BH Photo Video has
MSI Raider GE78HX Gaming Laptop (Dark Gray; GE78HX 13VH-438US) on sale for
$1999.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
Power2day for finding this deal
Note, product is currently on backorder and is expected to be available around December 18, 2023. You may still purchase this unit at this time.
Specs/Key Features- Intel Core i9 13980HX 2.2GHz Processor (13th Gen)
- 17" 2560x1600 QHD+ 240Hz IPS LCD Display w/ 1080p Webcam w/ Privacy Shutter
- 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Solid State Drive SSD
- 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 RAM (5600Mhz)
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 12GB GDDR6 GPU
- WiFi 6E (802.11ax; MU-MIMO) w/ Bluetooth 5.3
- SteelSeries RGB Backlit Keyboard w/ TouchPad
- 4-Cell Lithium Ion (99Wh)
- Windows 11 Home OS
- Inputs
- 2x USB-A 3.1/3.2 Gen-2
- 1x USB-C 3.1/3.2 Gen-2 (Supports Video Alt Mode)
- 1x USB-C 3.1/3.2 Gen-2 (Supports Video Alt Mode + Power Delivery)
- 1x USB-C (Thunderbolt 4)
- 1x HDMI 2.1
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Many times it's crossed my mind to get a well-equipped laptop and use it on my desk, plugged into a larger display and still have it portable for occasional needs. There are plenty of options for external drives to handle expansion. Place it on a cooling base for help with thermals, use your favorite kb/mouse AND, if someone is considering that option say versus a proprietary Dell desktop (which has limited upgradeability), then hey......
Good post - thought provoker.
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Many times it's crossed my mind to get a well-equipped laptop and use it on my desk, plugged into a larger display and still have it portable for occasional needs. There are plenty of options for external drives to handle expansion. Place it on a cooling base for help with thermals, use your favorite kb/mouse AND, if someone is considering that option say versus a proprietary Dell desktop (which has limited upgradeability), then hey......
Good post - thought provoker.
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I really just need a desktop. But I don't see any good deals on them. I feel like these same specs on a desktop should amount to at least 25% lower price. A desktop with these specs should cost like 1500 given it doesn't have a screen and they didn't have to do engineering magic to fit all this power into a 17" frame? Not sure if I'm being unreasonable with my price expectation
Is it worth the hassle of returning to get the MSI for the upgraded RAM? I also like the better webcam with privacy shutter, but that's not a huge deal.
I honestly prefer the larger screen (using as a desktop replacement essentially), and having a physical location to go to if there are problems, but I'm a bit torn.
I'll probably keep since I got $50 cash back (not enough to cover RAM upgrade, but helps with it), but I'm fairly uneducated on this stuff and wondered if there might be a consideration I'm missing.
Is it worth the hassle of returning to get the MSI for the upgraded RAM? I also like the better webcam with privacy shutter, but that's not a huge deal.
I honestly prefer the larger screen (using as a desktop replacement essentially), and having a physical location to go to if there are problems, but I'm a bit torn.
I'll probably keep since I got $50 cash back (not enough to cover RAM upgrade, but helps with it), but I'm fairly uneducated on this stuff and wondered if there might be a consideration I'm missing.
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