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ASUS ROG Strix G17 Laptop (G713QR-ES98Q) on sale for
$1,899.99. Select Free Store Pickup where stock permits by clicking Reserve Now on Product Page.
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Specs:- 17.3" 2560x1440 WQHD IPS Anti-Glare 165Hz Display
- AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX 3.3GHz Processor
- 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 RAM
- 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 Graphics
- 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax + Bluetooth 5.1
- Backlit RGB Keyboard
- Windows 10 Home
- Ports:
- 3 x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-A)
- 1 x USB 3.2 (Gen 2 Type-C)
- 1x HDMI
- 1x LAN RJ-45
- 1x Audio
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Lenovo vantage also sucks, it has no manual fan curve, and Armory Crate has wattage sliders that you can use to get the best balance of power/noise because of dynamic boost.
You're really giving up quite a bit by getting a Lenovo, but they are a good bang for the buck if you are ok with making some concessions.
MSI and DELL make inferior gaming laptops for the reasons you state , in my opinion, ASUS does not fall into that category.
I personally own a 5800H version with RTX3080 and 16GB RAM for $2000 last year. It just came back from RMA with a new mainboard, but one of the wifi card leads unattached. I had to open it up (Warranty is almost up) and reconnect the lead to fix the bluetooth audio issues. Performance-wise, my 3080 (130W) version still trails behind the 3070 (140W versions) in other OEMs. And no MUX chip in a 300Hz laptop!. I really wish I had waited and bought a Legion or a x15.
- Screen doesn't seem as bright even though L7 is spec'd at 500nit vs 300nit
- Screen on Asus seemed much brighter, sharper and more ' colorful '
- Legion 7 gets MUCH hotter than G17, could be due to 3080/3070 differences
- Battery life seemed much better on the G17
- Many keep mentioning ' liquid metal ' on the G17 being superior as far as temps go
Now I need to figure out if I'm going to be sending this Lenovo back lol
- Screen doesn't seem as bright even though L7 is spec'd at 500nit vs 300nit
- Screen on Asus seemed much brighter, sharper and more ' colorful '
- Legion 7 gets MUCH hotter than G17, could be due to 3080/3070 differences
- Battery life seemed much better on the G17
- Many keep mentioning ' liquid metal ' on the G17 being superior as far as temps go
Now I need to figure out if I'm going to be sending this Lenovo back lol
Seems obvious is it not
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When I called support, I told them about the rattling inside the chassis, the pop and burning smell, and defective LEDs, they decided to escalate my ticket to just replace the laptop entirely. Initially since they didnt have that model in stock they wanted to offer me a replacement model, but all of the models they offered as replacements were much lower spec... like rtx2060 15" last gen intel models as the highest replacement offering which was insulting. I suggested that if they wanted to offer a replacement then it should have the same or better specs than I originally paid for. They had some 3080 models in stock at the time, and I was hoping they'd send me one of those instead, but ultimately they decided to refund me (which took another 8 weeks!).
I've owned Asus laptops. motherboards, and wifi routers almost exclusively in the last 15 years, and I've had to do some RMAs with them but experience sort of soured me to them. I bought a Legion 5 (non pro) with similar specs that has been running flawlessly since I purchased it like 5 months ago I even have it overclocked mining crypto (something I didn't do on the Asus which technically has a better cooling package) and its been extremely stable.
If I had to guess what's going on, it'd be that they don't apply the liquid metal to the Asus consistently and it leaks as it heats up and causes shorts on the mainboard. I didn't inspect it myself so this is pure speculation.
When I called support, I told them about the rattling inside the chassis, the pop and burning smell, and defective LEDs, they decided to escalate my ticket to just replace the laptop entirely. Initially since they didnt have that model in stock they wanted to offer me a replacement model, but all of the models they offered as replacements were much lower spec... like rtx2060 15" last gen intel models as the highest replacement offering which was insulting. I suggested that if they wanted to offer a replacement then it should have the same or better specs than I originally paid for. They had some 3080 models in stock at the time, and I was hoping they'd send me one of those instead, but ultimately they decided to refund me (which took another 8 weeks!).
I've owned Asus laptops. motherboards, and wifi routers almost exclusively in the last 15 years, and I've had to do some RMAs with them but experience sort of soured me to them. I bought a Legion 5 (non pro) with similar specs that has been running flawlessly since I purchased it like 5 months ago I even have it overclocked mining crypto (something I didn't do on the Asus which technically has a better cooling package) and its been extremely stable.
If I had to guess what's going on, it'd be that they don't apply the liquid metal to the Asus consistently and it leaks as it heats up and causes shorts on the mainboard. I didn't inspect it myself so this is pure speculation.
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