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    N71JQ-X2 at Costco

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by bww, Apr 24, 2010.

  1. bww

    bww Notebook Enthusiast

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    Been looking for a solid laptop, was impressed with g73 at best buy but was looking at costco.com and they had this N71JQ on sale for $1099.99:

    Here are the specs:
    Intel® Quad-Core™ i7-720QM Processor
    1333MHz Front Side Bus (1066MHz RAM speed)
    4GB 1066MHz DDR3 RAM (2x 2GB, 8GB max); (2 x SODIMM slots)
    640GB (7200RPM) SATA hard drive
    8x Super Multi DVDRW drive with double layer support
    17.3" HD+ LED display (1600x900 native resolution)
    ATI HD5730 1GB DDR3 VRAM
    Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n
    10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
    Bluetooth v2.1
    Built-in Altec Lansing speakers
    SRS Premium Sound
    8-in-1 digital multimedia card reader (SD, Mini-SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, MS-Duo, MS-Pro-Duo, xD)
    1x USB 3.0
    2x USB 2.0
    1x eSATA
    HDMI
    VGA (15-pin)
    Headphone in
    Microphone in
    1x Express Card
    1x VGA
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
    6-cell Lithium-Ion battery
    Dimensions: 18.4" W x 12.4" D x 1.8" H
    Weight (approximate): 9.3 lbs.
    Warranty: 2-year Global Warranty, 1-year Accidental Damage Warranty, 30-day Zero Bright Dot Flawless Display Guarantee
    (If the purchaser discovers one defective screen pixel within 30 days of purchase, ASUS will replace the panel with no cost to the purchaser)
    [Model N71JQ-X2]

    I have never actually seen the N71JQ (watched the youtube review of it), how does it compare to the G73 which I did look over really well at Best Buy?

    Is there some brick and mortar store (Frys etc) where I can actually see the N71JQ?

    The G73 was very nice and it seemed to run so cool (I have seen some complaints about the N71JQ not running cool).

    Thanks,
     
    bww, Apr 24, 2010
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  2. mew1838

    mew1838 Team Teal

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    "The G73 was very nice and it seemed to run so cool"

    You might want to rethink that.
     
    mew1838, Apr 24, 2010
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