" Windows 8.1 64-Bit - Newegg.com

    is cheaper than this one:

    ASUS ROG G550JK-DS71 Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7 4710HQ (2.50GHz) 8GB Memory 750GB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M 2GB GDDR3 15.6" Windows 8.1 64-bit - Newegg.com



    They seem almost identical. Is there something I'm missing? About to pull the trigger on the first one, but I want to be sure I'm not missing some reason why its marked so much cheaper.
     
    ModernLifeIsWar, Aug 14, 2014
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

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    They appear to be slightly different physically but even the dimensions are within a tenth. If I had to take a guess, the less expensive one might be the outgoing model. You might want to ask this in the ASUS forum; I'll move this thread there for you if you like.

    P.S. the more expensive one is now showing out of stock. But still for a $150 difference between these two ...that's hard to justify given the less expensive model has 50% more RAM and 1/3 more hard drive space with all other specifications being equal.

    P.P.S - here's something to consider; an HP ENVY 15t w/ the GTX 850M, Intel quad-core CPU for $725 + tax:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/notebook-tech-bargains/759274-hp-envy-gaming-laptop-724-99-a.html
    Not sure if the deal is still going on but that's a good price.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Aug 14, 2014
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  3. ModernLifeIsWar

    ModernLifeIsWar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes, if you could move it there that would be great
     
    ModernLifeIsWar, Aug 14, 2014
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    Done; also see I edited my last post right after you replied w/ another deal to consider.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Aug 14, 2014
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    Thanks for the post. I actually had come across that before, but my main 2 reasons for not going with it are that it has no room for a second HDD (important for me since I have a perfectly good SSD and HDD that I would like to use) and I heard the screen was pretty terrible.
     
    ModernLifeIsWar, Aug 14, 2014
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    Yes the asus does have the advantage with that, without an optical drive you can't get an extra slot either on the HP.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 15, 2014
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    For 1K i'd want an upgradable video card.
     
    cdoublejj, Aug 16, 2014
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    It's not something that the form factor can provide sadly. Not unless you use MXM-A and they are a pain to source.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 16, 2014
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    15"? Well I guess maybe i was right to concede and get a 17". I prefer 15" for portability but, I still only use it as portable desktop.
     
    cdoublejj, Aug 16, 2014
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    I am also looking at the same models on newegg!

    I am being very careful about one specification, which i absolutely need, and that's 802.11 AC wireless. The EB72 has only N, and the DS71 has AC.
     
    tackyjan, Aug 18, 2014
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    Only if you replace the optical drive with a hdd caddy.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 18, 2014
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