I got the one with the 670m, i7, 16gb ram and a bluray.
It absolutely crushes everything I throw at it. I found it on amazon for 1395 and jumped on it. Absolute steal.
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It absolutely crushes everything I throw at it. I found it on amazon for 1395 and jumped on it. Absolute steal.
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Another dumb question but where's the best place to buy replacement batteries? There are so many websites. I can go OEM from ASUS for $150, or from any other site for $60, but I'm not sure how reliable these other places are.
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If you're gonna buy off some other site, just make sure the batteries are genuine. If they're some kinda scam, and they blow up in your laptop, consider yourself entirely screwed.
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They aren't OEM if that's what you mean. It's tough to tell which sites will have the best, although some of them have power ratings inconsistent with what the laptop requires so I can immediately cross those out.
Was just curious if others have bought laptop batteries from other sources and how they worked out. Really not looking to spend $150 on a new battery.
Was just curious if others have bought laptop batteries from other sources and how they worked out. Really not looking to spend $150 on a new battery.
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I bought a battery off eBay once and it worked out fine, but YMMV. The battery I bought (for a Toshiba Satellite Pro if I remember right) was reconditioned, but still a genuine part. The danger lies in the quality of no name/third party batteries and whether they have warranty coverage (i.e. if the battery blows up and takes your laptop with it, do you have a leg to stand on?). Batteries overheating and catching on fire or exploding aren't exactly a new thing these days.
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Well don't order keys from laptopkeys.com.. I read their reviews and saw a few that mentioned this issue.. hoped it would pass me by. They almost look the same! Oh, and my stock are dark grey and the new one is Jet black.
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Everybody on Facebook said the same thing lol. I put it next to the real N for comparison.
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The sad part is that, at the time, it took me about 30 seconds to figure out that it wasn't an M. I need more sleep.
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I contacted the company. It was only $6 so it's not like I was hard-pressed for the money, I really just want the matching key and I'm afraid even if I ordered it again I would get the wrong one. They told me I ordered the wrong key. If I look up the Asus G73 keyboard on their website I can clearly see a picture of an exact copy of my keyboard, this is the one I ordered the N from. If you look up another Asus keyboard on their website for another model (thinking G53 or something) it has the key that I received. I pointed this out to them and they are insisting I ordered the wrong key.
They want pictures of: my broken key, the hinges, the part of my laptop where the key attaches to, the key I received, the hinges on the key, a picture of the hinge attached, and they want to charge me return shipping. What a joke.
They want pictures of: my broken key, the hinges, the part of my laptop where the key attaches to, the key I received, the hinges on the key, a picture of the hinge attached, and they want to charge me return shipping. What a joke.
Any one have any experience with HP laptops? The elitist in me would normally scoff at HP, but I ran across this deal going on at Costco:Link
Seems like a fairly decent deal for the money. I'm not planning on using this to replace my dedicated gaming rig or anything, but it would be nice to be able to play a game if I'm stranded somewhere.
If the consensus is to run the hell away from anything HP, would the hive mind recommend going after that refurbished ASUS that was linked earlier?
Seems like a fairly decent deal for the money. I'm not planning on using this to replace my dedicated gaming rig or anything, but it would be nice to be able to play a game if I'm stranded somewhere.
If the consensus is to run the hell away from anything HP, would the hive mind recommend going after that refurbished ASUS that was linked earlier?
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My wife uses an HP Pavillion dv7. It was about the same price but has discrete graphics instead of the Intel 4000. It's alright, nothing great, but at that price, you won't get "great".
I'd go for the ASUS, myself.
I think lots of people go for 4xHD (which is complete overkill on a laptop especially on the 13 inch ones) when all they really 'need' to have a screen that looks amazing is an IPS laptop. Going from a typical laptop to a mbpr is a huge jump, but most laptops use dog shit screens with terrible color shift problems. I honestly can't tell the difference between the screen on the vaio Z and a MBPR when I see them side by side. The x230 and x220 from lenovo both have great screens even tho they are only 720p. Vaio Z (sadly a discontinued series now =( ) has a great 1080p screen, sony is retarded tho and charges more than a macbook pro retina even for refurbs unless you get one of their 30-50% off sales.
I am waiting on the price cuts and refreshs from haswell before I buy anything new, but atm I really really want a lenovo x230T, great screen, tablet convertable with an active digitizer is sex.
I bought the $249 Samsung Chromebook for shits and giggles. It's got an ARM chip, so it's no speed demon, but it performs well for what it's made for, which is web and web apps. The new offline Gmail interface is very nice and works well with it. It streams video fine. The laptop is not bad at all, as long as you know what you're getting before you buy it.http://amzn.to/10HhtMS
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834310621
I got this before xmas for $249. Pretty nice net machine.
I got this before xmas for $249. Pretty nice net machine.
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Welcome to the club brethren, I love mine.I bought the $249 Samsung Chromebook for shits and giggles. It's got an ARM chip, so it's no speed demon, but it performs well for what it's made for, which is web and web apps. The new offline Gmail interface is very nice and works well with it. It streams video fine. The laptop is not bad at all, as long as you know what you're getting before you buy it.http://amzn.to/10HhtMS
I recently bought an x230T and I have no real complaints. I wouldn't mind a higher resolution, but that issue only rears its head when I have multiple excel or word windows open. a 12.5 inch screen is small enough that even with higher resolution, text size would become the limiting factor anyways. Highly recommend. The digital pen + OneNote has replaced my notebook.
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So I've never really been into Apple computers, but I recently got my hands on their new macbook pro retina and I am pretty damn impressed. The screen is awesome, its really fast and it handles most of the games I've been playing lately with no problems (LoL, sc2). Price is about the only complain I would have with it, but I got mine pretty cheap.