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    Help choosing between ASUS G750JM or 2nd-Hand Alienware m18

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Rylsa, May 5, 2014.

  1. Rylsa

    Rylsa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys, I would appreciate it if you could help me with a decision here... I still have not made an informed decision after thinking for so long. I have two choices here at about $1800 USD.

    1) Brand New:

    ASUS G750JM-DS71 17.3" Core i7-4700HQ/12GB DDR3/NV GTX860M/Win 8.1 Gaming Laptop

    - However, it only comes with 750GB HDD... has no killer lan wifi
    - 2 years warranty

    2) 2nd Hand Alienware m18:

    Alienware 18 m18x R3 / i7 4800MQ Nvidia GTX 770m RAM 16GB 256GB SSD + 500GB HDD

    - is about 7 months old, has about 3 months warranty left, and only has ONE 770m GPU
    - has a killer lan wifi with 265 SSD and a better CPU, but it is second hand

    Can someone please advice me?? I heard that the cooling for the ROG G750 is the best, while alienware can be taken apart easier (with MQ CPUs etc). Which would perform better? I have been thinking about it for a long time but cannot make a decision as to which is a better buy. I would be using it for gaming. I am a student so I need a gaming laptop and not a desktop. Thank you!!! Please help
     
    Rylsa, May 5, 2014
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  2. joluke

    joluke Notebook Deity

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    Alienware.. And you can easily upgrade it later.. CPU, GPU and so on..

    Enviado do meu SM-N9005 através de Tapatalk
     
    joluke, May 5, 2014
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  3. destinationsky

    destinationsky Notebook Evangelist

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    I second the Alienware
     
    destinationsky, May 5, 2014
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  4. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    The Asus for stock configuration, the alienware if you intend to upgrade in the future.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 7, 2014
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