Buying a New Laptop

[Retired]

Hey everyone I am looking at buying either th G73SW-XT1 or the G74SX-XT1 the price difference is about 400 bucks the G74SX has 4 gigs of ram extra and the gtx 560m is that worth the extra 400 or would I be better off with the G73? Please give me your thoughts Thanks! 🙂

[jorlanm]

or you may want to check the GT780DX with the GTX570m GPU

[grungeboy2]

as far as i know the GTX460m is faster than the 560m. has to do with memory bandwidth. i think the 560m that comes in the 74 is hobbled. maybe we can get clairification on that.

i think you should go with the G73

[Retired]

If it helps anyone these are the ones I am looking at:
http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7124324&CatId=4938
and
http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=637440&CatId=4938

The max I want to spend is $1500 so the more I can save the more games I can buy and I am looking to get a nice gaming mouse.

[grungeboy2]

i wouldn't buy from compusa. they're a dying company and you may end up with something that won't be covered under warranty.

second off, i think their prices are high. with all the folks having issues with their G74, i'd stay away, and get a older G73.

[Retired]

Thanks man that is what I had been thinking myself as far as compusa not really worried about it since they are basically tiger-direct now.

[grungeboy2]

after looking around, you're getting a solid deal from compusa. just be leery of the warranty. maybe ask what happens if they collapse further.

[xeromist]

grungeboy wrote:
after looking around, you're getting a solid deal from compusa. just be leery of the warranty. maybe ask what happens if they collapse further.

If you're worried about the stability of the business then don't buy a premium warranty from them. Just make sure to register the manufacturer warranty and go direct for service & support. 🙂

[Retired]

Thanks guys... I picked it up today on my way to work. I have 30 days to decided if I want the extended warranty if I get it its $299.99 for 3 years on accidental starting after the manufacturers one year is up and they said they would give me 10% off the warranty if I decided to get it. My question to them will be is will tiger direct honor the warranty or is it just through Compusa.

[grungeboy2]

that's the question to ask. keep in mind that when businesses fold they usually get out of warranties in bankruptcy protection. i know that when the compusa's around here closed (none left around here anywhere) they did like circuit city and no longer honored warranties.