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Jul 31, 2023 10:41 AM

ASUS Creator Laptop Q (Q540) 15.6" OLED Laptop - Intel Core i9 - NVIDIA RTX3050 6GB with 16GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Black $794.99 (OPEN BOX EXCELLENT)

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15.6 inches 2880 x 1620 OLED 120hz 550 nits
Intel 13th Generation Core i9 13900H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (6GB)


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Open-Box Excellent
15.6 inches 2880 x 1620 OLED 120hz 550 nits
Intel 13th Generation Core i9 13900H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (6GB)


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Jul 31, 2023 11:31 AM
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comebackcarlJul 31, 2023 11:31 AM
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I bought one... Looked solid to me.
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Jul 31, 2023 11:50 AM
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Quote from comebackcarl View quoted comment :
I bought one... Looked solid to me.
Me too. Good luck to our "open box excellent" lottery.
Last edited by FatKidEatingCake July 31, 2023 at 06:11 AM.
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Jul 31, 2023 12:01 PM
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Jul 31, 2023 12:01 PM
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Info from ASUS: https://www.asus.com/us/laptops/f...op-q-q540/


For me, lots of Pros. Biggest Cons are:
16:9 screen (Very noticeable)
SSD PCIe 3.0 instead of Gen4/4.0 (Likely not noticeable, just disappointing)
Jul 31, 2023 1:20 PM
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SlickCrayon1512Jul 31, 2023 1:20 PM
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Quote from FatKidEatingCake View quoted comment :
Me too. Good luck to our "open box excellent" lottery.
Bestbuy open box = used. It's just like that. It doesn't even have any accessories other than charger. Sometimes, even charger is missing and bestbuy can only do return.
It's purely gamble. I bought 4 so far, everyone of them has some kind of issues that I know why were they returned. One of them are spread with oil and still in "satisfactory" condition. One of them missing charger for "excellent", one of the have weird noise in fan for "excellent". One is okay but for sure, all of them came with a broken ass box and missed everything other than charger itself
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Jul 31, 2023 1:20 PM
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SlickCrayon1512Jul 31, 2023 1:20 PM
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Quote from FatKidEatingCake View quoted comment :
Info from ASUS: https://www.asus.com/us/laptops/f...op-q-q540/


For me, lots of Pros. Biggest Cons are:
16:9 screen (Very noticeable)
SSD PCIe 3.0 instead of Gen4/4.0 (Likely not noticeable, just disappointing)
16:9 is disaster. You used 16:10 and would never go back.
Last edited by SlickCrayon1512 July 31, 2023 at 06:29 AM.
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Jul 31, 2023 1:41 PM
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Jul 31, 2023 1:41 PM
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Quote from SlickCrayon1512 View quoted comment :
Bestbuy open box = used. It's just like that. It doesn't even have any accessories other than charger. Sometimes, even charger is missing and bestbuy can only do return.
It's purely gamble. I bought 4 so far, everyone of them has some kind of issues that I know why were they returned. One of them are spread with oil and still in "satisfactory" condition. One of them missing charger for "excellent", one of the have weird noise in fan for "excellent". One is okay but for sure, all of them came with a broken ass box and missed everything other than charger itself
I bought an open box excellent laptop before and center of screen had a 1 inch scratch. LOL. Best Buy is close by, so not a big deal to return it.

I'm on the fence at the moment. Might cancel and save myself the trip to return.
Jul 31, 2023 1:57 PM
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zhamilton05Jul 31, 2023 1:57 PM
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I've bought two open box laptops from Best Buy, and both were in excellent shape with original box and original charger. It's one of the lesser-known tech hacks around. But it definitely sounds like it's worth opening up and taking a look in the store before you leave.
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Jul 31, 2023 1:57 PM
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Jul 31, 2023 1:57 PM
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Quote from SlickCrayon1512 View quoted comment :
16:9 is disaster. You used 16:10 and would never go back.
Bleh...

Thanks for convincing me about 16:9. I cancelled order.

I think this is a good deal for someone that likes 16:9 (Not me).
Jul 31, 2023 2:15 PM
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LuxofluxoJul 31, 2023 2:15 PM
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I saw this right as they changed the pricing and it was 520 for the open box excellent. By the time I decided (because I was comparing specs to the zenbook flip 15.6) it went up to 790 Frown
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Jul 31, 2023 2:18 PM
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Jul 31, 2023 2:18 PM
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Quote from Luxofluxo View quoted comment :
I saw this right as they changed the pricing and it was 520 for the open box excellent. By the time I decided (because I was comparing specs to the zenbook flip 15.6) it went up to 790
Oh wow, it was $520!!!
Jul 31, 2023 3:15 PM
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SlickCrayon1512Jul 31, 2023 3:15 PM
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Quote from FatKidEatingCake View quoted comment :
Bleh...

Thanks for convincing me about 16:9. I cancelled order.

I think this is a good deal for someone that likes 16:9 (Not me).
It's really bad if you are doing document work and browsing regularly. Wait for a better deal. They pretty much appear every a couple of days
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Jul 31, 2023 3:16 PM
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MikMak4Jul 31, 2023 3:16 PM
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Quote from SlickCrayon1512 View quoted comment :
It's really bad if you are doing document work and browsing regularly. Wait for a better deal. They pretty much appear every a couple of days
Really? I'm not too well versed with laptops but it's really that big of a deal? Genuinely asking
Jul 31, 2023 3:19 PM
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MikMak4Jul 31, 2023 3:19 PM
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Does anyone know how well this will handle gaming?
Jul 31, 2023 3:30 PM
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insaneXprovalJul 31, 2023 3:30 PM
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Quote from MikMak4 View quoted comment :
Does anyone know how well this will handle gaming?
Should be okayish. The 6GB variant of the 3050 has a 92-bit memory bus instead of 128-bit. You'll lose some noticeable performance that way. But with it being an 3000-series RTX chip, you have DLSS 2.0 so that should help balance out some of the issues. Just know that you won't be playing at native res for any newer titles. 6GB is decent for 1080p, MAYBE 1440p low with DLSS ultra performance, but that's still a very distinct maybe.

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Jul 31, 2023 3:30 PM
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phdeezJul 31, 2023 3:30 PM
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So, the Asus page says up to 16GB of DDR5 with one upgradable SODIMM. Is it probably 8gb soldered and 8gb SODIMM? I could replace the 8gb with 32gb and call it a day?

I'm sure the i9 can handle more. Since I run VMs locally, does anyone think I could upgrade myself?

/edit/

Per Google, looks like it's possible, but OP saying it won't match (for dual channel?), which I thought with DDR5 it didn't matter.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ASUS/com...asus_540q/

https://www.kingston.com/en/memor...top-q-q540
Last edited by phdeez July 31, 2023 at 08:36 AM.

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