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    Acer Predator 17 i7 6700HQ, 16 GB RAM, GTX 1070 - $1399 at MicroCenter

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by saturnotaku, Feb 10, 2017.

  1. saturnotaku

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    MicroCenter has the Acer Predator G9-793-78CM 17-inch gaming notebook for $1399 + tax. This is a markdown of $600 from the previous retail price. It comes with an i7 6700HQ CPU, 16 GB of RAM, 8 GB GeForce GTX 1070 GPU, 2x128 GB SSD in RAID-0, 1 TB spinning hard drive, 1080p 75 Hz G-Sync compatible built-in display, and Windows 10 Home.

    I think this deal is only valid in store, but if you have a location nearby, this is a pretty excellent buy.
     
    saturnotaku, Feb 10, 2017
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    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    Adding to the laptop to the deals list in my guide.
     
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    If you go through the Gaming Laptops section of MicroCenter's website, they're marking down a bunch of Skylake systems, including some from MSI. I only posted this particular one because I thought it was the best deal of the bunch.
     
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    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    Alright I'll check it out. The best of the bunch is usually the most important though lol.

    I gave u a s/o in both places i used ur stuff.
     
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    Much obliged.
     
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    That is not a bad price for what your getting!!!... Although I do wonder if the Acer's cooling is any good..
     
    TomJGX, Feb 12, 2017
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    Considering I paid $2k for my P670RS and it didn't come with any hard drive or operating system, I'd say this is a great deal. If I still had my P770ZM, I'd have been all over this. The Acer's form factor is similar to the Alienware 17 R4, so the cooling should be pretty decent.
     
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    An excellent deal indeed, thanks for posting.

    You would be doing well if you found a GeForce GTX 1060 at this price, given the other specs of the notebook, let alone a GTX 1070. The latter is 30-40 percent faster.

    Charles
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Feb 13, 2017
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    I agree, excellent deal. I'm not a big fan of RAID, but it's still 256GB of fast OS storage with a 1070 and fast G-sync LCD.
     
    HTWingNut, Feb 14, 2017
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