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Which of these Asus Should I go with?

Danieliyo
Level 7
Hi

I'm interested on buying one of these 2 G75 Asus models from newegg.One of the laptop is refurbished and the other is brand new.My question is,which one would you guys recommend me to get? Do you recommend buying refurbished?First time buying a laptop online. I would appreciate it.

Brand New: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230592

Refurbished: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231136

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Intangible_Logi
Level 7
Personally I'd go for the refurbished laptop, losing the 4GB memory isn't so bad, as 8GB is really all you need for most things.

What sort of programs are you going to be running, and does the $100 difference make much difference to you?
G53S | i7-2670QM-2.2GHz | W7 Home Premium | 8GB DDR3 1333MHz | GeForce GTX 560M-2GB | 2X640GB 7200RPM

Intangible_Logic wrote:
Personally I'd go for the refurbished laptop, losing the 4GB memory isn't so bad, as 8GB is really all you need for most things.

What sort of programs are you going to be running, and does the $100 difference make much difference to you?


I bought my G75 as a refurb, and have been very happy with it. But in the original poster's case, I think I'd go with new over refurbed.

For that extra 100 bucks, he's getting:

4GB more RAM
1-Year ASUS International Warranty
30 days Zero Bright Dot Guarantee
Free 2-way standard shipping
1-Year Accidental Damage Protection
Covers accidental drops, spills, power surges and fire damage for the first year.


All you get with the refurb is a 90 day parts and labor warranty.
ASUS G75VW
i7-3630QM 2.4Ghz
GTX 660M (2GB)
16GB DDR3 1600Mhz
1TB HDD
2TB HDD
Blu-ray Writer (Pana. UJ-260)

Intangible_Logic wrote:
Personally I'd go for the refurbished laptop, losing the 4GB memory isn't so bad, as 8GB is really all you need for most things.

What sort of programs are you going to be running, and does the $100 difference make much difference to you?


SHADO wrote:
I bought my G75 as a refurb, and have been very happy with it. But in the original poster's case, I think I'd go with new over refurbed.

For that extra 100 bucks, he's getting:

4GB more RAM
1-Year ASUS International Warranty
30 days Zero Bright Dot Guarantee
Free 2-way standard shipping
1-Year Accidental Damage Protection
Covers accidental drops, spills, power surges and fire damage for the first year.


All you get with the refurb is a 90 day parts and labor warranty.


A friend of my told me to get the refurbished one because he said it has a better graphic card which is the GTX 670MX and the brand new one has the GTX 670M.The new one has more RAM but I can always upgraded but I cant upgrade the graphic card.Whats the difference between these two graphic cards? GTX 670M and GTX670MX.I would personally get the new onew but im trying to get the best for my money.

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Danieliyo wrote:
A friend of my told me to get the refurbished one because he said it has a better graphic card which is the GTX 670MX and the brand new one has the GTX 670M.The new one has more RAM but I can always upgraded but I cant upgrade the graphic card.Whats the difference between these two graphic cards? GTX 670M and GTX670MX.I would personally get the new onew but im trying to get the best for my money.

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I had missed the fact that the refurb has a better gpu. That does complicate things. Although if absolute gaming performance is your number one consideration, I suppose the refurb is the best choice. Any idea how much "better" the 670MX is, when compared to the 670M?
ASUS G75VW
i7-3630QM 2.4Ghz
GTX 660M (2GB)
16GB DDR3 1600Mhz
1TB HDD
2TB HDD
Blu-ray Writer (Pana. UJ-260)

keep in mind the 670mx can be overclocked to be on par or pass the 680m, while the normal 670 will not
Asus G75VX - 8gb ram - Samsung 840 EVO 250gb - Win 10 build 9926 x64

GottiBoi55
Level 10
Go with the "New" model, there's three advantages with that choice!

1. More ram (4G)
2. Faster HDD (7200rpm vs. 5400rpm)
3. Plus full one year Warranty (90 days for the refurbished model)

The G75VW-NH71 new model would be the better choice for just a $100
more!
Plus you will get Asus ADP program for Accidental Damage!
GottiBoi55
Asus
G750JZ-DS71 Windows 10 Pro (x64)
Intel® Core™ i7 4700HQ (2.40GHz)
Samsung
24GB Memory DDR3 1600 MHz SDRAM
SanDisk
M.2 SSD 2x128GB in Raid 0 / WD-HGST-1TB HDD 7500-RPM
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 880M 4 GB GDDR5 VRAM
Second Monitor: Shar
p Aquos 32"

Danieliyo
Level 7
So you guys recommend me to go with the Refurbished one? Sorry for asking too much,just want to get opinions and recommendations from people that know more than me.

Thanks

Danieliyo wrote:
So you guys recommend me to go with the Refurbished one? Sorry for asking too much,just want to get opinions and recommendations from people that know more than me.

Thanks

You aren't asking too much. That's what we're here for. 🙂 If you want absolute gaming performance, then yes, the refurb is the way to go. If you don't care about every FPS (like me), then the new model is the way to go. Here are the performance comparisons:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-670MX.82603.0.html
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-670M.72197.0.html
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http://rog.asus.com/forum/group.php?groupid=16
We now have 178 people whose systems will not break! Yippee! 🙂
LINUX Users, we have a group!
http://rog.asus.com/forum/group.php?groupid=23

Zygomorphic wrote:
You aren't asking too much. That's what we're here for. 🙂 If you want absolute gaming performance, then yes, the refurb is the way to go. If you don't care about every FPS (like me), then the new model is the way to go. Here are the performance comparisons:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-670MX.82603.0.html
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-670M.72197.0.html


Thanks for the information. I thinking to get the new one. Do these G75VW come with problems from factory? I seen on the forum people having problems with them,the G75 series

Thanks