G74SX-Xr1 refurbished for $969.00 a good idea???

hey guys i recently bought a new HP dv6tqe with
i7-2670qm
8gb ram
bluray drive
2gb radeon 7690m graphics card
total= $836
it's currently in transit and should arrive by the 21

but here's the thing i want a laptop that's "future proof" for the next 4 years and i fear that this laptop will not meet that requirement, so i was thinking about buying a Refurbished Asus G74SX-XR1, but im weary because i don't want to be stuck with a bad laptop that starts giving me issues after the 90-manufacturers warranty is up, so i was wondering i anyone has had a refurbished Asus before and if it gave them any issues?

oh and the price of the refurb is $969
the only thing im losing out of is a 1yr manufacturer warranty and a bluray drive which i don't care for really (i can upgrade later if it becomes a necessity )

my max budget here is $1000 if you have any recommendations let me know

 

Depending on the components on the ASUS model, that sounds like a great deal. You would want to weary of the warranty on a refurb however. That can sting if you are not covered.

 

This Asus Notebook features an Intel Core i7-2630QM 2.0 GHz processor, 12 GB DDR3 RAM, and 640 GB hard drive. This Asus G Series Notebooks 17.3-inch, 1920 x 1080-pixels resolutions LED Full HD display screen along with an nVidia GeForce GTX 560M with up to 3 GB memory

thats the specs
and it has 7-day return policy and 90 limited warranty

 

Personally If i could not test the refurb personally I would buy new only. I see what some do with their machines (Over clocking, leaving them on 24/7 for weeks on end, dropping them, etc.
When you say future proof, you may want to look into the sager gaming line
Michael@XoticPC can advise which model (great retailer BTW). I assume you want to be able to run the latest games a few years from now.
With Sager you can upgrade the GPU easily, but no Back lite KB now (but will be in the near future).