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    What is this worth?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Hawkeyedm2003, Mar 16, 2012.

  1. Hawkeyedm2003

    Hawkeyedm2003 Notebook Geek

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    Any bottlenecks or other issues with this laptop I need to know about?

    - G73JW-3DE Laptop w/ Battery
    - ASUS Gaming mouse
    - 3D Glasses with USB tethering cable
    - Power Supply
    - ASUS Carrying Case (never used!!)
    - Original Box with all contents


    Specs are:

    Intel Core i7-740QM Processor
    8GB DDR3 RAM,
    Primary hard drive: Intel 120GB 320 G3 SATA 3Gb s MLC 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive
    Secondary Hard drive: 500GB Segate XT Momentus Hybrid SSD/7200rpm Drives),
    17.3" Full HD 3D 120hz Widescreen Display 1080p,
    Blu-Ray ROM/Multiformat DVDRW/CDRW Drive,
    8-in-1 Card Reader,
    1.5GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M 1.5GB Video Card,
    10/100/1000 Network, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi,
    Integrated Bluetooth,
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
     
    Hawkeyedm2003, Mar 16, 2012
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  2. SkyrimGamer

    SkyrimGamer Newbie

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    If you plan on using that for gaming, you should definitely reconsider because of the out-dated gpu. That can't be worth more than $1,200.
     
    SkyrimGamer, Mar 16, 2012
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  3. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    The JW is quite old now the SW would be acceptable but the 740QM is a tad old skool.

    Even so you could easily upgrade it to the 920XM and you would then be fine and by adding an SSD it would be just as good as most other laptops.

    The 460M 192bit GPU is perfectly fine and more than powerful enough, it is on par with the latest 128bit 560M so there should be no worries about its performance, mostly high at 1080p for gaming.
     
    Yiddo, Mar 17, 2012
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  4. freelancer604

    freelancer604 Notebook Guru

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    Dont pay more than 1200 for it id say. Its a generation behind, and very soon to be 2 generations behind. Its Gpu isnt that great, but it does have the 3d screen for 3d movie viewing, i guess thats worth something. Those typically dont come cheap i hear. If you plan on playing Tera or Diablo 3 with it in the coming months, this laptop should be able to max both of those games at 1080p. It wont be able to max out half the other games out there though.
     
    freelancer604, Mar 17, 2012
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  5. Hawkeyedm2003

    Hawkeyedm2003 Notebook Geek

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    So, if I could get this for $800, is it a deal?
     
    Hawkeyedm2003, Mar 17, 2012
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