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    Is this still a good machine? G71GX

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by cbacarisse, Dec 1, 2010.

  1. cbacarisse

    cbacarisse Notebook Enthusiast

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    Asus G71GX

    This is a good deal (spec wise) if this was a good machine in it's prime. I'll mainly use it for work, but I like to game when I travel. Mostly MMOs.

    Thoughts?

    I'm replacing an Alienware M9700.
     
    cbacarisse, Dec 1, 2010
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  2. AsusS

    AsusS Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes 100% 10 stars YES.

    This machine is twice as strong and reliable as the newer models :).

    Go for it !!!!!!!!.
     
    AsusS, Dec 3, 2010
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  3. KimoT

    KimoT Are we not men?

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    Great specs. Good price...you only get 90 days warranty, but save a few hundred off the original price. Not many laptops that powerful at that price.
     
    KimoT, Dec 3, 2010
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    MasterShake89 Notebook Evangelist

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    i sold mine for 700 bucks. I'll just warn you, the viewing angles and color reproduction is a little bad. so much so if you filled your screen with a solid color, you'd be hard pressed to find an angle at which it all looked the same color. and it runs a little hot, my gpu made it into the low 90s with a cooler playing modern games like arcania and crysis.
     
    MasterShake89, Dec 3, 2010
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  5. cbacarisse

    cbacarisse Notebook Enthusiast

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    My wife talked me into going ahead and buying the g53vx. It should be here today.
     
    cbacarisse, Dec 3, 2010
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  6. KimoT

    KimoT Are we not men?

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    I wish my wife would talk me into buying a G53 (next new laptop is her turn anyway...). At least now you get the full Asus warranty and an updated GPU.
     
    KimoT, Dec 4, 2010
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