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    shall i wait for sandy g73

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by rdd333, Jan 9, 2011.

  1. rdd333

    rdd333 Newbie

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    i planned to get g73jw instead of g53jw.
    the model g73jw-xt1 from amazon for $1500.

    shall i wait for sandy bridge g73sw

    if i remove the ssh hdd and add 320g x2 hdd minus bluray i will be getting it for $1575 from xotic pc.
    shall i go for it

    G73SW-A1 $1,849.00 17.3" FHD (1920x1080) (LED) i7-2630QM (2.0GHz) 8GB DDR3 NV GTX 460M 1.5G GDDR5 VRAM 1TB (500G 7200 with Hybrid SSD x2) BD Combo W7 Home Premium (64bit) 802.11BGN 2.0M Pixel BT 8 Cell Gaming backpack and Gaming Mouse, USB 3.0 / Illuminated Keyboard 2YR Global/1YR Accidental Damage/30-Day Zero Bright Dot/2-way FREE shipping/24-7 tech support
     
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  2. viperabyss

    viperabyss Notebook Evangelist

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    The Sandy Bridge does offer a healthy improvement over the Westmeres, but it'll be at least a month before you'll see mass availability. So if you need a gaming laptop now, get the G73jw; if you can wait a bit, then get the G73sw.
     
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  3. BlackestNight21

    BlackestNight21 Notebook Consultant

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    You may be able to wait even a bit past that for different trim models. I don't know about you but a backpack and mouse are two things I do not need.

    I'd advocate waiting for the new stuff, making it an investment of sorts and upgrading the processor down the line. It would have been nice had a GPU upgrade come with that, but apparently we can have everything.

    Conversely, the m17 refresh is coming up monday, perhaps that is an option as well.
     
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  4. DCx

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    Sandybridge doesn't offer an improvement in graphics; the 460m is the same in the jw as in the sw.

    Since it's a gaming computer ... well, if you can get a jw for a good price, you won't be suffering in the gaming department.
     
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  5. BlackestNight21

    BlackestNight21 Notebook Consultant

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    SB does offer performance and battery improvements and a new processor set can be upgraded down the line.
     
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    frosty5689 Notebook Evangelist

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    For gaming? Not worth it. However, if you use stuff like AutoCAD, then yes.
     
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  7. etismyname

    etismyname Notebook Consultant

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    No, most likely you won't see anything that will boost your game performance anyway.
    Battery life improvement is pointless because it may only give around max 30 mins (yes, this is only my prediction but I think it sounds very reasonable)

    If you want to wait, might as well wait for a new series with a new graphic card
     
    etismyname, Jan 10, 2011
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