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    Help Quick response needed.....

    Im saving up for a new laptop, and this is the one I had in mind....

    http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/BLACK...0H/version.asp

    but this one had just appeared on Very, not the model i was after but £800 cheaper, I have an account with them and can buy now and spread the payment after 1 years no interest. - http://www.very.co.uk/asus-gaming-g7...1409526332.prd

    Main differences being it has the GTX 860M as opposed to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M, and the processor is the Intel Core i7 (4th Gen) 4710HQ as opposed to the 4860HQ in the more expensive model. Not worried about ram or HD as this can all be upgraded later.

    Need to make a decision on this tonight as im offshore on Monday and i want this delivered before I go which they can do apparently.

    thoughts?

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    Default Re: Quick response needed.....

    I'd go for the cheaper one. It's still a decent gaming rig by the looks of it.

    Ok it's half the ram and half the HDD but 12gb ram and 750gb hdd is more than adequate.

    No blu ray player and as you say slightly lower spec processor.
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    Default Re: Quick response needed.....

    just had a look at the benchmarks and the processors are almost identical. not fussed about a bluray player as i download most of my movies anyway, and ram and hd i will upgrade in the future :-)

    just spoke to the missus and she has gave me the go ahead based on you guy's opinions lol!

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    Default Re: Quick response needed.....

    lets say you already owned the cheaper one, and someone said they could add more ram, bit bigger hard drive and a blueray rom for £800 .. what would you say to them lol.

    get the cheaper one now as £800 is a lot of money for a laptop let alone a slight upgrade.


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    thats a good point wakadoo. ill make sure the missus see's your reply ;-) :-D

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    Default Re: Quick response needed.....

    The Mrs in my house does as she is ducking told and doesn't get to voice an opinion. Cuckold.

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    Default Re: Quick response needed.....

    usually that is the case but now that a baby is on the way, i best make sure to double check! haha

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    Powerful bit of kit by the looks of it, Deffo go for the cheaper one.

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    Default Re: Quick response needed.....

    I'm surprised that you're not looking at the GTX 970m laptops...quicker than a GTX 880M & almost as cheap as the GTX 860M
    http://www.scan.co.uk/products/173-m...lu-ray-reader-

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    Default Re: Quick response needed.....

    Spoilt Bitch.

    The one on Very is a great price. You are not gaining an extra £800's worth of laptop by getting the one on Lappy Direct (IMO).
    Save yourself £800 and buy a NAS with shit tons of space with it!

    Saying that, if it's gaming system you're after, forget the laptop and get yourself a desktop.
    I find high end laptops suffer with heat problems. The more things in there to get hot, will.


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    All ordered :-) i havent looked into the 970m and its not on the Very website i use and not available for buy now pay nothing for 12 months.

    if i had time which i dont i would more than happily spend the money on the MSI laptop ;-)

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    its def a gaming laptop i need, mostly for offshore, a desktop would be too much to lug about

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