ASUS G73jw

ASUS G73jw should I buy one?

#1 btu shortie

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Posted 29 July 2012 - 01:15 AM

I been needing a laptop! i need one for school, gaming, and alot of other things.

I heard great thing about ASUS for the price. and I can get this laptop barely used for $700

it has 6gb of ram
500 gb hard drive space
geforce 460x (something like that) graphic card.
And some other cool little accesories

Should i get it? or is it not worth it?

I have moeny for a laptop but trying not to spend no more then 900 and cheaper is better..

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Posted 29 July 2012 - 02:17 AM

btu shortie, on 29 July 2012 - 01:15 AM, said:

It's a very nice laptop. My dad purchased one about a year ago for gaming purposes and loves it (same model I believe)

This laptop does have some weight to it (3.85 kg = 8.5 lbs) and is fairly big to carry around. Also, the (2) rear exhaust vents look huge in the picture, but when you actually look behind the laptop into the exhaust grill, its a lot smaller. They give it an appearance of being a BIG exhaust vent, but its not. It does exhaust heat out very quickly though.

Other than the weight and size, its a really nice laptop.

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#3 btu shortie

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Posted 29 July 2012 - 05:30 PM

MurphMan, on 29 July 2012 - 02:17 AM, said:

btu shortie, on 29 July 2012 - 01:15 AM, said:

Thnxs.. I think ill pick one up. My friend bought a new alien ware m18x cost him a shit load weighs a shit load but he puts it in his backpack and its not a bid deal. So weight to me isnt a problem. just need a good laptop

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Posted 29 July 2012 - 10:12 PM

Well, why do you want the laptop? Portability? Battery life? Performance?
Now one and two go together, and three is alone, so you have to pick.
What will you be doing on it mostly? Because gaming on a laptop doesn't work, because laptops go into double digit weights, battery life becomes shorter than the laptop's name's length and blah blah blah.

If you want to game, my recommendation is a cheap laptop (and I mean cheap) and a budget PC, or better yet a mid range PC.

OEFVeteran, on 10 May 2013 - 01:16 PM, said:

all my legos are stored at my parents hose... so that wont be happening....

#5 btu shortie

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Posted 29 July 2012 - 11:07 PM

well i need a laptop for school, weight is no concern..  Ill game on it at home plugged in.  I need to be able to run flash animation and some other programs more than game.. I can build a desktop no problem done it before but I need something i can take with me to class and to game on. So why not a laptop!! eventually ill have enough money to build me another desktop but for now i just have enough to get a laptop..  Also is it ok to buy used?