The following post reflects the subjective opinion of the author and is not meant to be a flaming post.
When it comes to high-end gaming computers and design, being a woman sucks….. big time!
Why, oh why, do I ask myself, is the design of all high-end gaming rigs streamlined towards boys/men in the midst of their puberty?
It’s similar to modern sports-cars. And I am not speaking about the sleek and classy Aston-Martin type sports-car, but about the “modded to the death” Honda-Civic type street racing cars; huge spoilers, a broad heck, big-tires and flaaaaaaames.
For countless of years now, whenever one of my computers dies and I am looking for a new one, I have to decide between the computer with the best specs and the aforementioned design-choices or a more stylish one with second rate specs. Why??
I understand the need for a big vent in a gaming computer, but does it really have to look like a bull-bar? And as a gamer who has suffered from gaming-rage like any other gamer out there, I am all for a robust design (at least for the keyboard or the notebook), but does it always have to be in that edgy/sharp lined/blocky way?
Please, computer manufacturers (and yes, ASUS you are one of the worst in this respect) – There is a market for top-spec computers without the over-the-top design you currently think is the only way to go. Read the comments in online-shops (especially the ones for the more stylish but less powerful multi-media versions. Many people (most of them written by men!) mention that they choose these lower spec computers over the dedicated gaming rigs just because of their more sophisticated design).
I know it is too late now. My old notebook is dying and I will yet again not get the computer I really want. I also have to admit; after going for a non ROG-rig twice now (all because of your design-choices), I ordered a G752VY-GC351T this time around (and this ONLY because it doesn’t have “Republic of gamers” written on it like some of the previous versions).
Now I just have to hope that someone from ASUS actually reads this and in a couple of years, when I am in need of a new rig I am not being forced to decide between a classy design and top-notch specs. 😉 🙂