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VermilioNomyVermilioNomy Member Posts: 32
in Hardware

I would greatly appreciate if you'd give your thoughts. Buying a desktop is out of the question for me since I don't game at my desk. I am willing to pay that extra buck for a notebook. Though I have the issue between not knowing if it's worth it going for a pricey model or a mid range one(my intention is for gaming purposes only).

Please keep in mind, I live in Belgium, our prices are far higher than hardware in the USA, nor do we have access to buying certain models which are in between since they are not delivered by any means to Belgium, unless if I want to be with no warranty.

At first glance, most must be thinking... you're CRAZY. So here are my thoughts, technology already advances at such an insane pace, buy something and it'll be considered old 3 months later. So I was thinking, might as well buy something pretty "end game" that would stay strong let's say for at least 3-4 years. Or am I wrong to think that the 2nd lower priced Asus won't be able to handle the games in let's say 3 years at medium settings and the ROG one can?

Another concern of mine would be heating, since it causes a lot of notebooks problems or even permanent damage. The ROG is apparently known for it's good cooling system.

Keep in mind, taxes won't matter (which is 21%) since I'll be booking it as a company investment.

Asus ROG G750JX  Price: € 1.999 (without taxes: € 1.579,21)

  • Intel Core i7 4700HQ
  • 12 GB RAM
  • 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD 5400 rpm
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M

Asus N550LF € 964 (without taxes: € 761,56)

  • Intel Core i7 4500U
  • 6 GB RAM
  • 750 GB HDD 5400 rpm
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
 
My appologies for making a post like any other asking for your opinions on notebooks, but since there is quite a bit of money involved here and I am not that experienced with hardware and all. I would greatly appreciate your opinions.

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  • drgrandrgran Member UncommonPosts: 192
    Originally posted by VermilioNomy

    I would greatly appreciate if you'd give your thoughts. Buying a desktop is out of the question for me since I don't game at my desk. I am willing to pay that extra buck for a notebook. Though I have the issue between not knowing if it's worth it going for a pricey model or a mid range one(my intention is for gaming purposes only).

    Please keep in mind, I live in Belgium, our prices are far higher than hardware in the USA, nor do we have access to buying certain models which are in between since they are not delivered by any means to Belgium, unless if I want to be with no warranty.

    At first glance, most must be thinking... you're CRAZY. So here are my thoughts, technology already advances at such an insane pace, buy something and it'll be considered old 3 months later. So I was thinking, might as well buy something pretty "end game" that would stay strong let's say for at least 3-4 years. Or am I wrong to think that the 2nd lower priced Asus won't be able to handle the games in let's say 3 years at medium settings and the ROG one can?

    Another concern of mine would be heating, since it causes a lot of notebooks problems or even permanent damage. The ROG is apparently known for it's good cooling system.

    Keep in mind, taxes won't matter (which is 21%) since I'll be booking it as a company investment.

    Asus ROG G750JX  Price: € 1.999 (without taxes: € 1.579,21)

    • Intel Core i7 4700HQ
    • 12 GB RAM
    • 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD 5400 rpm
    • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M

    Asus N550LF € 964 (without taxes: € 761,56)

    • Intel Core i7 4500U
    • 6 GB RAM
    • 750 GB HDD 5400 rpm
    • NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
     
    My appologies for making a post like any other asking for your opinions on notebooks, but since there is quite a bit of money involved here and I am not that experienced with hardware and all. I would greatly appreciate your opinions.

    i bought the Asus ROG G74sx of that laptop and i would say go with that. 

    I dont only play games but i use if for my job. (draftsman - Autocad)

    Now as said in your other thread avoid with anything that has U at the end.

    ROG systems are good , I havent had a problem with it since i got it. 

     

    ASUS G74sx
    i7 quad core
    16gb ddr3 ram
    3gb ram Nvidia 560M
    240GB SSD & 750GB

  • VermilioNomyVermilioNomy Member Posts: 32
    Yeah I've heard good things about ROG... but if I'm going to throw € 2.000 at it... would Alienware be a worthy opponent for the ROG? Or shouldn't I bother for Alienware(been hearing it's overpriced eye candy lately, kinda the apple version of gaming notebooks, not my opinion, just came across such opinions).
  • Sho0terMcgavinSho0terMcgavin Member UncommonPosts: 301
    Check out  http://www.sagernotebook.com/  .  I've gotten 3 notebooks from them.  Always high quality and never any issues.  Decent prices as well.

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  • VermilioNomyVermilioNomy Member Posts: 32
    Originally posted by Sho0terMcgavin
    Check out  http://www.sagernotebook.com/  .  I've gotten 3 notebooks from them.  Always high quality and never any issues.  Decent prices as well.

    Sadly enough, Sager does not ship to Belgium. I've been drooling on their notebooks for quite a while considering they've got the same specs for a lower price most of the time but yeah... no shipping for me.

    And the few models of sager that are sold here, are like the really crappy ones.

  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,507

    I'd dismiss the second laptop in your original post out of hand, as it's built for portability, not gaming.  Gaming on a low-clocked ULV chip is a bad idea.

    But without looking too far, there are plenty of intermediate options without even leaving that site:

    http://www.laptopshop.be/product/349423/msi-gx70-3be-011be-azerty.html

    http://www.laptopshop.be/product/346784/medion-erazer-x7825-azerty.html

    http://www.laptopshop.be/product/349406/category-212382-msi-gt70/msi-gt70-2oc-014be-azerty.html

    http://www.laptopshop.be/product/349409/category-212382-msi-gt70/msi-gt70-2oc-049be-azerty.html

    As the only companies that build high-end gaming laptops anymore are Clevo, Alienware, MSI, and sometimes Asus (some generations they do and some they don't), and the second laptop isn't likely to be any of the last three, it's likely a Clevo.  Incidentally, a gaming laptop that you'd get from Sager would also be a Clevo.

  • VermilioNomyVermilioNomy Member Posts: 32

    I've been thinking about those msi notebooks, but they all share the same thing which I despise and that is an anti-glare screen(matte). Whoever says there isn't a big difference between a glossy and anti-glare screen needs glasses because I get annoyed when watching the colors on a anti-glare screen.

    I appreciate the listed options though Quizz.

  • CleffyCleffy Member RarePosts: 6,414
    I would personally opt for an MSI, but its good to remember the MSI case will be cheap and people sometimes have issues with their keyboards.
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Originally posted by Cleffy
    I would personally opt for an MSI, but its good to remember the MSI case will be cheap and people sometimes have issues with their keyboards.

    That might be true on some but definitely not on the Steelseries KB that the GX - 60/70 have. It has an excellent feel and has a great backlighting system to boot. They actually use the same KB on most of their 2013 gaming laptops now.

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