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    g51jx-x2 or g51jx-A1 really need your help URGENT!!!

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by googlei, Apr 6, 2010.

  1. googlei

    googlei Notebook Consultant

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    Hello, I bought a G51j-x2 2 weeks ago from tigerdirect.ca for 1,349.97$ Can, I am greatly satisfied with it but Last night as I was looking at some tigerdirect specials I noticed that they had the G51jx-A1 in stock, The A1 for people that dont know the difference comes with 6gb of ram compared the the 4gb with the x2, a 500gb hard drive compared to the x2 witch only has 320gb and finally it comes with a asus branded razor mouse and a asus branded targus laptop carry bag. I would also like to mention that I called tigerdirect and they said that the next shipment would arrive on the 8th of April and that the price would be arround 1499.99$ Can. So my question now is should I return my g51jx-x2 pay for the return shipping pay an extra 200$ to get 2 more gb or ram, more disk space, a razor salmosa mouse and a laptop carry bag, or should I just keep what I have.


    Here are the tiger direct links
    -X2 model http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5592727&CatId=17

    -A1 model http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5648469&CatId=4938

    -Thanks in advance
     
    googlei, Apr 6, 2010
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  2. googlei

    googlei Notebook Consultant

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    still no responses really need some help deciding
     
    googlei, Apr 6, 2010
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    tapieromateo Notebook Guru

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    i got the a1. more ram, and the cool mouse and backpack. of course more HDD, but also 300 more. it all depends on if you want all the 3 lights to work or only 2 of them. :p
     
    tapieromateo, Apr 7, 2010
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  4. lackofcheese

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    There are FOUR LIGHTS!
     
    lackofcheese, Apr 7, 2010
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    nfshp253 Notebook Evangelist

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    Of which 3 work on the G51Jx-A1. Is it possible to get the horizontal light working?
     
    nfshp253, Apr 7, 2010
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  6. tapieromateo

    tapieromateo Notebook Guru

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    exact same question as above
     
    tapieromateo, Apr 7, 2010
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  7. tapieromateo

    tapieromateo Notebook Guru

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    just don't yell. thanks
     
    tapieromateo, Apr 7, 2010
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  8. lackofcheese

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    It was a Star Trek reference. Yelling was 100% necessary.
     
    lackofcheese, Apr 8, 2010
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    I'd keep what you have.
    Can always get a bigger hard drive in the future if you need it.
     
    godandallthingsto, Apr 10, 2010
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    Bahahaha! Picard FTW! I'd give you a rep for that if I could.

    For the price I suggest keeping the x2. I have the A1 and can say that the backpack and Salmosa mouse (for a gaming rig) is a disappointment.
     
    NerdCore, Apr 10, 2010
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  11. nfshp253

    nfshp253 Notebook Evangelist

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    I got a Razer Abyssus unlike most of you who got a Salmosa. What's the diff?
     
    nfshp253, Apr 10, 2010
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  12. NerdCore

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    The Salmosa is 1800 DPI 3 button programmable and lists on RazerZone for 39.99
    The Abyssus is 3500 DPI 3 button programmable and lists on RazerZone for 49.99

    Having used the Naga ... my Salmosa hides in a box in my closet.
     
    NerdCore, Apr 10, 2010
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    What's polling rate? There's 125Hz and 1000Hz on the Abyssus but changing the setting doesn't seem to make any difference!!
     
    nfshp253, Apr 11, 2010
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    Razer mouse polling rate explained here.
     
    NerdCore, Apr 12, 2010
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    return it and wait till july 2010. Asus is rumored to have a g53.
     
    yoyosupmang, Apr 14, 2010
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