Just bought G750JW-DB71-CA; already regretting it. Help with specific model info pls.

[PPanda]

Hello Asus and Asus owners,

I recently found myself in the market for a gaming/producing laptop after selling my 2010 imac for cash.

After a few days of grueling comparison shopping I had it narrowed down to either the MSi GT70 2OC or the Asus ROG g750jw.

I bought the g750jw in the end because I assumed Asus would have a better build quality over MSi. Also, the 1 year accidental damage warranty was appealing.

It was supposed to come into the shop today but was held up in shipping and I won't get it now until after Canada Day.

After reading this forum I am regretting my decision already. The locked bios and lack of windows support is disappointing; the issues with the screen and gpu issues are devastating. Am I to expect a faulty unit? Should I even bother opening it, or try to return it immediately?

There is conflicting information here and elsewhere about what models are affected by ask these issues. Since I got the 12gig ram jw and not the 8gig best buy jw am I going to be pleasantly surprised Tuesday when my laptop has a nice screen, or are ask the jw models faulty?

In the thread about the horizontal lines a Asus representative said the jw and jh models are indeed faulty and need new lcds ? Or am I misunderstanding? Does this mean I will need to rma my laptop to have the new, functional, installed?

Uhg what a nightmare, I can't afford to be out $1800 CAD and empty handed.

can anyone advise me how to proceed? Have I been had?

I'll post here in this thread a detailed video or the product when it arrives, paying attention to any problems with the display, assuming it's worth opening the box.

Sincerely,
Panda

[nvan7891]

PPanda wrote:
until after Canada Day.

Heh, I chuckled. And I thought Columbus day was a stupid holiday.

[cheatermclaggin]

the only thing different between the best buy version and the version you buy online for 100 bucks more is you get 4 gigs more memory for 100 bucks more and the issuance instead of 2 years is 1 year. Other then that the jw models are identical . I have a jw model the display can have really pretty picture you just have to remove splendid app and then turn the refresh rate up to 85 but not higher then 100. that solves all the problems with the screen the whole screen issue is with all jw models. Go throw the forums and read about it you will see all different model numbers with the screen issue.