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    Which gaming laptop would you get if you can trade in ur G73 today?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Mikyftw, Jan 23, 2011.

  1. Mikyftw

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    If someone is willing to trade ur g73 for any laptop around same price range today
    what would it be? :)
     
    Mikyftw, Jan 23, 2011
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    Can I trade the G73 for a laptop made of money? If not I'd get a Clevo, I dunno which one though. Otherwise I'd get cash for a desktop.
     
    KuroLionheart, Jan 23, 2011
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    AW M17X-R3 w/1080p upgrade.
     
    Voodooi, Jan 23, 2011
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  4. panzer06

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    Either this ^^ or the sager 8170 once they have amd/ATI as a gpu option.

    Cheers,
     
    panzer06, Jan 24, 2011
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    Id want a G73jh-Super edition.

    The new 2nd gen i7 2720
    And Crossfire 6870s

    Am i asking for too much? I dont think so :)

    Or Sager 8170 <---
     
    ConceptRage, Jan 24, 2011
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  6. Mikyftw

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    i dont think AW M17X-R3 nor else mentioned above (clevo, sager ((in similar spec))) arent in our price range ($1500 +/- roughly..),,,
    are u guys saying G73 is still the best in its price range?
    :confused:
     
    Mikyftw, Jan 24, 2011
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  7. BumbleBoner

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    Sager sager sager sager.

    Trufax.
     
    BumbleBoner, Jan 24, 2011
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    Probably an NP8170. Seems to be the best option now, within the price range...

    Otherwise, I'd get a similarly priced desktop. Maybe something along the lines of an i7 2600K, EVGA/Gigabyte motherboard, 8GB DDR3, and a GTX 570/580 (no stupid AMD crap). I'd switch my Vertex 2 directly out of the G73 and into the desktop with the bracket that came with the SSD.

    Not going to happen though. I'm waiting for Ivy Bridge. ;)

    And Bumbleboner... that Trollface is almost creepy, lol.
     
    Amnesiac, Jan 24, 2011
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  9. DCx

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    Desktop.

    Buying a gaming laptop was a terrible idea for work - wouldn't have been so bad if they keyboard and trackpad worked.
     
    DCx, Jan 24, 2011
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    For the current owners of the JH/JW series, this fits in perfectly with the timeline. I wouldn't feel too bad about missing Sandy Bridge. Takes a year or two to phase out a gaming laptop, and Ivy Bridge should launch right when we're in the market for a new one.

    Desktops shouldn't even factor into this thread imo. We all got powerful laptops for a reason. lol
     
    BumbleBoner, Jan 24, 2011
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  11. JonnyFrost

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    Probably I would get the sager NP8170-S1 too, I always had the doubt between sager/asus/toshiba...
    I would not get a SSD upgrade, yet with around 2000$ I would get the best Nvidia GPU and a very good CPU, still 1 tera of HDDs, FHD screen and international warranty...

    Have I to say anything else?
     
    JonnyFrost, Jan 24, 2011
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  12. seanjuro

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    id get the g73sw its got the new sandy bridge and the new ati radeon 6870m
     
    seanjuro, Jan 24, 2011
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  13. panzer06

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    What? I thought the SW still had the nvidia 460m.

    Cheers,
     
    panzer06, Jan 24, 2011
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  14. rycegaming

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    desktop ftw
     
    rycegaming, Jan 24, 2011
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  15. myx

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    I guess I'll be the first to say I wouldnt trade my g73 today :)
     
    myx, Jan 24, 2011
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  16. JehutyZeroshift

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    I'd still choose an Asus G73 variant (due to the cooling system and tolerable noise level)

    with the following default configuration (if already available):

    a nice performing processor than the 720qm such as SB i7's
    a significantly stronger Radeon GPU compared to the current HD 5870
    with raid0 enabled and inclusion of Mini Display Port for Eyefinity
    with better sound system (subwoofer volume settings are separated from the stereo)
    and more stable and less problems compared to the JH and JW
     
    JehutyZeroshift, Jan 24, 2011
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