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post #1 of 14
6/13/11 at 6:40pm
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OK so both systems roughly same specs

 

first lets look at the ASUS

 

ASUS G73JW-XR1

 

17.3 FHD display

 

nVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M w/3.0GB GDDR5

Intel Core i7-2820QM

IC diamond thermal compound on CPU and GPU

16 GB DDR3

 

primary drive 750GB sata II 3gb's 7,200 rpm

1TB sata II 3gb's 5,400 RPM

0 Raid

 

6x Blu ray reader/writer_8x dvdrw/cdrw

 

built in Bigfoot network killer wireless-n 1102

internal 8 in 1 memory card reader

built in blue tooth

8 cell battery

windows 7 home premium

asus clean install

asus gaming mouse

asus gaming back pack

 

2670 out the door

 

MSI GT780R

 

17.3 matte led display

nVIDIA GTX 560m 192 bit w/1.5 gb gddr5

Intel core i-7 2820qm

IC diamond thermal compound on CPU and GPU

750 GB sata II 3gbs 7200 rpm

1TB SATA II 3gbs 5400 rpm

raid 0

6x blu-ray read/write/8x super multi combo drive

internal 7 in 1 Bigfoot killer network wireless n 1102

windows 7 home premium

msi windows 7 recovery disc

msi 3 year warranty 1 year accidental

 

2652 out the door

 

need opinions

I'm in school for programming and game design

 

 

 

 

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post #2 of 14
6/14/11 at 1:19am
I take the MSI with its warranty

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post #3 of 14
6/14/11 at 6:04am
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I take the MSI with its warranty

cheers ...


ok so why the MSI i have heard alot of good and bad whats your opinion on the pro's of the msi besides the warranty

 

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post #4 of 14
6/15/11 at 12:50pm
I have 2 MSI - 5 years in the running winknudge.gif This is without warranty.

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post #5 of 14
6/15/11 at 3:03pm
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MSI GT780R-012US - PRE ORDER MSI GT780R-012US - PRE ORDER
- 17.3" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Matte Screen (1920x1080)-
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2820QM, 2.3-3.4GHz, (32nm, 8MB L3 cache)
- Stock OEM Thermal Compound ( IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU Provided FREE with Processor Upgrade!)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 560M 1,536MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11-
- No Video Adapter
- 16,384MB (16GB) DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (4x4GB)
- Standard Finish
- - 750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s)-
- - 750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s)-
- Raid 0 - Performance Default
- 6X Blu-Ray Writer/Reader + 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive
- No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- NO External USB Optical Drive
- No Floppy Drive
- Internal 4-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO)
- No Back Up Software
- Internal Bluetooth + EDR
- Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1102-
- No Network Accessory
- Integrated Digital Video Camera
- No TV Tuner
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- No Carrying Case
- Smart Li-ion Battery (9-Cell)
- No Car Adapter
- None Standard*
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- No Fingerprint Reader

 

thats the system im looking at is this worth 2633 after shipping?

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post #6 of 14
6/15/11 at 3:25pm
That is a good price for that range of notebooks (price might drop some more in 2-3months time) - must you have "6X Blu-Ray Writer/Reader + 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive"? I personally prefer a normal stand alone blu-ray writer / player instead of the built-in one - more flexibility

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post #7 of 14
6/15/11 at 4:17pm
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i do this so its covered by warranty

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post #8 of 14
6/17/11 at 7:20am
MSI Warranty is one year longer. But Asus warranty is still more than fine. One year of accidental is incredible. Free 30 day pixel. This is because the chance of you finding a dead pixel is in the first 30 days. And majority of laptop accidents occur in the first year. This has you covered. Free shipping back and forth. And while Asus has some issues, I've been told repair with MSI is actually a bigger hassle. Having experienced Asus RMA service, I'd probably prefer Asus warranty services over MSI still.

Now for the notebooks, I'd go with MSI. Their new keyboards with Steel series should be great, I'm not a huge fan of the G73 keyboards which I've been using for almost year and a half now. Also the MSI has easy access to everything in the back whereas the G73 you have to take it all apart. The cooling system in the G73 is quieter and arguably better. But MSI does just fine with one fan and the easy access to everything trumps Asus's innovative design. MSI also uses the standard GPUs I believe. Asus uses proprietary MXM slot and they do stupid crap to ensure only Asus branded GPUs work with their notebooks. For a few other reasons, I'd choose MSI over Asus right now. Asus needs to wake up and realize that enthusiasts buy the high end and enthusiasts have different demands than their entry level, business notebook buyers.
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post #9 of 14
6/17/11 at 9:17am
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yes  agree thank you for the all the help with the warranty info i have decided on the MSI GT780R

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post #10 of 14
6/17/11 at 12:54pm
Good goody - can we expect a personal review from you on this comp? winknudge.gif

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post #11 of 14
6/17/11 at 1:54pm
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For sure. As soon as I have it for a few day Ill install a couple games and I'll Give A full Review on it do you guys want video and photo commentary as well.

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post #12 of 14
6/18/11 at 3:10am
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For sure. As soon as I have it for a few day Ill install a couple games and I'll Give A full Review on it do you guys want video and photo commentary as well.


I know I am sucker for video and pic winknudge.gifbow.gif

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post #13 of 14
6/18/11 at 7:08am
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FOR SURE

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post #14 of 14
6/30/11 at 7:20pm
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ok so I am downgrading slightly G74-SX

 

1 tb

2 gig 560m

1080p FHD

8 gigs ddr3

g/b/n 3 antenna wireless

backlit keyboard

2630qm

dvd multi drive

 

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