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    Did I Get A Good Deal? ASUS G53SW-XA1

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Almost Tactful, Jun 24, 2012.

  1. Almost Tactful

    Almost Tactful Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys, I had a G73JW before and I loved it to death, I need to go mobile again but I wanted to keep my desktop this time around so my budget was lower than last time. I ended up scoring one off of ebay for $690 in mint condition, was that a good deal or a bit high? I kept finding others for the $550-$600 range but it seemed like they all had some kind of catch. Anyway, I'm looking forward to being a G owner again, some of the best value and a ton of power on the go.
     
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    jav2008 Notebook Geek

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    Hi: I believe one of my friends got the same specs as your last year, and he spend over 1.5k, so I believe you got excellent deal. I recommend checking for dust and maybe updating the CPU. Also you can play many games in high or max out. Enjoy your new toy
     
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    Almost Tactful Notebook Consultant

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    Oh wow, excellent! Thanks Jav :)
     
    Almost Tactful, Jun 25, 2012
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    Support.4@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    A ASUS G53SW-XA1 for $690?

    That sounds like a great deal depending on specs.
     
    Support.4@XOTIC PC, Jun 27, 2012
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  5. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    Very good price full 192bit 460M GTX as well so you got a nice bargain.

    In the UK that works out around £400 I believe so that model here for that price is unheard of. £1k at least here on Ebay.
     
    Yiddo, Jun 27, 2012
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  6. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    for 1k you can get a new laptop with a 28nm die for the same or better performance
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Jun 27, 2012
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  7. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    i read it...just hard to believe lol...buy another brand at that point lol
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Jun 27, 2012
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  9. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    Not really that hard to believe it has nothing to do with the brand hardware is harder to get hold of in Europe that is common knowledge and we also have VAT of 20% on all of our goods including imports and Asus have numerous outlets in the US we just have Asus UK and that is it so they are much harder to get hold of, hence the price.
     
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  10. Almost Tactful

    Almost Tactful Notebook Consultant

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    Here's what I ended up with....

    15.6-inch 1080p
    Intel "Sandy Bridge" Core i7-2630QM 2.0GHz
    Intel HM65 chipset
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M graphics w/ 1.5GB GDDR5
    8GB DDR3-1333
    500GB 7200RPM hard drive
    Atheros AR9002WB-1N wireless network adapter
    Integrated Bluetooth wireless
    DVD burner
    8-cell li-ion battery
    1x USB 3.0 port
    Backlit chiclet keyboard
    Weight: 8.1 lbs.
    Dimensions: 15.5 x 11.75 x 2.13 inches
     
    Almost Tactful, Jun 29, 2012
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