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post #1 of 9
5/17/12 at 7:27am
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Well I'll be going off to college this fall and I need to get a laptop... I've said no to desktops becausei need it to be portable obiv... but I can't decide between these two laptops. One is the Asus G55vw and the other is the MSI GE60.

My budget is nothing over $1.4k and nothing bigger than a 15.6" screen.

I am a gamer and I intend to be playing Dota2, Diablo 3, Battlefield 3, TF2, CS:GO, and etc. I'll be undergoing a degree for graphic design, so I'll be expecting to use the adobe programs. I want this laptop to keep up for years to come.

I don't know a ton about computers but I could be qualified as a novice... if you have any other recommendations feel free to throw some out.

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post #2 of 9
5/17/12 at 1:49pm
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Originally Posted by sikknazty View Post

Well I'll be going off to college this fall and I need to get a laptop... I've said no to desktops becausei need it to be portable obiv... but I can't decide between these two laptops. One is the Asus G55vw and the other is the MSI GE60.


My budget is nothing over $1.4k and nothing bigger than a 15.6" screen.


I am a gamer and I intend to be playing Dota2, Diablo 3, Battlefield 3, TF2, CS:GO, and etc. I'll be undergoing a degree for graphic design, so I'll be expecting to use the adobe programs. I want this laptop to keep up for years to come.


I don't know a ton about computers but I could be qualified as a novice... if you have any other recommendations feel free to throw some out.

Edited ... removing links to sales of BF3 and adobe product sites

cheers ...
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post #3 of 9
5/17/12 at 2:47pm

I just bought an asus. I love itsmile.gif. I bought mine for 550$ with shipping. I ended up getting an i5 with 4 gigs rim. ANYWAYS, I think that asus has great value. I would recommend one

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post #4 of 9
5/17/12 at 3:29pm
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here are my 2 new builds... can't decide
 


ASUS Build
15.6" FHD 16:9
No monitor calibration
Intel i7-3610QM 3.3GHz, 6MB smart cache
GeForce GTX 660m
NO video adapter
NO external display
8GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory
750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
NO caching SSDs
Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDRW/CDRW Drive
Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth
Built-in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio
Smart Li-ion Battery
TOTAL: $1269.73

SAGER Build
15.6" FHD LED 16:9
NO monitor calibration
Intel i7-3610QM 3.3GHz, 6MB smart cache
GeForce GTX 670M
NO video adapter
NO external display
8GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory
NO mSSD
750gb 7200rpm Hard Drive
Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDRW/CDRW Drive
Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader
Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth
2.0 Megapixel Camera
Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio
Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
Integrated Fingerprint Reader
TOTAL: $1376.43

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post #5 of 9
5/17/12 at 5:07pm
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Originally Posted by sikknazty View Post

here are my 2 new builds... can't decide

 

ASUS Build

15.6" FHD 16:9

No monitor calibration

Intel i7-3610QM 3.3GHz, 6MB smart cache

GeForce GTX 660m

NO video adapter

NO external display

8GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory

750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive

NO caching SSDs

Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDRW/CDRW Drive

Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth

Built-in 2.0 Megapixel Camera

Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio

Smart Li-ion Battery

TOTAL: $1269.73

SAGER Build

15.6" FHD LED 16:9

NO monitor calibration

Intel i7-3610QM 3.3GHz, 6MB smart cache

GeForce GTX 670M

NO video adapter

NO external display

8GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory

NO mSSD

750gb 7200rpm Hard Drive

Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDRW/CDRW Drive

Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader

Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth

2.0 Megapixel Camera

Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio

Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)

Integrated Fingerprint Reader

TOTAL: $1376.43

How are the warranty and after-sales stacking up between the 2?

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post #6 of 9
5/25/12 at 7:34am

I like Asus, so I will be bias on this. I will definitely go for Asus. specially for this comparison.

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post #7 of 9
5/25/12 at 7:46am
Cool. Give us a personal review once you get the comp

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post #8 of 9
6/1/12 at 10:35am

Hat's off to the Asus lovers and fans.  I admit to previously being enticed by their list of hardware, or as they say, bang for the buck in notebooks.  Just pray you don't have to deal with their repair team.  Absolutely the worst customer care imaginable.  Having to pay for shipping when their product is defective is absurd, and than good luck on satisfactory repairs.  I purchased the u46e and have sent it back 4 times for the same repair, and not once was it repaired.  Now they replaced mine with a refurbished unit, which I specifically refused by phone, and am awaiting for a decision from them to return the unit I sent them or finally replace the unit with a brand new one.  The computer, refurbished one, still has all kinds of configuration setting in Windows 7 left by the original owner; there is no recovery partition any longer, and the touchpad is not the same as what my unit had installed.  Many people don't care for the Elan touchpad but it is much more adjustable than the synaptics touchpad.  Sorry I purchased from Asus and will never recommend their computers to my worst enemy.

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post #9 of 9
6/1/12 at 11:27am
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Originally Posted by golfingdude View Post

Hat's off to the Asus lovers and fans.  I admit to previously being enticed by their list of hardware, or as they say, bang for the buck in notebooks.  Just pray you don't have to deal with their repair team.  Absolutely the worst customer care imaginable.  Having to pay for shipping when their product is defective is absurd, and than good luck on satisfactory repairs.  I purchased the u46e and have sent it back 4 times for the same repair, and not once was it repaired.  Now they replaced mine with a refurbished unit, which I specifically refused by phone, and am awaiting for a decision from them to return the unit I sent them or finally replace the unit with a brand new one.  The computer, refurbished one, still has all kinds of configuration setting in Windows 7 left by the original owner; there is no recovery partition any longer, and the touchpad is not the same as what my unit had installed.  Many people don't care for the Elan touchpad but it is much more adjustable than the synaptics touchpad.  Sorry I purchased from Asus and will never recommend their computers to my worst enemy.

uh oh, another ASUS user slipping through the crack winknudge.gif

cheers ...
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