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Best Buy Plus/Total Members: ASUS Creator Laptop Q: i7-13620H, 15.6" FHD, RTX 3050 Expired

$700
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Best Buy has for Best Buy Plus/Total Members (starts at $49.99/year): ASUS Creator Laptop Q (Q530VJ-I73050) on sale for $699.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Dr.Wajahat for finding this deal.

Specs/Key Features
  • Intel Core i7-13620H 4.7GHz 10-Core/16-Threads Processor (13th Gen)
  • 15.6" 1920x1080p FHD 60Hz 600-Nits HDR Peak Brightness 100% sRGB OLED Display w/ Corning Gorilla Glass 6 + 720p HD Webcam w/ Privacy Shutter
  • 512GB PCIe 3.0x4 Solid State Drive SSD
  • 16GB DDR5 Memory (4800MHz) (8GB Soldered + 8GB SO-DIMM)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB GDDR6 Graphics Cards
  • WiFi 6E 802.11ax w/ Bluetooth
  • RGB Customizable Keyboard Lightning
  • Built for Windows Ink (Active) Stylus Input
  • 3-Cell 70 Whr Lithium Ion Polymer Battery
  • Windows 11 Home (64-Bit)
    • Inputs
      • 1x Thunderbolt 4.0
      • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
      • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
      • 1x HDMI 2.1
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$699.99 $1099.99 for Best Buy Plus and Total Members


SPECS:
  • 15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080), 16:9, 60Hz, 600-nits HDR peak brightness, 100% DCI-P3, 100% sRGB, VESA CERTIFIED Display HDR True Black 600, PANTONE Validated, Corning Gorilla Glass 6, Glossy, OLED Display
  • Intel Core i7-13620H Processor (2.4 GHz - 4.9 GHz) 10C/16T, 24MB Cache; 45W TDP
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU, 6GB GDDR6, 45W TDP
  • 16GB (8GB Soldered + 8GB SO-DIMM) DDR5 4800MHz
  • 512GB NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD
  • Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax
  • 720p HD Webcam w/ Privacy Shutter
  • RGB Customizable Keyboard Lighting
  • US MIL-STD-810H military-grade standard
  • 70 Whr Battery
  • 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs.)
  • Model: Q530VJ-I73050
  • Ports:
    • 1x Thunderbolt 4.0
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 1x HDMI 2.1
    • 1x RJ-45
    • 1x Standard SD card reader
    • 1x DC-in
    • 1x Audio combo jack



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Model: ASUS - Zenbook 15.6" OLED Laptop - Intel Core i7 - NVIDIA RTX3050 6GB - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Black

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If you're willing to take the risk, wait for the i9 variant 'Open Box Excellent' to hopefully to go back on sale!
It was $765.99. Of course that deal is not guaranteed to come back...

Some of the i9 version's benefits over the i7 version of the Creator laptop series:

i9-13900H instead of i7
1TB SSD vs 512GB SSD
2880 x 1620 (HD) 120Hz vs Standard FHD 1920 X 1080
The i9 version is apparently more upgradable (at least for RAM):
The i9 can be upgraded to 40GB (which I am running on mine without issues) or perhaps even 56GB (try a 48GB stick at your own risk).
The i7 version seems to be limited to 24GB of RAM if I read the BBY Q&A correctly the other day.



Some tips that apply to the i9 version of the Creator, but there may be some overlap with the i7, so hope this helps those considering one or the other
(Hat Trick can share some too Smilie ):


NOTE - Below are some points about the i9 variant and, where noted, the i7 version:

RAM upgrade
The i7 can (only) go up to 24GB total RAM (8GB soldered + 16GB SODIMM).

(Asus has only tested the i9 variant's RAM up to 24 GB (specs say 24GB max), but many of us are using 40GB on the i9 version without any stability issues):
The i9 one can reportedly support all the way up to 56GB RAM (8GB soldered + 48GB SODIMM).
I upgraded my i9 variant to 40GB total RAM by using a Crucial 32GB stick (DDR5-4800 CL40).


i9 version's SSD upgrades
Not sure on this deal's i7 version SSD upgrades (check the specs / reddit / BB Q&A and ask Asus to be safe...
(i9 one supports Gen 4 for both slots, even though specs may say differently):
I kept the 1TB OS drive (for now at least).
I added a 1 TB SSD (there are two SSD slots, although the second one is not so apparent since the slot is covered / hidden by a piece of metal (shielding?). However, one of the One of Best Buy user reviews for the i9 one has a review with a photo showing the location of the second SSD).
Some good info in the Q&A answers. Also check reddit.

i9 pros (caveat - not all of this applies to the i7, but to give potential buyers an idea).
The i9's screen is great!
It is fast and responsive (thanks to the i9 and SSD)!
Lightweight
Upgradable RAM and dual Gen 4 NVMe SSD slots
Edit - It also has an HDMI port and supports USB-C charging.

