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    Laptop buying question.

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Knoll, Apr 14, 2010.

  1. Knoll

    Knoll Notebook Guru

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    Knoll, Apr 14, 2010
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  2. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    If you could stretch your budget by another $69, I'd suggest getting the Asus K52JK-A1. It comes with the newer i5 CPU, better GPU, HDD and warranty.
     
    David, Apr 15, 2010
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  3. min2209

    min2209 Notebook Deity

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    You missed out on the $900 x83 from Newegg earlier which also had a $100 rebate. So $800 for P8700 / 2GB / 320GB / HD 4650. Sigh...

    Well, I'd second the K52 recommendation.
     
    min2209, Apr 15, 2010
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    If your priority is gaming, you'd do better with the Acer AS5740G, but the K52JK isn't a bad deal.
     
    lackofcheese, Apr 15, 2010
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