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    G73...or...

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by unpilot, Oct 27, 2010.

  1. unpilot

    unpilot Notebook Consultant

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    So I was all set to buy a G73JW when I saw the HP envy 173d.
    Now I am wavering. I know I would like the 3d part....but I am thinking how can the 5850m in the HP run games at essentially 3840X2160? Maybe I am missing something?
     
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    i thought i heard somewhere they were gonna roll out the G73 with 3D?

    also, the G53 already has a 3D model that's coming in soon.

    the specs on the envy 173d seems to be inferior to G73, how much is it selling for?
     
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  3. unpilot

    unpilot Notebook Consultant

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    It is 1599 I just ordered it....with tax it came to 1634. I got a 50 off coupon on checkout. I will see if it can handle 3d myself I guess!
     
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    Many people say that HP Envy has an over heating issues because the way it was built. Either way, Envy is still a good laptop.
     
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    wut

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    Dude be warned, the Envy gets CRAZY HOT! My buddy has one, he and I were playing Fall Out New Vegas on our laptops (I own the G73) after like 2 hours his envy got so hot on the right side that it started to melt the plastic pad he had underneath it, while mine (which was played at a higher setting) was still running cool. 3D is nice and all, but I probably would have looked around a bit more if I were you. Hope all goes well with yours, it might just be his laptop.
     
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    omg, sometime happened to my post (triple post) and when I try to delete the rest, all of them were deleted.
    In short, HP over heat a lot, even if it is basic web surfing and chatting functions, (this is from the example of my sister). She had it for only about a year and now needs to use a cooler everyday.
    quite a few of my fds also has hp, all suffer from overheating (and I do mean all, around 4 fds of mine has hp because they said they liked the design and bought together).

    I personally also had one died from overheating...

    if you want to do some gaming, at least think abt the heat causes you not able to overclock well
     
    etismyname, Oct 28, 2010
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