Some / many have experienced poor battery life, but I found that with some power saving optimizations it is not bad. I won't cite a battery life figure since, as always, it varies GREATLY based on workload (some apps are GPU / power hungry), brightness etc.
I bought an Anker 737 (there are two models with that number) power bank just in case. Bit bulky and heavy, but should do the job (the 737's form factor is growing on me).

The weak point (for gamers etc.) is the 3050 GPU, but I do NOT game and have a powerful desktop with a 3070Ti if the need arises for more GPU power for other needs...
It has CUDA cores either way for video transcoding etc.

Hope this info helps someone!

Disclaimer / caveat - A lot of my points are about the i9 (as noted above) and may not apply or do not apply to the i7 version. I tried to note based on MY understanding and I noted some of the differences, but please research the i7 independently to be sure what it offers / supports.
This is not a gaming laptop which should've been understood since it even has "creator" in its name. This is for content creators primarily, and for the majority of general population.

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02-24-2024 at 02:52 PM.
02-24-2024 at 02:52 PM.
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You've mentioned this before. Except for the fact I've had THREE of them and the colors look perfect on them (I actually checked because of your comment about this earlier). I know that another guy here, lighterwallet, has also had THREE of them and he hasn't complained to me (we message back and forth very often about the Creator) about the colors being wildly off. So could it be that maybe the ONE that you had was poorly calibrated or there was something wrong with it? I noticed when looking at your previous posts you had a Zenbook 14X with OLED -- were those colors wildly off?

I think it is somewhat a disservice to tell people that this Creator model has inaccurate colors when it just seems maybe you had a bad unit.

I've even set my display profile to VIVID and it still looks good (more vibrant but not where orange looks red, etc.). The OLED display on this Creator is the best feature -- pure eye candy.

Here's a pic taken with my iPhone of my OLED screen. To me, the colors look like they should:

Attachment 15043660

My Creator's colors are vibrant. While I have not tested them, they do not look off. If they were glaringly off, I would have noticed it pretty quickly.

Perhaps dealmasterrocky's Creator may have been incorrectly calibrated or, hopefully less likely, had a defect.
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02-24-2024 at 04:58 PM.
02-24-2024 at 04:58 PM.
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I did the i9 open box excellent and the screen had bubbles under it on one side. Totally bummed. Had to return it, they offered me no other option at all.

Is that a common thing with this laptop?
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02-24-2024 at 05:02 PM.
02-24-2024 at 05:02 PM.
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Is that a common thing with this laptop?

Based on what I'm reading no, several got open box excellent and they were perfect.
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02-24-2024 at 07:23 PM.
02-24-2024 at 07:23 PM.
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Yeah, number one rule, especially if the seller has easy returns. Many here say "buy now, think later"! Smilie

Sorry, but what is a "14x"? The Zenbook 14X? I didn't see a current model of that. There is a Vivobook 14X: https://www.asus.com/us/laptops/f...led-k3405/ . Looks inferior to this one.

Zenbook 14x. The specs are different of course, but another user mentioned vastly superior build. https://slickdeals.net/f/17275603-asus-zenbook-14x-14-5-2-8k-120hz-oled-touch-i7-13700h-16gb-ddr5-512gb-ssd-699-99?src=SiteSearchV2Algo1
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02-25-2024 at 05:09 AM.
02-25-2024 at 05:09 AM.
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Is that a common thing with this laptop?

Not common at all. First person I heard with this issue. My biggest cosmetic issue is that they are fingerprint magnets, like most black laptops are. They should explore alternate case materials.
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02-25-2024 at 06:31 AM.
02-25-2024 at 06:31 AM.
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Zenbook 14x. The specs are different of course, but another user mentioned vastly superior build. https://slickdeals.net/f/17275603-asus-zenbook-14x-14-5-2-8k-120hz-oled-touch-i7-13700h-16gb-ddr5-512gb-ssd-699-99?src=SiteSearchV2Algo1
From my reading, Zenbook's are a better quality build, but I abhor touchscreens. I have no need to touch my screen in Windows and that just makes the screen greasy a mess. Also the digitizer that is embedded in the display can cause display fuzziness and even worse, when the digitizer goes bad, you start having "ghost touches" on your display and Windows seems possessed!

But, to each their own. I also don't care for the touch pad that somehow becomes a calculator or other things. Seems gimmicky.

In my opinion, this Vivobook is not inferior build quality. It doesn't seem cheap and it doesn't flex or creak. It has a metal lid. I'm happy with mine.
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02-25-2024 at 03:28 PM.
02-25-2024 at 03:28 PM.
That makes sense. Thanks.
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