Looking at a G53JW. Need Help with Suffix

I currently have a G72GX but have been eyeing the G53 the past day. (I just found out that it existed)

Is there a comprehensive listing to explain the suffix letters in the various models?

Basically what is the difference between -XN1 , -A1 , -3DE or whatever else there is that I haven't seen yet.

There has to be an explanation of these suffixes somewhere, right?

 

There is, but for the most part, -A and -B models are 1st party resellers; -RBBX is best buy, -3D is .. duh .. -X means a 3rd party reseller, so I think -XA is amazon, -XT is tiger direct... *shrugs*

To be honest, there much reason to understand the suffixes, they aren't standard across lines, only within the line.

The first letter is the line - G(aming), K(consumer), UL(ultra light), U(ltra portable), e(N)ternatinment. The second correlates to screen size - UL + 3 is a 13 inch, n90 = 19 inch. 8 is odd, it's a 14 inch. The third number is the revision. g53 is the 3rd 15 inch g series. the last two letters mean a variety of things. T can be turbo, H is ATI gpu, W is nvidia. Q is quad core, V is core2duo ...

 

the suffix differences are due to differences in configuration (ram, hdd, cpu) and accessories (backpack, mouse)
-3DE suffix goes for 3D Vision equipped notebooks.

Also it depends to local distribution channels. For example in my country there is no short suffix (A1, XN1, 3DE) but a 6 char suffix model, like the one in my signature.