Where to find G73SW/G53SW in Canada?

Hey, I am having trouble finding either a G53 or G73 in-store at a canadian retailer.

So far, the only place I could find them is tigerdirect:
Buy the ASUS G73SW-XT1 17.3 Black Laptop at TigerDirect.ca
Buy the ASUS G53SW-XT1 15.6 Notebook PC at TigerDirect.ca\

Is this as cheap as they get? If any other retailers even have them? My budget is just under those price at $1100

I am aware of the refurbished newegg models that go for under $1100, but would like to find one instore.

 

Hmm, I don't know exactly where in Canada are you living in, but if you are in toronto I know at least NCIX and Canadacomputers have in store models you can pick up. If fact there is a tune-down verson going for $999cad. If cost is your priority its worthwhile to check

 

Ah yes, I think I know which you're talking about
ASUS G53SW-XA2, Gaming Notebook - Intel Core i5-2410M, 15.6" Full HD (1920x1080) LED-backlit, 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1.5GB, DVD-RW, Wireless 802.11b/g/n, USB 3.0, 2.0M Webcam, Illuminated Keyboard, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit,

My only gripe with this is that it has i5-2410M instead of i7-2630, do you think the weaker CPU is noticeable? The most intensive program I would be running is SC2, I don't use photoshop or video editing often. But when I look the difference between the two, it seems pretty significant (it is only dual core..).

And yes, I am in Toronto, thank you for your suggestions, I'll look into NCIX

 

Newegg has a Canadian website in Canadian dollars and they ship to Canada from their closest American site that has one in stock. I don't think they have any actual stores in Canada.

Newegg.ca - ASUS G Series G53SW-XN1 Notebook Intel Core i7 2630QM(2.00GHz) 15.6" 6GB Memory 500GB HDD 7200rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M

It's a little more expensive for the 2630QM.

 

The i5 SHOULD be alright with SC2. at least on paper. I acturally got myself the i7 version instead because of other factors, maybe you should consider these:
1. the i5 version can only install up to 8GB ram (2 ram slots are not soldered into board)
2. no BT, not sure if second HD caddy is included, no bag +mouse