Reddit mentions of ASUS G751JL 17-Inch Gaming Laptop [2014 model]

I've had my [ASUS] (https://www.amazon.com/G751JL-17-Inch-Gaming-Laptop-model/dp/B00T7EXKLG) for six years. It's pretty tough, I've only had to do a few repairs on it (mostly due to rough treatment, like getting a toddler's toy accidentally kicked into the screen).

It's a little over price range on amazon

Playing on that piece of garbage would indeed be terrible, but playing on this beauty has been fantastic to me for the past 2 years. https://www.amazon.com/G751JL-17-Inch-Gaming-Laptop-model/dp/B00T7EXKLG

Except for the fact that I added in my own 250 GB SSD and put windows 7 on it instead of 8.1, that's the model I have and I have great FPS for the games I've played on it. The reality is that desktops always have better potential than laptops do and cost less, but that doesn't mean you can't have kickass laptops that do all of the things you'd want to do on a desktop just fine. You just need to know what you're doing and take good care of them.

I would recommend this ASUS G751JL because it checks off everything you need, it comes with VGA port like you wanted, 17.3 FULL HD screen size and resolution, under 1K, comes with powerful GPU to provide you with steady FPS (will work great on most modern games as well), also comes with 16 GB of ram for smooth multi tasking and 1 TB of HDD for storage.

https://www.amazon.com/G751JL-17-Inch-Gaming-Laptop-model/dp/B00T7EXKLG

Well, they run, but not very happily. I mostly stick to my playstation these days. Overwatch plays fine, but playing BL3 gave my laptop the added benefit of becoming a space heater. It's time for an upgrade.

It wasn't $2500; it was closer to $1200. I purchased it from an international seller, so in today's market it would probably have been about $1800 (ignoring inflation).

Again, I won't be able to spend the same amount on a desktop that I would a laptop. I appreciate the cost savings relative to performance, but looking at a $2500 laptop vs a $1700 desktop + a $800 laptop, plus obsolescence, is where this line of inquiry is ultimately focused.

To segue back to the original post: How does a similarly spec'd offering from Metabox or Aftershock price against that Dell you were looking at?

We're at $0.68 to the USD at present, so a multinational's product from a global oligopoly is not likely to stack up in price compared to a small-scale domestic competitor. That probably lends further merit to the price disparity between a build-your-own desktop and a comparable laptop (as most laptops come from name brands), notwithstanding customisation and upgrade considerations and instead with an emphasis on performance-per-dollar.

I have a

https://www.amazon.com/G751JL-17-Inch-Gaming-Laptop-model/dp/B00T7EXKLG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491269083&sr=8-1&keywords=ASUS%2BROG%2BG751JL&th=1

comes with 8gb ram though not 16, 17.2 IPS touch screen, 965m, 500GB SSD + 1TB HDD let me know its mint. i'll let go for 725$ shipped

Ah poop. Oh well, I'll wait for it in hopes I can play it a bit better! Thanks though!. I've been itching to get back into the game. Ah for context the laptop I'm currently using is https://www.amazon.com/G751JL-17-Inch-Gaming-Laptop-model/dp/B00T7EXKLG?th=1 . I'm not sure what information to put out for specs