Alright, I've had a macbook for about 6 years now and it's begging to be let go. I've been looking over two different models of larger laptops both of which have caught my eye. These are the following specs.
Sager NP9170 - $1868.00
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17.3" FHD 16:9 "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Glossy Screen (1920x1080) (SKU - S1R506)
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Sager - 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3610QM (2.3GHz - 3.3GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP) (SKU – S2R174)
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AMD Radeon HD 7970M (2048MB) GDDR5 DX11 [User Upgradeable] (ETA: Late May) (SKU - S3R155) ( + 200 )
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12GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (3 SODIMMS) (SKU - S4R557) ( + 40 )
mSATA SSD Drive
No mSATA SSD
Primary Hard Drive
750gb 7200rpm (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache) (SKU - S5R306) ( + 20 )
Second Hard Drive
None Standard
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HDD Raid Settings - OFF
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6x Blu-Ray Read/8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive - Special! (SKU - S7P557) ( + 80 )
Wireless Network
Sager - Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth (SKU - S8R110)
Camera
Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
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Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
Mouse
Razer Orochi Wired/Wireless Bluetooth/USB Notebook Gaming Mouse ( + 79 )
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~Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Installed (64&32-Bit CD Included) w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's + Microsoft Office Starter 2010 - Included with OS Purchase ( + 80 )
Asus G75VW-RS72 - $1819.00
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17.3" FHD 16:9 "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Glossy Screen (1920x1080) (SKU - X1R502)
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3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3610QM (2.3GHz - 3.3GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP) (SKU – X2N300)
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nVidia GeForce GTX 670M 3,072MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 (SKU – X3R525)
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16GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (4x4GB SODIMMS) (SKU – X4N206) ( + 28 )
Primary Hard Drive
750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s) (SKU - X5R303)
Caching Solid State Drives
64GB OCZ Synapse Cache (Serial-ATA III) Solid-State Drive (will replace 2nd HDD or ODD Bay) ( + 139 )
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Disable Raid and Set up Hard Drives as Independant Drives
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6X Blu-Ray Reader + 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive (SKU - X7R552) ( + 75 )
Wireless Network
Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth (SKU - X8R002)
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Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
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Asus G Series Backpack made by Targus - SPECIAL! ( + 39 )
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Razer Orochi Wired/Wireless Bluetooth/USB Notebook Gaming Mouse ( + 79 )
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Pre-Installed + Drivers & Utilities Disk
Any advise/recommendations would be much appreciated!
Sager NP9170 - $1868.00
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17.3" FHD 16:9 "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Glossy Screen (1920x1080) (SKU - S1R506)
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Sager - 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3610QM (2.3GHz - 3.3GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP) (SKU – S2R174)
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AMD Radeon HD 7970M (2048MB) GDDR5 DX11 [User Upgradeable] (ETA: Late May) (SKU - S3R155) ( + 200 )
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12GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (3 SODIMMS) (SKU - S4R557) ( + 40 )
mSATA SSD Drive
No mSATA SSD
Primary Hard Drive
750gb 7200rpm (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache) (SKU - S5R306) ( + 20 )
Second Hard Drive
None Standard
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HDD Raid Settings - OFF
Optical Drive Bay More Information
6x Blu-Ray Read/8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive - Special! (SKU - S7P557) ( + 80 )
Wireless Network
Sager - Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth (SKU - S8R110)
Camera
Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
Sound Card More Information
Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
Mouse
Razer Orochi Wired/Wireless Bluetooth/USB Notebook Gaming Mouse ( + 79 )
Operating System More Information
~Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Installed (64&32-Bit CD Included) w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's + Microsoft Office Starter 2010 - Included with OS Purchase ( + 80 )
Asus G75VW-RS72 - $1819.00
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17.3" FHD 16:9 "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Glossy Screen (1920x1080) (SKU - X1R502)
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3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3610QM (2.3GHz - 3.3GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP) (SKU – X2N300)
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nVidia GeForce GTX 670M 3,072MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 (SKU – X3R525)
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16GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (4x4GB SODIMMS) (SKU – X4N206) ( + 28 )
Primary Hard Drive
750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s) (SKU - X5R303)
Caching Solid State Drives
64GB OCZ Synapse Cache (Serial-ATA III) Solid-State Drive (will replace 2nd HDD or ODD Bay) ( + 139 )
Raid More Information
Disable Raid and Set up Hard Drives as Independant Drives
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6X Blu-Ray Reader + 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive (SKU - X7R552) ( + 75 )
Wireless Network
Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth (SKU - X8R002)
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Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
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Asus G Series Backpack made by Targus - SPECIAL! ( + 39 )
Mouse Accessories More Information
Razer Orochi Wired/Wireless Bluetooth/USB Notebook Gaming Mouse ( + 79 )
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Pre-Installed + Drivers & Utilities Disk
Any advise/recommendations would be much appreciated!
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