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ASUS Laptop?
Posted on 9/18/14 at 11:26 am
Posted on 9/18/14 at 11:26 am
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Posted on 9/18/14 at 11:39 am to Murtagh
Newegg's "discounts" are often just fake inflated prices slashed through, pretty similar to Amazon. This is probably no exception. However, $1199 is an excellent price regardless. More than enough RAM and CPU power paired with a very capable gaming card, and ASUS build quality on these ROG laptops is great. Even better is that the ROG laptops have a second, empty 2.5" drive bay, so you can add an SSD of your choice and install Windows, while still being able to keep the hard drive for increased storage capacity.
Usually, there's an MSI configuration that beats ASUS for the price, but that's not the case here. I'd get it.
Usually, there's an MSI configuration that beats ASUS for the price, but that's not the case here. I'd get it.
This post was edited on 9/18/14 at 11:40 am
Posted on 9/18/14 at 12:07 pm to ILikeLSUToo
quote:
the ROG laptops have a second, empty 2.5" drive bay, so you can add an SSD of your choice and install Windows, while still being able to keep the hard drive for increased storage capacity.
Damn. Really? I didn't think I'd ever be able to run a lappy like my desktop with an SSD/HDD setup. Any other brands out there have this option?
Posted on 9/18/14 at 12:27 pm to Murtagh
I currently own an Asus laptop that I used for regular computing purposes. Its about 4 years old now and its still serves its purpose and has held up very well for its age.
However I did just buy an MSI GP60 but it was $850. I think the ASUS beats what MSI has at that price.
However I did just buy an MSI GP60 but it was $850. I think the ASUS beats what MSI has at that price.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 12:50 pm to whodatfan
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Any other brands out there have this option?
None as far as I know, particularly with the main brands of gaming laptops hovering in this price point (Lenovo, MSI, ASUS). The hard drive caddy adapter is pushed pretty hard for Lenovos, which is an adapter that replaces the optical drive with a bay for a second 2.5" drive. Not a bad option if you don't care about the optical drive. I'd probably go that route.
For MSIs, their gaming laptops usually have one or two mSATA slots for an mSATA ssd.
This post was edited on 9/18/14 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 9/18/14 at 1:00 pm to Murtagh
I bought the model below that one about 3 months ago, and it is a beast. I would definitely recommend it.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 1:01 pm to Jackie Chan
Looks good to me, except the Windows 8 part. But that's fixed easily enough.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 1:14 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Article is a year old, but check this drive out. WD Black2 combo drive. It's a 120gb ssd and 1tb hdd in one shell that will fit most laptop bays. There's some drawbacks, but looks pretty sweet.
LINK
LINK
Posted on 9/18/14 at 1:28 pm to BigSquirrel
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Looks good to me, except the Windows 8 part. But that's fixed easily enough.
I love windows 8. So that's not an issue at all.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 3:36 pm to Murtagh
Just got this from Asus tech support on dual drive bay laptops:
Now our noteboooks that would have dual HDD support would be the:
ASUS ROG G750JZ
ASUS ROG G750JS
ASUS ROG G750JM
N750JV
N751JK
N551JK
N551JM
N56JK
N56JN
N750JK
ASUS ROG G750JH
ASUS ROG G750JX
G75VX
G74SX
N76VJ
Now these are all the flagship models, that we currently have available and in production, that would have dual HDD support
Now our noteboooks that would have dual HDD support would be the:
ASUS ROG G750JZ
ASUS ROG G750JS
ASUS ROG G750JM
N750JV
N751JK
N551JK
N551JM
N56JK
N56JN
N750JK
ASUS ROG G750JH
ASUS ROG G750JX
G75VX
G74SX
N76VJ
Now these are all the flagship models, that we currently have available and in production, that would have dual HDD support
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