Solved! Laptop Critique and suggestions

[lexury321]

Hey everyone! Im looking into buying a laptop since im going to college next year and im wondering if

the Asus G73JH-X1 was good for the price. Are there any other laptops similar to it with a cheaper

price???

 

[buwish]

Fill out the FAQ thread at the top of the forum here and we can tell you if it'll do or if not, we can find something that will.

 

[lexury321]

1. What is your budget?

Max up to 1500

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?

17"

3. What screen resolution do you want?

1920x1080

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?

Desktop replacement

5. How much battery life do you need?


Minimal
6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?

Gaming.
HoN
SC2
CoD MW2
L4D
WoW
TF2
Crysis
Bioshock 2
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)

watching movies/TV

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?

500GB

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.

Newegg.com

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?

3-4 Years

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?

DVD ROM/Writer
12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.

Any besides dell, alienware, and HP

13. What country do you live in?

USA

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

 

[buwish]

Yes, it'll do just fine for your uses, especially gaming.

 

[lexury321]

are there any laptops that are cheaper in price with same or better performance??

 

[buwish]

Not that I am aware of. You can take a look around NewEgg or Tiger Direct though to see what they have in regard to deals.

 

[IsabellaWinTeam]

1. What is your budget?

Max up to 1500

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?

17"

3. What screen resolution do you want?

1920x1080

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?

Desktop replacement

5. How much battery life do you need?


Minimal
6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?

Gaming.
HoN
SC2
CoD MW2
L4D
WoW
TF2
Crysis
Bioshock 2
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)

watching movies/TV

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?

500GB

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.

Newegg.com

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?

3-4 Years

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?

DVD ROM/Writer
12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.

Any besides dell, alienware, and HP

13. What country do you live in?

USA

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

Hi there,

You should also look into the Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q880. It has 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7-740QM and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 460M. It is a slightly bigger than the size you mentioned (18.4") but it is an excellent gaming laptop! It even has Blu-ray. It is slightly over your budget at $1599 but the specs are great!

Cheers,
Isabella
MSFT Windows Outreach Team