NP8760-s1 vs G73jh-b1

What are the benefits and negatives for each system? Which would you choose and why?

 

the asus is cheaper, the sager/clevo will have a replaceable gpu/cpu......

 

The G73 has much better battery life and comes with the backlit keyboard.

The motherboard and other components in the w870cu have been shown to be higher quality and better for overclocking.

 

I am looking for a decent desktop replacement myself these days. Below is what I could find out.
Hope I have compiled it all right, anyway I include links to the manuals and sellers' sites of each machine, so take a look yourself.

Sager:

Display: 17.3" Full HD (1920x1080) LED-Backlit
2.0 Mp camera
CPU: Core i7-840QM and up.
NO CPU Level Up performance boost.
GPU: ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 5870 Graphics/ 1GB GDDR5 Memory
(not sure about DX11 support)
RAM: 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1333MHz
HD: 500GB (7200rpm) SATA 300 Hard Drive
(can add secondary HD of same size/speed for $90 extra AND can configure them in RAID-0 or RAID-1)
NO additional third HD in Optical drive option.
Optical: 6X Blu-Ray Reader/ 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo
Internal Wireless: Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N
Internal Bluetooth: V2.1 Module
Built-in 4 speakers + 1 subwoofer
Sager Zero Dead Pixel Insurance:
Guaranteed no dead or partially-lit pixels for first 30 days of purchasing
NO backlit keyboard.
NO Gaming Backpack and NO Mouse
Built-in one eSATA, two (or three?) USB 2.0 AND one USB 3.0 Ports, HDMI, S/PDIF, DVI-I Out
Included Fingerprint Reader
Standard size touchpad with TWO buttons
IC Diamond Thermal Compound - free promo option
Microsoft Office Starter 2010 - Included in Price
backup recovery DVD - ???
Warranty:
Sager 1 Year Limited Parts and Labor Warranty
Sager 2 Year Limited Parts and Labor Warranty [+$79.00]
Sager 3 Year Limited Parts and Labor Warranty [+$149.00]

All Sager Limited Parts & Labor Warranty covers Three-Day Shipping Both Ways Paid for warranty service return. This applies to end users in the continental United States of America only (Excluding Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. possessions and territories).

MANUAL: Sager Software Upgrade Site

Price (as listed above): $1959 (as of 10/08/10) from here:
Sager custom gaming Notebooks

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ASUS:
Display: 17.3" Full HD (1920x1080) LED-Backlit
2.0 Mp camera
CPU: Core i7 740QM and up.
ASUS CPU Level Up performance boost
GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon HD5870 1024MB PCI-Express GDDR5 with DX11 support
RAM: 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1066MHz
HD: 1,000GB (1TB) 7200RPM (Dual 500GB 7200RPM NO RAID option)
Additional HD mounted in Optical drive option.
Optical: - 4X Blu-Ray Reader/ 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo
Internal Wireless: 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card
Internal Bluetooth + EDR
Built-in Altec Lansing speakers with EAX Advanced HD 4.0 sound
ASUS Zero Bright Dot 30 Day Pixel Guarantee
XOTICFX Backlit Keyboard with 8 color options (for $39 - $69 extra).
Built-in two USB 2.0 Ports, HDMI, NO USB 3.0, NO eSATA, one D-sub
Gaming Backpack and Mouse included
No Fingerprint Readers
large touchpad with ONE button
IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU- (+ 75)
backup recovery DVD (+ 15)
Warranty:
TWO Years ASUS GLOBAL Warranty
24/7 Support / 1 Year North America Accidental Coverage (Accidental Requires Registration)
Free shipping both ways by FedEx.
Free service on your notebook at ASUS service centers worldwide for two years from your date of purchase.
ASUS ships it back free as well.
Call for pickup from your business or residence to ASUS Canada Service Center and ASUS will deliver your notebook back to the same address, using FedEx.
ASUS provides shipping coverage when complete system is sent in for repairs, not individual parts.
24 Twenty-four hour tech support seven days per week (Except Holidays)
3 Year ASUS North America Warranty 24/7 Support / 1 Year Accidental Coverage (Accidental Requires Registration) ( + 89 )
3 Year ASUS GLOBAL Warranty 24/7 Support / 1 Year N.A. Accidental Coverage (Accidental Requires Registration) ( + 119 )
2 Year Parts/Labor Warranty 24/7 Tech Support w/ LCD Accidental Damage Protection ( + 239 )
3 Year Parts/Labor Warranty 24/7 Tech Support w/ LCD Accidental Damage Protection ( + 349 )

MANUAL: http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/G73Jh/G73Jh_1229-b.pdf

Price (as listed above): $1691.78 (as of 10/08/10) from here:
ASUS G73JH-B1 - REPULIC OF GAMERS Laptop

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Each notebook is a very good machine, so you'd be the judge.
For me though, SAGER would have been a better choice, considering better CPU, better memory, but most importantly variety of different ports Sager NP8760-S1 includes and ASUS G73jh-B1 is lacking.
I do not care much for ASUS' backpack and a mouse, but eSATA and USB 3.0, ability to do RAID and faster CPU/memory are important to me.
Sager machine has clever design, so I wouldn't spend whole day doing upgrades/maintenances and would have less chances to break something while doing it.
ASUS has much better warranty, and this is their rather strongest point, but from what I can see, these two brands considered to be of superior quality, arguably above almost any other existing notebook there is. So i am sure everyone will be safe purchasing either of these machines.